| Agenda |
| Day 1: Monday, 18th May
|
| 0900-0930 |
Registration |
| 0930-1100 |
Welcome and Opening
• Vision in the Electricity Act, 2003 and related policies
Navneet Sharma, Fellow, CUTS Institute for Regulation & Competition
V. K. Khanna, Adviser, Forum of Regulators, Central Electricity
Regulatory Commission
S. Jayaraman, Member, Central Electricity Regulatory Commission |
| 1100-1130 |
Break |
| 1130-1300 |
Session 1: Regulation versus Competition – Theory & Practice
Concepts – key areas
Approaches to regulation
Market based regime and competition.
Raghav Narsalay, India Lead, Accenture Institute for High Performance
Business
|
| 1300-1400 |
Lunch |
| 1400-1530 |
Session 2: Competition in the Infrastructure Sector
Competition – Why and How
Navneet Sharma, Fellow, CUTS Institute for Regulation & Competition
|
| 1100-1130 |
Break |
| 1130-1300 |
Session 4: Issues on “Open Access” in Electricity Distribution
Role of the electricity regulator
Progress made so far in India
Wheeling charges and cross subsidy
S. C. Mahalik, Former Chairman, Orissa Electricity Regulatory
Commission
|
| 1300-1400 |
Lunch |
| 1400-1530 |
Session 5: Other Competition Issues in Electricity Distribution
Scope for competition in distribution models in India
Franchisee model
S. C. Mahalik, Former Chairman, Orissa Electricity Regulatory
Commission
|
| 1530-1600
|
Break |
| 1600-1730 |
Session 6: Competition in Electricity Transmission
Scope for integrating transmission networks with competitive electricity
markets in India
Issues that need to be addressed: regulatory issues, network pricing, risk
management, need of the independent system operators (ISOs), etc
National Grid and its role in competition in electricity transmission
Ajay Talegaonkar, Deputy Director, Distribution Planning & Development
Division, Central Electricity Authority
|
| Day 3: Wednesday, 20th May |
| 0900-1100 |
Session 7: Tariff Regulation in the Electricity Sector in India
Basic issues on tariff structure and how it is regulated
K. Biswal , Chief (F), Central Electricity Regulatory Commission
&
Pankaj Prakash, Secretary, Uttarakhand Electricity Regulatory
Commission
|
| 1100-1130 |
Break |
| 1130-1300
|
Session 8: Issues Concerning Availability Based Tariff
Concept
Compliance
Roles and Responsibilities of Utilities
K. Venugopal, Member, Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission
|
| 1300-1400 |
Lunch |
| 1400-1530
|
Session 9: Issues on Multi Year Tariff (MYT)
Justification of MYT
Key requirements in determining MYT
Process and control mechanism.
K. Venugopal, Member, Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission
|
| 1530-1600 |
Break |
| 1600-1730
|
Session 10: Developing Standards for Better Quality Service
Standard of Performance (SOP) Regulations
Monitoring of various parameters of performance
Incentive and dis-incentive for better compliance
Role of regulators in ensuring better quality service
Ashish Agarwal, Senior Consultant, PricewaterhouseCoopers
|
| Day 4: Thursday, 21st May |
| 0900-1030
|
Session 11: Role of Consumers in Regulatory Decision-Making Process in
the Electricity Sector
Consumers participation in regulatory decision-making processrational, philosophy and challenges
Effective participation in the regulatory process, evidence from India,
etc
Role of regulators and status of consumer participation in select states of
India
S. K. Sharma, Assistant Secretary, Delhi Electricity Regulatory
Commission
|
| 1030-1100
|
Break
|
| 1100-1230 |
Session 12: Consumer Impact Analysis in the Electricity Sector
Basic concepts of CIA
CIA and its benefits to the electricity regulator
Challenges in implementing CIA
Navneet Sharma, Fellow, CUTS Institute for Regulation & Competition
|
| 1230-1300 |
Participants’ Feedback |
| 1300-1400 |
Lunch & Departure |
