Executive Exchange on the Use and Integration of Renewable Energy in the Power Sector
October 19-23, 2009 Madrid, Spain
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EXECUTIVE EXCHANGE OVERVIEW AND OBJECTIVES:
Program Overview
This five-day executive exchange focused on the integration of grid-connected renewable energy in the power sector. During the activity, South Asian delegates visited with representatives from Spanish government agencies, market operators, utilities, and manufacturers to discuss government policies, market strategies and commercially proven renewable energy technologies to expand renewable energy deployment. Participants discussed the technical, market, regulatory, and policy barriers of renewable grid connection and constructed strategies to accelerate development. The exchange furthered utility executives’ and policymakers’ knowledge of modern technologies, financing strategies, policies, and successful project development methodologies, to foster renewable energy uptake in their countries and create a more attractive investment climate for the renewable energy sector. The site visits allowed the participants to observe the methodologies and technologies discussed during the exchange.
Program Objectives
The objective of the executive exchange is to identify strategies for the promotion of interconnection of renewable energy and distributed generation/independent power projects into the power system.
EXECUTIVE EXCHANGE PARTICIPANTS
Bangladesh
Mr. Islam Sharif
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer,
Infrastructure Development Company Limited
Dr. M. Rezwan Khan
Vice-Chancellor,
United International University (UIU), and Chairman,
Organizing Committee for the First International Conference on Development of Renewable Energy Technologies
Bhutan
Mr. Pem Dorjee
Executive Engineer,
Bhutan Electricity Authority (BEA)
Mr. Ugyen
Engineer,
Renewable Energy Division,
Department of Energy,
Ministry of Economic Affairs
India
Dr. S. Iniyan
Professor & Director,
Institute for Energy Studies,
Anna University Chennai
Mr. Ankur Jain
Executive Director,
Ankur Scientific Energy Technologies Pvt Ltd
Mr. Deepak Gadhia
Chairman,
Gadhia Solar Energy System Private Limited
Nepal
Mr. Shiv Chandra Jha
Deputy Managing Director,
Nepal Electricity Authority
Mr. Bipin Karki
Engineer,
Alternative Energy Promotion Center
Pakistan
Mr. Tariq Qazi
Chief Executive Officer,
National Transmission and Dispatch Company
Mr. Abdul Majid Malik
General Manager Planning,
National Transmission and Dispatch Company
Sri Lanka
Mr. T.M. Herath
Additional Secretary (Tech),
Ministry of Power and Energy
Prof. Ranjith Perera
Director General,
Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka
U.S. Energy Association
Mrs. Sarah Blanford
Senior Program Coordinator/SARI/Energy
U.S. Agency for International Development
Mr. Chinmaya Acharya
Regional Project Management Specialist and
Deputy Program Manager, SARI/Energy, USAID/India
Mr. Abdul Rasool Wardak
Country Coordinator – SARI/Energy
Office of Infrastructure Engineering and Energy, USAID/Afghanistan
