Indian Solar Investment & Technology Summit19/20 April 2012 – Gandhinagar, Gujarat
AGENDADay 1 Thursday 19th April 2012
08.00 Registration and Exhibition
09.00 Conference Inauguration Sri Narendra Modi, Honourable Chief Minister of Gujarat
09.20 Gujarat – creating the “Gateway to Solar Indian Solar”How Gujarat will achieve 1000MW by January 2013Incentives for the new allotment in Phase 3
Sri Saurabhbhai Patel Minister of State for Energy Government of Gujarat
Sri D.J. Pandian, Principal Secretary, Energy & Petrochemicals Department Government of Gujarat
10.00 National Solar Mission sessionEvolving the NSM from Phase I to Phase II
What changes in policy and approach can be expected?
Led by Ministry of New & Renewable Energy
10.30 Refreshments
11.00
MEET THE POLICY MAKERS - State Government Panel Session
What are the latest state policies and key differentiators? Find out the latest eligibility criteriaUnderstand the future biddings processesIncreasing your chances of winning projectsEnsure you make the shortlist
Featuring policy makers from:
Gujarat Karnataka Tamil Nadhu
11.40 Climate Change Session
Indian Economic Growth vs climate change
Indian Solar Investment & Technology Summit19/20 April 2012 – Gandhinagar, Gujarat
The risk of economic slowdown if climate change policy is ignoredThe role of renewable energy (solar) in the fight against climate change
Samit Aich. Executive DirectorGreenpeace India
12.20 Growth of the Global Solar Market What is the vision for solar power across the globe?What lessons can India learn from other global solar powers?
Sunil Gupta, Global Head Technology & CleantechStandard Chartered
13.00 Lunch
1400 2 Streamed sessions run concurrently
Investment Stream
1420 Opening address and presentation from Chair:Why Invest in India? Solar attractiveness – is this the best time to invest in solar in India?
Led by:Tobias Engelmeier, Managing DirectorA Bridge to India
1440 Panel session – Financing the Indian Solar IndustryRepresentatives from: Lu Yeung, Lead Analyst - UBSLaurence Mulliez, CEO, EoxisTBC, CFO - project developerBharat Agrawal – Solar Analyst, Bloomberg New Energy Finance
Analysing the approaches to financing: Reverse bidding process vs fixed tariffs Technologies – PV, CSP, Thermal Off-grid installations Solar parks developments
1550 Refreshment
1620 Case-Study – EPC experience of financing a 10MW solar parkFrom concept to commission
V. SaibabaChief Executive Officer, Lanco Solar
1650 Optimising the ROI of your solar projects
Indian Solar Investment & Technology Summit19/20 April 2012 – Gandhinagar, Gujarat
Christophe Inglin,Managing Director, Phoenix Solar
1720 Closing remarks from the ChairSession 2: Solar Power Technology
This session will cover an array of existing solar technologies, opportunities andchallenges, with a focus on key topics to position PV as a front runner technology inthe Indian region.
Opening Remarks from the ChairmanDR RR Sonde, Chief Technology Officer, Thermax
Potential for Solar R&D & Technological development in India by technology:
1420 Crystalline Silicon - what are the latest technology developmentsSpeaker tbc
1450 Thin-Film - challenges & opportunities for Thin-Film in IndiaSession reserved - International Manufacturer
1520 CPV – how & why CPV can thrive in IndiaSession reserved – International Manufacturer
1550 Refreshment
1610 Central or String Inverters for Large-Scale Solar Projects- selecting the right type for your project
1640 Balance of System Components- analysing the most suitable BOS for your needs
1710 Closing remarks from the Moderator
1720 Close Stream 2 - Day 1
Indian Solar Investment & Technology Summit19/20 April 2012 – Gandhinagar, Gujarat
Day 2 Friday 20th April 2012
08.00 Registration opens
09.00 Welcome by Chairman of Day 2
09.10 The European perspective on Large Scale PV- Prospects and risks of the European solar industry
09.50.1 Influence of infrastructure in the success of solar policies Power evacuation Power transmission issues Grid management
Mr Ravi Khanna, CEO – Solar BusinessAditya Birla Group
1030 - Refreshments
1100 Project Development Sessions
1100 Identifying the hottest areas for project deployment in India – lessons learned from a Global EPC contractorDomesticLarge scaleMarket sizes
1140 Installation case-studiesGrid ConnectedOff-GridUnique/Landmark
Indrepreet Wadwha, CEOAzure Power
1220 LUNCH + Networking
1330 Smart Grid Session
Smart Grid Development in IndiaCreating a large scale investment for stabilizing and manage power flow created by multi-GW solar power plants.
Indian Solar Investment & Technology Summit19/20 April 2012 – Gandhinagar, Gujarat
This session will exchange the views how to develop solutions.
Naoki Sakai, Senior Climate Change Specialist,Asian Development Bank
Mr.Surinder Negi, Managing DirectorGujarat Energy Transmission Corporation LTD
1410 Panel Session – The Future of India Solar
Striving for Grid parityIndian Manufacturing Technology Innovation and R&DOpportunities and Challenges
Featuring: Analyst, Developer, Manufacturer, Investor
Vineeth Vijayaraghavan - Founder, Editor,Panchabuta
1440 – Closing keynote session – Special announcement from:
D.J. Pandian, Principal Secretary, Energy & Petrochemicals Department Government of Gujarat
1510 – CLOSE OF CONFERENCE
1600 – CLOSE OF EXHIBITION