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Date January 8, 2010
Background The growth of the Indian economy in the near future requires substantial growth in energy supply. There is a need to enhance investment, to improve efficiency along the supply chain of energy and to bring in economic efficiency in the sector. Policy and regulatory framework plays a key role in achieving these objectives. The existing and emerging challenges in the Indian energy sector needs local solutions with insights from global experience. The regulatory institutions and policy makers have a key role to play in this direction. The international symposium brings together national and international experts of repute. These include renowned academicians and accomplished practitioners. The symposium provides a platform for debating new paradigms for energy policy and regulation in the country.
Topics The agenda includes key issues covering, policy and regulation across power, coal, oil & gas, renewable energy and climate change. It is proposed to cover the following issues, 1. A multi-sector Regulator 2. Competition and choice in electricity 3. Towards a Framework for Pricing in the Energy Sector 4. A Market for Energy Efficiency in India 5. Climate and India’s Energy Sector 6. Renewable Energy: A New Regulatory Approach 7. New Paradigms for Regulating Power Sector Roundtable 1: Multi-Sector Regulator Roundtable: 2: India and Climate Change
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Invited Guest Speakers (tentative list) 1. Shri B. K. Chaturvedi, Member, Planning Commission* 2. Dr. Kirit S. Parikh, Former Member, Planning Commission 3. Dr. Jayant Sathaye, Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory, USA 4. Mr. Scott Hempling, Executive Director, National Regulatory Research Institute, USA 5. Dr. Stephen Littlechild, Former Head, OFFER* 6. Dr. Sally Hunt, NERA Consulting* 7. Dr. Sudhir Sharma, UNFCCC 8. Dr. Subhes Bhattacharya, University of Dundee 9. Dr. Anoop Singh, IIT Kanpur 10. Dr. Pramod Deo, Chairman, CERC*, Director General, Burea of Energy Efficiency*
Venue IIT Kanpur
Accommodation Visitors Hostel, IIT Kanpur
Contact Persons Dr. Anoop Singh Department of Industrial and Management Engineering Tel: +91-512-259-7679, email: anoops@iitk.ac.in
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