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Chair: Neil Hirst, IEA
Welcoming remarks by Ambassador Ramsay, IEA Deputy Executive Director
Introduction by Kevin Nassiep, CEO, South African National Energy Research Institute
Workshop objectives by Mike Enskat, Programme Manager, GTZ
Case Studies: Presentations from policy makers from Brazil, China, India, Mexico and South Africa - experiences and main barriers.
Chair: Antonio Pflüger
Brazil:
Ronaldo Schuck, Secretary of Electric Energy, Ministry of Mines and Energy
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Joăo Tavares Pinho, Professor, Universidade Federal do Pará
China:
YUAN Zhenhong, Secretary General , Bioenergy Committee of China Renewable Energy Society
MA Shenghong, Director of Consult and Training Center of Renewable Energy Power of the Institute of Electrical Engineering, CAS
India:
Devender Singh, Joint Secretary, Rural Electrification, Ministry of Power
Mexico:
Antonio Perez, Director for Energy and Environment, Secretaría de Energía, SENER
Jorge Huacuz, Director, Non-Conventional Energies Unit, Mexican Electric Research Institute
South Africa:
Kevin Nassiep, CEO, South African National Energy Research Institute (SANERI)
Lufuno Madzhie, Manager, Data Modelling, Electrification, Department of Minerals and Energy (DME) /
Chris van Zyl, Senior Manager, Capital Programme, DME
Antonio Pflüger, IEA: Implementing Agreements (IAs) - Overview of their work and structure and how to participate.
Presentations from Implementing Agreements: Introduction from the IAs on their current activities and future prospects related to sustainable rural energisation.
Chair: Neil Hirst, IEA
Presentations from IAs will include messages on where they see opportunities for collaboration with the major developing economies.
Wind Energy Systems IA
Ignacio Cruz, Operating Agent
Photovoltaic Power Systems IA
Bernard McNelis, Operating Agent, PVPS IA
Demand Side Management IA
Hans Nilsson, Chair, DSM
Hydropower IA
Niels Nielsen, Secretary, Hydropower IA
Ocean Energy Systems IA
Gouri Bhuyan, Chair, Ocean Energy Systems IA
Break-out session topics:
Determining Appropriate Technologies for Sustainable Rural Energisation?
Moderator: John Christensen, UNEP GNESD
Costs, Finance and Market Opportunities for Sustainable Rural Energisation
Moderator: Mark Radka, UNEP
Policy and Capacity Building for Successful Programmes and Markets
Moderator: Paolo Frankl, IEA
Afternoon Parallel Session: Continued Discussion in Break-Out Groups
Thursday 29 May 2008
Presentations from Implementing Agreements (cont.)
Introduction from the IAs on their current activities and future prospects related to sustainable rural energisation
Chair: Neil Hirst
Electricity Networks Analysis, Research and R&D (ENARD) IA
John Baker, Secretary, ENARD IA
SolarPACES IA
Christoph Richter, Secretary, SolarPACES IA (Concentrating Solar Power production)
Hydrogen IA / see
Wind-to-Hydrogen Project Animation
Mary-Rose de Valladares, Secretary, Hydrogen IA
Climate Technology Initiative (CTI) IA
Martin Devine, UK representative to the CTI IA
Session Report on Breakout-Session Findings
Moderator of the wrap-up session: Mike Enskat, GTZ
Report from Moderator of break-out session 1: John Christensen, UNEP GNESD
Report from Moderator of break-out session 2: Mark Radka, UNEP
Report from
Moderator of break-out session 3: Paolo Frankl, IEA
Panel discussion: Reflections and Perspectives Moderator: Mike Enskat GTZ Each country will be given 5-7 min to present their reflections, after which the floor will be opened for a moderated question and answer session. Reflecting on the first day of the conference, the panellists will be asked to comment on the scope of future cooperation with the IEA networks and its applicability to their country. Panellists may also comment on their perspectives on how future sustainable rural energisation efforts and collaboration with the IEA could differ from what from Brazil, China, India, Mexico and South Africa have experienced.
Bangladesh:
Md. Habib Ullah Majumder, Chairman of the Rural Electrification Board
Nazmul Haque, Asst. Director, Investment, Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd.
Chile:
Rosa Maria Argomedo, Área de Electrificacion Rural Comisión Nacional de Energía (CNE)
Egypt:
Hafez El Salmawy, Director, Egyptian Electric Utility and Consumer Protect Regulatory Agency
Abd El Rahman Salah El Din, CEO of the New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA)
Hassan Hassaballah Rakha, General Manger for Photovoltaic Development, NREA
Indonesia:
Dadan Kusdiana, Head Rural Energy Division, Directorate General of Electricity and Energy
Utilisation
Agus Saptono, Head for Rural Energy Planning Section, Directorate General of Electricity and Energy Utilisation
Morocco:
Mohamed Bakri, Director Operations, Centre de Développement des Energies Renouvelables (CDER)
Pakistan:
Qamar Uddin, Leader, Management Unit of the Pakistan Rural (off grid) Village Electrification Program, Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB), Government of Pakistan
Javed Ahsan, Member, Alternative Energy Development Board, Government of Pakistan
The Way Forward: Discussion of the findings and the IEA’s future role in promoting sustainable rural energisation in emerging market economies: Neil Hirst, IEA: Introductory remarks/open discussion session. Conclusions of the workshop and next steps should be introduced. During this session, discussions will focus on the relevance of opportunities for enhanced energy technology collaboration with the IEA Implementing Agreements. Participants will discuss whether one of the following should be undertaken:
- a review meeting on sustainable rural energisation
- the establishment of a new Implementing Agreement focusing solely on Sustainable Rural Energisation
- the extension of IEA Implementing Agreements’ programme of work
- the establishment of an IEA Coordinating Group
Concluding remarks by Antonio Pflüger, IEA |
