SOUTH ASIA REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON THE REGULATORY ROLE OF PROMOTING CROSS BORDER ENERGY TRADE 26 28 JUNE 2012 RUPOSHI BANGLA HOTEL DHAKA, BANGLADESH UNDER THE SOUTH ASIA REGIONAL ENERGY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM (SAREPP) FUNDED BY THE U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Workshop Description The focus of the workshop is an overview of regulations and policies that support successful cross border electricity exchange. This two-day event for Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka will present existing regulatory practices that further cross border electricity exchange, strive to identify existing regulatory barriers to cross border trade and identify solutions to be made to overcome these barriers. This workshop will provide a venue for South Asian regulators to engage in policy and regulatory dialogue on cross border exchange between Bhutan-India, Nepal-India, Sri Lanka-India, Pakistan- Afghanistan and other possibilities. Decision makers will meet with their counterparts to discuss feasible next steps in adapting regulations to better support cross border electricity exchange projects. Delegates will identify regulatory hurdles facing the progression of the cross border projects and jointly strategize on ways to overcome the barriers. Additionally, through exposure to the regulatory practices of other regional cross border markets from outside South Asia, electricity executives and decision makers will be exposed to the benefits of cross border trade and given tools for structuring regulations that support functioning and successful regional power exchanges. Anticipated Outcomes Facilitate electricity regulatory capacity building among South Asian countries through information sharing Enhance the increasing integration of electricity systems and electricity trade in the South Asian region through the facilitation of harmonized policy, legislation and regulations for cross-border trading, focusing on terms and conditions for access to transmission capacity and cross-border tariffs. Identify policy and regulatory barriers to cross border energy sector investment and implementation, and potential solutions Improve understanding of each South Asian's country's current needs and interests in cross border trade Enhance economic, technical and policy skills of the delegates required to design and manage sustainable regulatory systems for cross border trade The USAID/SARI/Energy program promotes energy security in South Asia through three focus areas: (1) cross border energy trade, (2) energy market formation, and (3) regional clean energy development. Through these activities SARI/Energy facilitates more efficient regional energy resource utilization, works toward transparent and profitable energy practices, mitigates the environmental impacts of energy production, and increases regional access to energy. SARI/Energy countries include: Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
ATTENDEES Bangladesh Mr. Mahboob Sarwar-E-Kainat Director General, Power Cell, Power Division Ministry of Power, Energy & Mineral Resources dg@powercell.gov.bd Mr. A T M Mustafa Kamal Deputy Secretary, Energy & Mineral Resources Division, Ministry of Power, Energy & Mineral Resources kamal5648@yahoo.com Mr. Md. Aminur Rahman Managing Director Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Mr. Md. Zakir Hossain Mazumder Director (Petroleum) & Director (Power) zakirh09@gmail.com Ms. Mahbooba Panna Deputy Director panna6082@hotmail.com Md. Harunur Rashid Deputy Director (Power) Mr. Nishit Kumer Assistant Director (Rules) Nkumer.berc@gmail.com Ms. Jebbunnesa Lecturer, Jahangirnagar University Mr. Md. Mustafizur Rahman Deputy Director Manager Bangladesh Power Development Board rmustafizur44@yahoo.com Mr. Md Mizanur Rahman Director of System Planning Bangladesh Power Development Board Mizan9948@yahoo.com Mr. Md. Luthfar Rahman Director Account Bangladesh Power Development Board directoraccount@yahoo.com Engineer. Nowshad Islam General Manager, Development & Planning MNI@Dhaka.net Mr. Md. Najim Uddin Director (P & D) dir-pnd@pgcb.org.bd Mr. Md. Mokhleshur Rahman General Manager (Project) gm-project@pgcb.org.bd Mr. Kazi Ashan Shafique General Manager (P & D) gm-pnd@pgcb.org.bd Mr. Arun Kumar Shaha Deputy General Manager (Planning) arunsaha60@gmail.com Mr. Md. Abdus Salam Deputy General Manager (Project) dgm-project@pgcb.org.bd Bhutan Mr. Nima Tshering Acting Chief Licensing & Technical Division Bhutan Electricity Authority nimatsheringc@gmail.com India Mr. Shri Vijay Menghani Joint Chief (Engineering) Central Electricity Regulatory Commission
vmenghani@cercind.gov.in Mr. K K Arya Chief Engineer I/C (SP and PA) Central Electricity Authority kkarya_2001@rediffmail.com Mr. U.N. Panjiar Chairman Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission bercpat@berc.co.in Mr. Tapan Kumar Chakrabarti Jt. Advisor (Enggn.) West Bengal Electricity Regulatory Commission tapankrc@yahoo.co.in Mr. Rakesh Kumar Executive Vice President PTC India Ltd. rkumar@ptcindia.com Nepal Mr. Kalpa Mohan Soti Senior Divisional Engineer Ministry of Energy kmsoti@hotmail.com Pakistan Mr. Sajid Akram Deputy Director (Tariff) National Electric Power Regulatory Authority sajd_ak@hotmail.com Sri Lanka Mr. M.G. Abeywickrama Goonetilleke Director (Technical) Ministry of Power & Energy Merrille@hotmail.com Southern Africa Mr. Elijah Sichone Executive Secretary Regional Electricity Regulators Association of Southern Africa ecsichone@gmail.com United States Mr. Srinivasan "Padu" Padmanaban Director, South Asia Regional Initiative for Energy U.S. Agency for International Development/India spadmanaban@usaid.gov Mr. Amol Bhutad Project Management Specialist South Asia Regional Initiative for Energy U.S. Agency for International Development/India abhutad@usaid.gov Mr. Mathew Gebert Senior Program Coordinator U.S. Energy Association mgebert@usea.org
