Renovating Asia’s Coal-Fired Power Plants to Improve Efficiency

USAID ECO-Asia Clean Development and Climate Program
Renovating Asia’s Coal-Fired Power Plants to Improve Efficiency

ADB Headquarters, Manila: 15 June 2009

8:30 -9:00	Registration

9:00-9:05	Call to Order Pradeep Tharakan Deputy Chief of Party ECO-Asia CDCP

9:05-9:20	Introductory Remarks Barbara Krell Deputy Mission Director USAIR/RDMA

9:20-10:00	Thermal Power Plant Rehabilitation: An Urgent Need and an Opportunity Stratos Tavoulareas [ PDF: 735kb \| 27 pages ] Regional Advisor, Cleaner Coal Technologies ECO-Asia CDCP

10:00-10:45	The World Bank-Global Environment Facility’s Power Plant Rehabilitation Program in India Kwawu Mensan Gaba [ PDF: 305kb \| 33 pages ] Lead Energy Specialist World Bank

10:45-11:00	Coffee Break

11:00-11:30	Status, Needs and Challenges for R&M Programme in India A.K. Gupta [ PDF: 157kb \| 20 pages ] Chief Engineer (TRM) Central Electricity Authority India

11:30-12:00	An Innovative Model to Promote Coal-fired Power Plant Rehabilitation in China Tohmei Takekawa [ PDF: 1,658kb \| 20 pages ] Director/Head of Business Promotion Department Japan Coal Energy Center

12:00-1:00	Lunch Break

1:00-1:30	Undertaking Rehabilitation Using the ESCO Model Wang Bing [ PDF: 1,378kb \| 23 pages ] Project Manager, Guodian Technology and Environment Group Co. Ltd., China

1:30-2:15	Panel Discussion Issues Facing TPP Rehabilitation How These Issues can be Overcome? Increased Access to Financing The Way Forward

2:15-2:30	Wrap up/ Closing