High Level U.S.- India Dialogue on Opportunities and Challenges of Nuclear, Fossil and Renewable Energy Projects

High Level U.S.- India Dialogue on Opportunities and Challenges of Nuclear,
Fossil and Renewable Energy Projects

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ --

WHO:
G R Srinivasan, Former Vice Chairman, Atomic Energy Regulatory Board, Former
Director Projects, Nuclear Power Corporation of India, and Advisor Nuclear
Power Business, GMR Energy;

Anil Razdan, Former Secretary, Ministry of Power, Government of India;

Harry Dhaul, Director General, IPPAI;

Samuel R. Berger, Chair of Albright Stonebridge Group and former National
Security Advisor;

Robert N. Boudreau, Director, International Nuclear Energy Policy and
Cooperation, U.S. Department of Energy, Brian O'Hanlon, Office of Energy &
Environmental Industries, U.S. Department of Commerce;

Paul Hanrahan, CEO, AES Corporation

The Independent Power Producers Association of India (IPPAI) is organizing a
one day workshop with the Albright Stonebridge Group, Hogan Hartson and USIBC
on the Challenges of Incorporating New Nuclear, Fossil and Renewable Energy
Projects into the Indian Power Sector on Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at the
Hay-Adams Hotel, Washington DC.

The Workshop will consider policy and regulatory issues affecting U.S.
investment in the Indian power sector, and will examine key downstream power
sector issues including: Settlement Mechanisms, Tariff Setting, Centre-State
conflicts, Fuel issues, Public Private Partnerships, Peculiarities of the
Indian Electricity Grid, Scheduling Nuclear, Fossil and Renewable power,
Payment Security Mechanisms, Third Party Open Access, and Sanctity of
Contracts, in the context of the emerging Indian Power Market post the Indian
Electricity Act 2003, and U.S. policy and regulatory issues.

The event will receive participation from U.S. and Indian delegations. Key
speakers from India also include V Subramanian, Former Secretary, Ministry of
New & Renewable Energy, Bhanu Bhushan, Former Director Operations, Power Grid
India & Former Member, Central Electricity Regulatory Commission.

Key Speakers from the U.S. also include Ron Somers, President, USIBC, Ted
Jones, Director, USIBC, Ajay Kuntamukkala, Partner, Hogan & Hartson.

About IPPAI

The Independent Power Producers Association of India (IPPAI) is a
not-for-profit association that was set up in 1994, shortly after the
Government of India opened power generation to private players and invited
developers to set up power projects in India. It was set up initially with the
idea to provide a neutral forum to independent power producers (IPPs) to
discuss various issues and bottlenecks that the nascent power industry faced
as the country moved from command to market economy.

IPPAI's initiatives are focused on addressing energy project developer risks,
removal of related difficulties, spreading better understanding of emerging
policy and regulatory issues, and encouraging discussion between all
stakeholders to promote the transparent and competitive growth of the Indian
energy, power and allied sectors.

WHERE:
The John Hay Room, The Hay Adams Hotel; Washington DC

WHEN: Tuesday, November 10, 2009; 9:30 am onwards

SOURCE Independent Power Producers Association of India

Vibha Hooda, Vice President, IPPAI, +1-302-745-6125, vibhahooda@gmail.com