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Updates on the TOR of SAFIR Working group Plan for Implementation of Key Activities
- Sector : Strengthening Transmission Utilities and System Operators
- Program Name : SARI/EI
- Year : 2019
- Country : Bangladesh
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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Key findings of SARI/EI work on South Asia Forum of Electricity/ Energy Regulators
- Sector : Strengthening Transmission Utilities and System Operators
- Program Name : SARI/EI
- Year : 2019
- Country : South Asia
Key findings of SARI/EI work on South Asia Forum of Electricity/ Energy Regulators
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Role and Initiatives of CERC, India
- Sector : Strengthening Transmission Utilities and System Operators
- Program Name : SARI/EI
- Year : 2019
- Country : Bangladesh
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
4th SAARC Regulators Meeting Bhutan
- Sector : Strengthening Transmission Utilities and System Operators
- Program Name : SARI/EI
- Year : 2020
- Country : South Asia
4th SAARC Regulators Meeting Bhutan Rajiv Ratna Panda 6-7 Feb 2020
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Presentation on ” Regulatory and Policy Frameworks for deeper Energy/Electricity Integration, advancing Cross Border Energy Trade in South Asia
- Sector : Strengthening Transmission Utilities and System Operators
- Program Name : SARI/EI
- Year : 2020
- Country : 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
- Sector : Renewable Energy
- Program Name : GTG
- Year : 2019
- Country : 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
- Sector : Energy Efficiency
- Program Name : MAITREE
- Year : 2019
- Country : India
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
- Sector : Renewable Energy
- Program Name : PACE-D
- Year : 2018
- Country : South Asia
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
- Sector : Modernization of Distribution Utilities
- Program Name : PACE-D
- Year : 2018
- Country : South Asia
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
- Sector : Modernization of Distribution Utilities
- Program Name : PACE-D
- Year : 2018
- Country : South Asia
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
- Sector : Strengthening Transmission Utilities and System Operators
- Program Name : SARI/EI
- Year : 2018
- Country : South Asia
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
- Sector : Strengthening Transmission Utilities and System Operators
- Program Name : SARI/EI
- Year : 2018
- Country : South Asia
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
- Sector : Strengthening Transmission Utilities and System Operators
- Program Name : SARI/EI
- Year : 2018
- Country : South Asia
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
- Sector : Strengthening Transmission Utilities and System Operators
- Program Name : SARI/EI
- Year : 2018
- Country : South Asia
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
- Sector : Regional Power Trade and Markets, Strengthening Transmission Utilities and System Operators
- Program Name : SARI/EI
- Year : 2018
- Country : South Asia
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
- Sector : Modernization of Distribution Utilities
- Program Name : PACE-D
- Year : 2018
- Country : India
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”
- Sector : Regional Power Trade and Markets, Strengthening Transmission Utilities and System Operators
- Program Name : SARI/EI
- Year : 2018
- Country : Sri Lanka
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
- Sector : Regional Power Trade and Markets, Strengthening Transmission Utilities and System Operators
- Program Name : SARI/EI
- Year : 2018
- Country : Sri Lanka
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
- Sector : Regional Power Trade and Markets, Strengthening Transmission Utilities and System Operators
- Program Name : SARI/EI
- Year : 2018
- Country : Sri Lanka
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
- Sector : Regional Power Trade and Markets, Strengthening Transmission Utilities and System Operators
- Program Name : SARI/EI
- Year : 2018
- Country : Sri Lanka
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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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”
- Sector : Strengthening Transmission Utilities and System Operators
- Program Name : SARI/EI
- Year : 2018
- Country : South Asia
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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Brief Report on SARI-EI Participation in the ASEAN Power Grid Summit
- Sector : Strengthening Transmission Utilities and System Operators
- Program Name : SARI/EI
- Year : 2018
- Country : South Asia
Overview of South Asia and it’s Power Sector
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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”
- Sector : Strengthening Transmission Utilities and System Operators
- Program Name : SARI/EI
- Year : 2018
- Country : 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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Sarpex Key Findings report
- Sector : Strengthening Transmission Utilities and System Operators
- Program Name : SARI/EI
- Year : 2018
- Country : South Asia
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 Asian Countries Power Pricing Mechanism & Recommendation for CBET
- Sector : Strengthening Transmission Utilities and System Operators
- Program Name : SARI/EI
- Year : 2018
- Country : South Asia
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
- Sector : Strengthening Transmission Utilities and System Operators
- Program Name : SARI/EI
- Year : 2018
- Country : South Asia
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-2030
- Sector : Strengthening Transmission Utilities and System Operators
- Program Name : SARI/EI
- Year : 2018
- Country : South Asia
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
- Sector : Strengthening Transmission Utilities and System Operators
- Program Name : SARI/EI
- Year : 2018
- Country : India
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”
- Sector : Strengthening Transmission Utilities and System Operators
- Program Name : SARI/EI
- Year : 2018
- Country : 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”
- Sector : Strengthening Transmission Utilities and System Operators
- Program Name : SARI/EI
- Year : 2018
- Country : South Asia
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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