SOLAR ENERGY CONCLAVE 2010 Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi 11

							                                                              FEDERATION OF INDIAN CHAMBERS OF
    MINISTRY OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY                            COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
            GOVERNMENT OF INDIA


                         SOLAR ENERGY CONCLAVE 2010
                             Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi
                                 11th January, 2010
                                         PROGRAMME
0830 hrs Onwards   CONFERENCE REGISTRATION – Ground Floor Lobby

1030 – 1100 hrs    INAUGURAL SESSSION – Plenary Hall


1030 – 1032 hrs            Arrival of the Hom’ble PM and Bouquet presentation
1032 – 1035 hrs            Welcome Address by Mr. Deepak Gupta, Secretary, MNRE
1035 – 1038 hrs            Lighting of Lamp
1038 - 1045 hrs            Key Note Address by Dr. Farooq Abdullah, Hon’ble Union Minister for New &
                           Renewable Energy, Govt. of India
1045 - 1058 hrs            Inaugural Address by Dr. Manmohan Singh, Hon’ble Prime Minister of India
1058 – 1100 hrs            Concluding Remarks by Mr. Harsh Pati Singhania, President, FICCI

1100 – 1130 hrs    TEA/ COFFEE BREAK

1130-1300 hrs      THEME SESSION-I: JAWAHARLAL NEHRU NATIONAL SOLAR MISSION -
                   IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES
                   Plenary Hall

                   Chairperson : Mr. Deepak Gupta, Secretary, MNRE
                   Panelists   : Mr. Gireesh B. Pradhan, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Power
                                  Mr. Rakesh Nath, Chairperson, Central Electricity Authority
                                  Mrs. Gauri Singh, Joint Secretary, MNRE
                                  Mr. Alok Kumar, Secretary, CERC
                   Presentations:
                   1. Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission - Dr. B. Bhargava, Director, Ministry of New
                      & Renewable Energy (MNRE)
                   2. Solar Grid Power Projects Guidelines: Mr. A.K. Goyal, CEO, NTPC Vidyut Vyapar
                      Nigam Ltd.

                   Views of selected participants and discussions

1300-1400 hrs      LUNCH – Atrium

1400 – 1515 hrs    THEME SESSION–II: PANEL DISCUSSIONS ON JAWAHARLAL NEHRU
                   NATIONAL SOLAR MISSION - INVESTMENT, FINANCING & BUSINESS
                  OPPORTUNITIES
                  Plenary Hall

                  Moderator : Mr. Debasish Mazumdar, CMD, IREDA

                  Panelist     : Shri Satnam Singh, CMD, Power Finance Corporation
                                 Mr. Sunil Gupta, Head - Clean Tech., Morgan Stanley Asia & Pacific
                                 Mr. Shalabh Tandon, IFC
                                 Ms. Anita George, IFC
                                 Mr. Don Purka, Asian Development Bank, Manila

                  Views of selected participants and discussions

1525 – 1655 hrs   PARALLEL SESSION I: SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAICS (TECHNOLOGY, R&D AND
                  HRD ISSUES)
                  Hall No. 4

                  Chairperson : Prof. A. K. Barua, IACS Kolkata

                  Moderator : Dr. B. Bhargava, Director, MNRE

                  Panelists:
                                 - Dr. B.M.S. Bisht, Advisor, MNRE
                                - Dr. S.K. Kaickar, CMD, Central Electronics Ltd.
                                - Dr. Rajiv Arya, CEO, Moserbaer Photovoltaics
                                - Mr. K. Subramanya, CEO, TATA BP Solar
                                - Dr. Satish Ogle, NCL

                  Views of selected participants and open discussions

1525 - 1655 hrs   PARALLEL SESSION II: SOLAR THERMAL (TECHNOLOGY, R&D AND HRD
                  ISSUES)
                  Hall No. 5
                  Chairperson : Dr. S.S.Murthy, IIT Madras, Chennai

                  Moderator : Dr. Ashvini Kumar, Director, MNRE

                  Panelists:
                                  - Dr. B. Bandyopadhyay, Advisor, MNRE
                                 - Mr. Anil K Lakhina, Chairman, Forum for the Advancement of Solar
                                   Thermal
                                 - Prof. N.K. Bansal, Former Vice Chancellor, MVD University, Jammu

                  Views of selected participants and discussions

1525 - 1655 hrs   PARALLEL SESSION III: INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN STATES
                  Hall No. 6

                  Co-Chairs : Mr. H.S. Brahma, Secretary, Ministry of Power &
                             Mr. Deepak Gupta, Secretary, MNRE

                  Panelists:
                     1. Mr. D.J. Pandian, Principal Secretary (Power), Govt. of Gujarat & Chairman,
                          Gujarat Electricity Development Agency
                     2. Dr. P.K. Mishra, Chairman, Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC)
                     3. Mr. Shreemat Pandey, Secretary (Power), Govt. of Rajasthan
                      4.   Mr. D.C. Samant, Chairman, Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC)
                      5.   Mr. Suresh Kumar, Principal Secretary (Power), Govt. of Punjab
                      6.   Mr. J.S. Gill, Chairman, Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission
                      7.   Chairman, Punjab Energy Development Agency
                  Views of selected participants and open discussions
1655 – 1715 hrs   Tea Break/Coffee - Atrium

1715 – 1800 hrs   CONCLUDING SESSION – REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR THE SOLAR
                  MISSION
                  Plenary Hall


                  Chairperson : Dr. Pramod Deo, Chairperson, Central Electricity Regulatory Commission
                  (CERC)

                  Moderator        : Mr. Alok Kumar, Secretary, CERC

                  Panelists:
                               -   Dr. P.K. Mishra, Chairman, GERC
                               -   Mr. D.C. Samant, Chairman, RERC
                               -   Mr. V.P. Raja, Chairman, Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission
                               -   Chairman, PERC




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