(DAY ONE) TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 2012 MEETING ROOM FOR ALL SESSIONS: TOP OF THE PARK 7:00 pm Workshop Inauguration & Welcoming Reception Hosted by the South Asia Regional Initiative for Energy (SARI/Energy) & the (BERC) Welcome by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) South Asia Regional Initiative for Energy (SARI/Energy) Mr. Srinivasan Padmanaban, Director, South Asia Regional Initiative for Energy (SARI/Energy), USAID/India Welcome by the Chairman Yusuf Hossain (DAY TWO) WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 2012 9:00 am Registration 9:30 9:55 am Welcome Mr. Srinivasan Padmanaban, Director, South Asia Regional Initiative for Energy (SARI/Energy), USAID/India 9:55 10:10 am Opening Remarks Mr. Paul Sabatine, Deputy Mission Director, USAID/Bangladesh 10:10 11:00 am Opening Remarks Chairman Yusuf Hossain 11:00 11:30 am Photo & Tea Break 11:30 am 1:00 pm Special Address: Cross Border Regulation Cooperation Mr. Elijah Sichone, Executive Secretary, Regional Electricity Regulators Association of Southern Africa Overview of the Southern African Power Pool Overview of Regional Electricity Regulators Association of Southern Africa (RERA) o Organization o Membership o Governing Rules
Key issues for cross border exchange o Wheeling o Pricing o Reliability standards o Emergency procedures 1:00 2:00 pm Lunch & Networking 2:00 2:30 pm Government of India Cross Border Policy Mr. K K Arya, Chief Engineer I/C (SP and PA), Central Electricity Authority 2:30 3:00 pm Role of PTC India Ltd. Mr. Rakesh Kumar, Executive Vice President, PTC India Ltd. Role and operations of PTC Regulatory responsibility as it applies to cross border trade 3:00 5:15 pm Presentations by South Asian Participants Moderator: U.S. Agency for International Development or U.S. Energy Association Participants will each make a 30- minute power point presentation on the current status of regulatory policies to support increased cross border trade in their respective country. In addition, speakers should provide a very brief overview of existing and pending cross border projects. Possible topics as they apply to cross border trade for country presentations: Organization, governance and enabling polices of participating countries Regulatory authority over cross border trade Regulatory barriers Market monitoring Enforcement of standards and compliance Dispute resolution Wheeling Reliability Licensing Settlement process Policies for handling congestion management Tariff setting 3:00 4:15 pm India
Mr. Shri Vijay Menghani, Joint Chief (Engineering), Central Electricity Regulatory Commission Mr. U.N. Panjiar, Chairman, Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission Mr. Tapan Kumar Chakrabarti, Jt. Advisor (Enggn.), West Bengal Electricity Regulatory Commission 4:15 pm Tea Break 4:30 5:00 pm Bangladesh 5:00 5:15 pm Q&A 5:15 5:30 pm Vote of Thanks and Concluding Remarks U.S. Agency for International Development 5:30 pm Adjourn (DAY TWO) THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 2012 9:30 am Welcome 9:30 1:30 pm Presentations by South Asian Participants (continued) Moderator: 9:30 10:00 am Bhutan Mr. Nima Tshering C, Acting Chief, Licensing & Technical Division, Bhutan Electricity Authority 10:00 10:30 am Sri Lanka Mr. M.G. Abeywickrama Goonetilleke, Director (Technical), Ministry of Power & Energy 10:30 11:00 am Q&A 11:00 11:30 am Tea Break 11:30 12:00 pm Nepal TBD
12:00 12:30 pm Pakistan Mr. Sajid Akram, Deputy Director (Tariff), National Electric Power Regulatory Authority 12:30 1:00 pm Q&A 1:00 2:30 pm Lunch & Networking 2:30 3:45 pm Roundtable Discussion Next Steps Moderator: Mr. Elijah Sichone, Executive Secretary, Regional Electricity Regulators Association of Southern Africa Delegates have a discussion to identify next steps for each of their commissions to harmonize policy, legislation and regulations to facilitate improved cross-border electricity trading. Special consideration should be given to the following: analyze existing legislation and policies pertaining to electricity sector regulation with a view to harmonizing the regulation and policy framework in the region analyze the status of economic regulation of the electricity supply industry in the South Asian countries with the view to identify commonalities, divergent practices, trends and other aspects that could hamper the effective development of a harmonized market at national and regional levels analyze technical norms, codes and standards for the industry across the region, including (but not limited to) environmental and safety regulations 3:45 4:00 pm Vote of Thanks U.S. Agency for International Development 4:00 pm Adjourn & Closing Tea