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Updates on the TOR of SAFIR Working group Plan for Implementation of Key Activities

Updates on the TOR of SAFIR Working group Plan for Implementation of Key Activities- by Mr. Pankaj Batra & Mr. Rajiv Ratna Panda, SARI/EI, IRADe _ SAFIR Working Group meeting_4th Dec 2019, Dhaka, Bangladesh

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Role and Initiatives of CERC, India

Role and Initiatives of CERC, India – by Ms. Rashmi Nair, Deputy Chief (RA), CERC_SAFIR Working Group meeting, 4 Dec 2019, Dhaka, Bangladesh

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Role and Initiatives of CERC, India – by Ms. Rashmi Nair, Deputy Chief (RA), CERC_SAFIR Working Group meeting, 4 Dec 2019, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Presentation on ” Regulatory and Policy Frameworks for deeper Energy/Electricity Integration, advancing Cross Border Energy Trade in South Asia

Presentation on ” Regulatory and Policy Frameworks for deeper Energy/Electricity Integration, advancing Cross Border Energy Trade in South Asia by Mr. Pankaj Batra, Project Director and Rajiv Ratna Panda, Technical Head, SARI/EI/IRADE”

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Implementation of Automatic Generation Control at Hydro Power Plants in Southern India

USAID/India‘s Greening the Grid (GTG) – Renewable Integration and Sustainable Energy (RISE) initiative (referred to as ―RISE‖ hereafter), focuses primarily on implementing a set of innovative pilots, which are multiimplementer work programs aimed at testing and evaluating building blocks to improve the integration of high levels of renewable energy (RE) in India‘s state and national power grids. AGC pilot discussed in this paper is one among the pilots proposed under RISE initiative.

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Greening Rural Housing under the PMAY-G program

Greening Rural Housing under the PMAY-G program

Government of India has a vision of providing housing for all citizens by 2022. As a part of this “Housing for All” program, the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) has set a target of constructing over 19 million rural houses by 2022.

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Indian Railways – Learning Report

This report provides an overview of the various interventions and key learning from assistance provided to Indian Railways since 2014, to scale up the organization’s adoption of clean technologies such as solar rooftop and ground-mounted solar.

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Smart Grid – Towards an Intelligent Future

This report provides a consolidated overview of Model Regulations, Pilot Projects, Capacity Building and support for the Implementation Framework for the National Smart Grid Mission.

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Insights from Pilot Projects for Scaling up Smart Grid in India

This report documents the insights which would help the stakeholders in avoiding implementation bottleneck and improving project efficiency.

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Policy Brief : Regional Dispute Resolution Mechanism in South Asia Region for long term sustainable cross border power trade by V. K. Kharbanda & Rajiv Ratna Panda

In south Asia, India has a well – established three tier dispute resolution procedures / mechanism.

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Policy Brief – Institutionalizing the regulatory process of cross border electricity trade in South Asia Region by V. K. Kharbanda & Rajiv Ratna Panda

Given the importance urgent need to create such a forum / association in the south asia region within minimum time frame

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Report -Formulation of Model set of electricity regulations for implementation of the SAARC Framework Agreement for Energy (Electricity) Cooperation (SFAEC) and for advancing electricity trade in the SAARC countries

The above points to the need for a common harmonized regulatory framework for CBETin south asia that may address many of the shortcomings in the existing arrangements.

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Linking South Asia with Burma & Southeast Asia to advance Cross Border Electricity Trade : A Political Economy Study

This study discusses the current political, policy, economic and institutional barriers to regional crossborder electricity trade linking South Asia (SA) and Southeast Asia (SEA).

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Presentation- Key Findings on Harmonization of grid codes,operating procedures and standards to promote/facilitate CBET in South Asia-Volume-III Report

Presentation- Key Findings on Harmonization of grid codes,operating procedures and standards to promote/facilitate CBET in South Asia-Volume-III Report-Rajiv Panda-SARI-EI-IRADE

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AVVNL Smart Grid Pilot Project Case Study

The USAID PACE-D TA Program assisted Ajmer Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd. (AVVNL) to demonstrate the benefits of select Smart Grid functionalities on a pilot basis.

