National Conference on Power 2008
‘Power For All’
17-18 December 2008 : Hotel Hyatt Regency : New Delhi
Availability, Reliability and Affordability of adequate Power is a precondition to India’s growth and the attainment of the status of a Developed Country over next 20 years. To meet this objective, there is a compelling need for an integrated approach covering the energy segments viz the power, coal & hydrocarbons. The development of an Integrated National Energy Policy outlining immediate, medium and long-term perspective for the energy sector keeping in mind the goals of economic growth, energy security and technology options, is the need of the hour, if we are to achieve the objective of “Power” for All”.
The vision “Power for ALL” poses several challenges, and, success will depend on how well we can integrate all the key factors on which its achievement depends. Fuel is one such factor. Fuel constitutes an important input for the power generation and 60% of the cost of each unit of power is the cost of fuel. For the power generating utilities with their tariffs determined under regulatory regime to be price-competitive, it is imperative that rational pricing strategy is followed in pricing of the fuels like coal and gas. In the absence of right pricing strategy of the fuels, lack of cohesion amongst the energy sub-sectors, and an integrated Regulation it would be difficult to realize set goals.
Besides fuel pricing and regulatory issues, achieving the ambitious targets in the power sector is also dependent on other factors like availability, quantity and quality of the fuels like coal and gas (natural gas and R-LNG). Presently both the coal and gas fired thermal power stations are facing severe constraints on availability as well as quality of the fuel and are operating much below their optimum levels. The developers of new power generation capacities are also apprehensive, as the generation projects may have to wait for the fuel availability or may need to tie up alternate options to begin generation on the schedule dates.
In this context, to bring the Power Sector into centre-stage and to focus on critical policy issues, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is organizing the “National Conference on Power 2008” on 17 – 18 December 2008 at Hotel Hyatt Regency, (Ball Room), Bhikaji Cama Place, New Delhi.
The main objective of this Conference is to build a consensus among industry leaders and key policy makers on what needs to be done. The Conference will focus on Viability, Funding and Markets; Capacity Creation & Project Execution; Fuel Security; Climate Change; Nuclear Power and, would be addressed by senior Government Officials, Corporates, National & International experts, Technology suppliers, Consultants.
Some of the key persons who have been invited to address the Conference are :
Mr. Sushil Kumar Shinde, Hon’ble Minister of Power
Mr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission
Mr. Shyam Saran, Special Envoy to the Prime Minister
Mr. Anil Razdan, Secretary, Minister of Power
Dr. Anil Kakodkar, Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission
Dr. V. Krishnamurthy, Chairman, National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council
I am writing to request you to kindly make it convenient to attend the Conference along with your senior officials. To defray the administrative costs, a nominal fee of Rs 1,500/- is being charged per delegate. Reply Form is enclosed for your use.
I look forward to your confirmation.
Best regards,
Rajesh Menon
Senior Director
Confederation of Indian Industry