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8th Annual Conference on Hydro Power in India
Overcoming Challenges: Issues and Opportunities
January 17-18, 2011, The Imperial, New Delhi


KEY TRENDS AND OUTLOOK
Questions/Topics:
• What is the present state of hydro power in India?
• What are the key sector trends?
• What are the challenges faced by the sector and the future outlook?

• Presentation by India Infrastructure Research

SPECIAL SESSION: CEA’S PERSPECTIVE
Questions/Topics:
• What is the CEA’s perspective regarding hydro power development in the country?
• What are the key challenges facing the sector?
• What are the measures/initiatives that could be taken to overcome these challenges?

• Presentation by Tanmoy Das, Chief Engineer, HP & I, Central Electricity Authority

• Q&A with Gurdial Singh, Chairperson, Central Electricity Authority

KEYNOTE SESSION: NHPC: PLANS AND OUTLOOK
Questions/Topics:
• What is the status of the projects under implementation by NHPC?
• What are the challenges faced by companies in implementing hydro projects?
• What are their future plans and outlook?

• Keynote Address by A.B.L. Srivastava, Chairman and Managing Director, NHPC
• plus Q&A

KEYNOTE SESSION: INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVE
Questions/Topics:
• What is Alstom’s outlook on future of hydro sector in India?
• What is the Indian market potential from the perspective of a technology provider and equipment manufacturer?
• What are the issues and challenges faced by Indian hydro projects? What are the steps need to be taken to overcome these challenges?

• Presentation by Sunand Sharma, Country President, Alstom India and Chairman, Alstom Projects India
• plus Q&A

KEYNOTE SESSION: PRIVATE SECTOR PERSPECTIVE AND OUTLOOK
Questions/Topics:
• What has been the experience of the private sector in hydro power so far?
• What are some of the challenges being faced by these players?
• What are their future plans and outlook for the sector?

Panel discussion amongst: (in alphabetic order)
• Naveen Alagh, Senior Vice-President, Hydro, Reliance Power
• P.B Jain, Vice-President, Business Development, Lanco Infratech
• Dr D.G. Kadkade, Director and Chief Adviser, Hydro, Jaypee Group
• M.M. Madan, Chief Executive Officer, Malana Power Company, LNJ Bhilwara Group
• Harvinder Manocha, Vice President, Hydro Business, GMR Group
• Plus Q&A

KEYNOTE SESSION: STATE INITIATIVES - I
Questions/Topics:
• What are the initiatives taken by the states to promote the hydro power sector?
• What is the status of hydro power development in the north-eastern states?
• What are some of the roadblocks, and how are they being tackled? What are the key projects and their status?

• Presentation by A.K. Giri, Managing Director, Sikkim Power Development Corporation
• plus Q&A

FOCUS ON EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY - I
Questions/Topics:
• What are the equipment needs of the hydro power sector? What are the trends in equipment manufacturing for this sector?
• Is the manufacturing sector geared to meet the sector demands?

• Presentation by Ganesh Gopal, Managing Director, Tranter India
• plus Q&A

STATE INITIATIVES - II
Questions/Topics:
• What are the initiatives taken by the states to promote the hydro power sector?
• What are the key projects and their status? What are some of the roadblocks, and how are they being tackled?

• Presentation by Iftikhar Kakroo, Deputy General Manager, Jammu and Kashmir State Power Development Corporation
• plus Q&A

HYDRO POWER PROJECTS: ENVIRONMENT PERSPECTIVE
Questions/Topics:
• What needs to be done to ensure sustainable hydro power development in the light of current regulations?
• What are the key challenges and the way forward?
• What can be done for streamlining the process of achieving environmental clearances so as to avoid project delays?

• Joint presentation by Pyush Dogra, Environmental Specialist, and Michael Haney, Senior Energy Specialist, The World Bank
• plus Q&A

FINANCING AND INVESTMENT
Questions/Topics:
• What is the perspective of the financing community with respect to hydro power projects?
• What are the unique issues and challenges in financing hydro projects?
• What level of investments is expected in the sector in the near future?

• Brief baseline presentation by Power Line Research

Panel discussion amongst: (in alphabetic order)
• Bimal Agarwal, Deputy General Manager, Project Finance Group, ICICI Bank
• Michael Haney, Senior Energy Specialist, The World Bank
• Manoj Kapoor, Senior Vice-President, Everstone Investment Advisors
• plus Q&A

FOCUS ON EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY - II
Questions/Topics:
• What are the equipment needs of the hydro power sector?
• What are the trends in equipment manufacturing for this sector?
• Is the manufacturing sector geared to meet the sector demands?

Presentations by: (in alphabetic order)
• C.K. Jain, Head, Engineering, Product Development, Alstom Projects India on “Green solutions for hydro projects”
• G.N. Patil, Deputy Manager, Design, Research and Development, Crompton Greaves on “Recent Development in SF6 Circuit Breaker Technology”
• Plus Q&A

FOCUS ON SUPPORTING INFRASTRUCTURE
Questions/Topics:
• What are the challenges faced by developers regarding access to transmission, roads, etc.?
• What is being done to address these?

• Presentation by Bill Peacock, Regional Managing Director, South Asia, Halcrow Consulting
• plus Q&A

CONSTRUCTION EXPERIENCE
Questions/Topics:
• What is the perspective of leading hydro power developers and contractors?
• What has been their construction experience so far?
• What are the best practices that can be adopted by players in this field?

Presentations by: (in alphabetic order)
• S.K Dharmadhikari, Executive Vice President, Business Development and Construction Solutions, HCC
• R.D. Varangaonkar, Chief Executive Officer, Patel Engineering
• Plus Q&A

RISK MANAGEMENT IN HYDRO POWER
• Presentation by A. V. Girija Kumar, General Manger and Director, National Insurance Company
• plus Q&A

PROJECT SHOWCASE AND INTERACTION WITH MOEF
Questions/Topics:
• What are the noteworthy hydro projects (commissioned or under development)? What are their salient features?
• What can we learn from their development and implementation?
• What are the environmental regulations impacting hydro power projects?
• What can be done for streamlining the process of achieving environmental clearances so as to avoid project delays?

Presentations by: (in alphabetic order)
• M.M. Madan, Chief Executive Officer, Malana Power Company, LNJ Bhilwara Group on “192 MW Allian Duhagan”
• Vijay Kumar Rattan, General Manager and Engineer-in-Charge, Sewa II HEP, NHPC “120 MW Sewa”
• Dr Hari R. Sharma, Director, Design and Engineering, GVK “330 MW Srinagar”
• R.B. Singh, Additional General Manager, NTPC “800 MW Kol Dam”
• Rajeev Vishnoi, Additional General Manager, Tehri Hydropower Development Corporation “400 MW Koteshwar”

Interaction with Dr Sanchita Jindal, Director, Ministry of Environment and Forests



 
         
 
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