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Experiences and Learnings from Competitive Power Market (power trading and exchange) Development in South Asian:-Approach for developing Competitive Regional Power Market in South Asia Mr. Rajiv Ratna Panda, IRADe/USAID SARI/EI, India in the SAARC Training Workshop on “System Operation and Settlement Mechanism, Cross Border Trade/Regional Power Market in South Asia”

Experiences and Learnings from Competitive Power Market (power trading and exchange) Development in South Asian:-Approach for developing Competitive Regional Power Market in South Asia Mr. Rajiv Ratna Panda, IRADe/USAID SARI/EI, India in the SAARC Training Workshop on “System Operation and Settlement Mechanism, Cross Border Trade/Regional Power Market in South Asia”

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Session-1 Overview of SARI-EI Program

Assessment and recommendation of commercial terms & conditions for Cross Border Electricity Trade (CBET) and suggesting the model Of Power Exchange in South Asian region.

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Session 2 Brief overview of TF-3

To ascertain the feasibility of the South Asian Regional Power Exchange (SARPEX) with Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN) as the participants.

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Session-3 SARPEX exercise key results and findings

The SARPEX Mock Exercise Project finds that basis the demand-supply and transmission conditions that prevailed in BBIN in FY’16, the DAM operation of SARPEX would benefit all the participating nations, resulting in the overall regional surplus of INR 323 Billion in a year, in both the modes.

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Cross Border Electricity Trade in South Asia Region

Report on “Model Framework for Trading Licence Regime and Guidelines for grant of trading licence to facilitate Cross Border Electricity Trade in South Asia Region”

Report on “Model Framework for Trading Licence Regime and Guidelines for grant of trading licence to facilitate Cross Border Electricity Trade in South Asia Region”

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Minutes of the Meeting First Meeting Of South Asia Forum for Infrastructure Regulation (SAFIR) Working Group on “Regulatory Cooperation to Facilitate Knowledge sharing, addressing Cross cutting Energy/Electricity Regulatory Issues and Capacity Building in South Asia”

SAFIR Working Group members from South Asian Countries along with representatives of IRADe (Technical and Knowledge support provider to the working group) attended the meeting.

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SAPREC-KEY-FINDINGS

Sarpex Key Findings report

The objective of the SARPEX mock exercise was to explore the feasibility and desirability of a regional power exchange for Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and India (BBIN) by simulating a DayAhead Market (DAM) for these countries.

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SOUTH ASIA REGIONAL INITIATIVE FOR ENERGY INTEGRATION (SARI/EI)

South Asian Countries Power Pricing Mechanism & Recommendation for CBET

Cross-Border Electricity Trade (CBET) in South Asia is currently being undertaken in the form of bilateral trade and is limited to the eastern part of South Asia covering India and Nepal; India and Bangladesh; and India and Bhutan. Additionally, Myanmar imports electricity from India, Pakistan imports electricity from Iran, and Afghanistan imports from Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Iran.

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Market Design & Rules for SARPEX

In the South Asian Region (SAR), a major share of Cross Border Electricity Trade (CBET) has only been enabled between the four countries i.e. Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN).

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SARI-EI-Report-BIMSTEC Energy Outlook

SARI-EI-Report-BIMSTEC Energy Outlook-2030

The BIMSTEC Energy Outlook is a comperhasive study,which not only deals with the current energy situation in the BIMSTEC(Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral technical and Economic Cooperation)

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Message of Honourable Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Damodardas Modi Ji for the Regional conference on Enhancing Energy Integration in South Asia

Message of Honourable Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Damodardas Modi Ji for the Regional conference on Enhancing Energy Integration in South Asia

Message of Honourable Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Damodardas Modi Ji for the Regional conference on Enhancing Energy Integration in South Asia

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Press Invites to the media to attend and cover “Regional Conference On Enhancing Energy Cooperation & Integration in South Asia”

Shri R K Singh, Hon’ble Minister of Power, Government of India and His Excellency Kenneth I. Juster, U.S. Ambassador to India will inaugurate the Regional Conference for Enhancing Energy Co-operation & Integration in South Asia.

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SARI-EI-Report on “Regional Investment Framework and Guidelines for promoting investment in South Asian Power Sector & in Cross Border Electricity Trade Projects in South Asian Region”

SARI-EI-Report on “Regional Investment Framework and Guidelines for promoting investment in South Asian Power Sector & in Cross Border Electricity Trade Projects in South Asian Region”

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