Hydropower Crossroads

Conference

Hydropower@Crossroads

May 3, 2016 at New Delhi

Programme

9.00 am – 9.30 amRegistration and Tea

9.30 am – 11.00 am Inaugural Session

9.30 am / Lighting the Inaugural Lamp
9.35 am / Welcome and Opening Address / : / ShriPuneetDalmia*
Managing Director, Dalmia Bharat and
Sr. Managing Committee Member, ASSOCHAM
9.45am / Address / : / Shri G.S. Jha
Chairman, Central Water Commission
9.55 am
10.05 am
10.15 am / Special Address : / Shri S.C. Pandey, Director Projects, NTPC Ltd.
ShriA.W.K. Langstieh, Chairman, DVC*
ShriK.M. Singh, CMD, NHPC
10.25 am
10.35 am / Keynote Address
by the Guest of Honour / : / ShriB.P. Pandey IAS*
Additional Secretary to the Govt of India,
Ministry of Power (Hydro)
Mr. Sigvald T. Hauge
Charge d’ Affaires a.i.,/Deputy Chief of Mission
Embassy of Norway in India
10.45 am / Inaugural Address
by the Chief Guest / : / ShriKalikhoPul
Hon’ble Chief Minister
Government of Arunachal Pradesh
11.05 am / Vote of Thanks / : / ShriShrirang Karandikar
Chairman, ASSOCHAM National Council on Power

11.10 am – 11.30 amTea / Coffee

11.30 am – 1.15 pm Session 1: Hydropower Development – Delusions and Advanced Technologies

Chairman and Session Co-ordinator: Shri A Pandya, Ex. Chairman, Central Water Commission

Introduces the session topic (8-10 min.)

Environmental inc. Seismic and Safety issues of downstream people on Hydro Power / : / Shri D.P. Bhargava, FormerDirector-TechNHPC Ltd.
Longitudinal Flow in High Dams; is it possible? / : / Shri D.P. Goyal, Director Jaiprakash Power Ventures
Hydro Technology – Exploiting the potential / : / Shri Ravi Kalra, MD & CEO, Voith Hydro Pvt Ltd.
Hydropower: Balancing of Renewable / : / Shri K.K. Singh, Reg. Exe. Director (Hydro), NTPC Ltd.
Cost optimised Construction of Tunnel in Hydro Power / : / ShriMilonMukhopadhyay, MD, Normet India Ltd.
High impact velocity hydro abrasive erosions / : / Dr. D.A. Karandikar
Head - Coating Plant, Andritz Hydro Pvt Ltd.
Operation & Maintenance Issues in Hydropower Plants / : / Shri V.K. Abbey, MD, Power Consulting Engineer

Question / Answers

1.00 pm – 2.00 pmLunch

2.00 pm – 3:15 pmSession 2: Hydropower Development in India: Sustainable Development,

Policy and Government Framework, Project Economics

Chairman and Session Co-ordinator: Mrs. Archana Agarwal, IAS, Joint Secretary to the GoI, Ministry of Power*

Introduces the session topic (8-10 min.)

To be announced / : / Shri D.K. SharmaManaging Director, HPPCL
Necessity for Hydropower Development / : / Shri Anand Behari Agarwal
Executive Director (HR), NHPC and
Former Chairman Bhakra Beas Management Board
Why change in Hydro Power Policy is required / : / Shri Asim Thakurta, Chief , Corporate Projects, Tata Power and Chairman, Dugar Hydropower Ltd.
Sustainable Development of Hydropower / : / ShriGyanbhadra Kumar, Head Hydro, JSW Energy
To be announced / : / Representative, CESC Ltd.
Policy Imperatives / : / Shri Kapil Mantri,Head, Corporate Strategy and Bus. Development , Jindal Steel & Power Limited

Question / Answers

3.15 pm– 4.30 pm Session 3: Hydropower Development in India: Risk Mitigation

Chairman and Session Co-ordinator ShriShyamD. Dubey, Member(Hydro), Central Electricity Authority

Introduces the session topic (8-10 min)‘Risk mitigation, Timelines on Project concurrences and Need of Storage’

Storage Projects; Need, Hurdles and policy requirement / : / Shri A Pandya, Former Chairman, CWC
Development of Pumped Storage Hydropower Projects / : / Dr. H.A. Kazmi, Managing Director,SMEC India
Risk Mitigation / : / Shri Rahul Varshney,Director, Buss Dev. Statkraft Ltd.
Sharing of risks through Contract Document / : / Shri Rajeev Vishnoi, General Manager, THDC
Financing Risks in Hydropower Development - Key Mitigation Measures / : / Mr. YogeshDarukaDirector Energy, PWC

Question / Answers

4.30 pm. – 4.45 pm.Tea Break

4.45 pm - 5.30 pm. Valedictory Session

4.45 pm / Welcome address / : / ShriSandeep Jajodia
Sr Vice President ASSOCHAM and CMD Monnet Ispat Ltd.
4.50 pm / Summation : Conference Recommendations / : / Shri M.M. Madan
CEO (Hydro, Renewables) Jindal Power, Co-Chairman, Assocham National Council on Power (Hydro Group)
5.00 pm / Address by the Guest of Honour / : / Shri N.T. Bhutia *
Principal Chief Engineer cum Secretary, Govt of Sikkim
5.10 pm. / Address by the Chief Guest / : / ShriTarun Shridhar IAS*
Additional Chief Secretary to Government of Himachal
Dept of Power (Hydro)
5.25 p.m. / Vote of Thanks / : / Shri Satish Jindal
CEO Dir. JSW PTC Co-Chairman, National Council on Power

5.30 pm Close