INDIA

ENERGY ACCESS SUMMIT

Sustaining India's Developmental Goals through Clean Energy Access
DATE | AUGUST 10-12, 2016
VENUE | LE MERIDIEN, 8 WINDSOR PLACE, NEW DELHI - 110001

AGENDA

Day 1 August 10, 2016 (Wednesday)

EVENT

CONVENER TIME

Inter-ministerial discussions on optimizing renewable energy access

to enhance quality of delivery: Ministries of Power, Finance, Rural
Development, Health, Agriculture with interest and investments in
energy access.

MNRE
CLEAN
and CEEW

10:00am
to
11:30am

Planning and regulation for quality energy access: This session will
convene critical stakeholders including central and state regulators
and DRE practitioners affected by grid interactivity and regulatory
frameworks including minigrid and microgrid operators to discuss an
optimal conducive environment for practitioners to complement the
larger plans of universal energy access that the government has put
in motion.

Rockefeller
Foundation,
The Climate
Group and
CLEAN

10:00am
to
12:30pm

The session hopes to discuss the plans and processes of the

government to improve the quality of energy service delivery in
order to move the discourse beyond infrastructure creation and dive
deeper into the promise of energy for all.

Practitioners perspective: An event only for practitioners to have an CLEAN
open discussion on the challenges around technology, finance,
policy and business models outcomes to feed the main summit
day.

2:00pm
to
6:00pm

Day 2 August 11, 2016 (Thursday)

EVENT
Inaugural Session
Shri Piyush Goyal - Honble Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal, New & Renewable
Energy and Mines*
H.E. Richard Verma, Ambassador of the United States of America to India
Dr. Zia Khan, Vice President, Initiatives & Strategy The Rockefeller Foundation
Shri Amitabh Kant, CEO NITI Aayog*
Shri Upendra Tripathy, Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
Ms Svati Bhogle, Chair, Clean Energy Access Network
Mr Krishnan Pallassana, Executive Director, The Climate Group India

TIME
9:30am
(60 mins)

Shifting The Narrative: Fulfilling Indias Growing Energy Aspirations

Format: Moderated discussion with thought leaders

10:30am
(60 mins)

Plenary I: Banking On DRE: Financing For Energy Access

Format: Overview presentation, moderated discussion with panelists (max 5),
question and answers, drawing key recommendations from the session

11:30am
(75 mins)

1:00pm
(90 mins)

NETWORKING LUNCH

Plenary II: The Larger Scheme Of Things: Policies For Energy Access
Format: Overview presentation, moderated discussion with panelists (max 5),
question and answers, drawing key recommendations from the session

Special address by Honble Minister Suresh Prabhu, Railway Minister of India*


Complements Of The Future: The Place Of DRE In The Roadmap To Universal
Energy Access

2:30pm
(75 mins)

3:45pm

4:00pm
(60 mins)

Closing Session:
Key recommendations from the Summit and follow up plans
Closing remarks and Valediction

5:00pm
(30 mins)

Donors Round Table and Dinner (By invitation only)

Day 3 August 12, 2016 (Friday)

EVENT

TIME

Registration Tea and light breakfast

9:00am

Opening remarks

9:30am

Coffee/tea break

10:15am

Accelerating adoption of Off-Grid LED

Outdoor Lighting

Hosted by The Climate Group

Industry Networking Event on Energy

Efficiency Appliances

Hosted by Global LEAP and CLEAN

NETWORKING LUNCH

Driving Universal Access In India through
Efficient Off-Grid Appliances

Hosted by Global LEAP and US- India PEACE
Initiative

Wa Closing remarks

Industry Networking Event on Energy

Efficiency Appliances

Hosted by Global LEAP and CLEAN

10:30am

12:30pm
1:30pm




3:30pm

*These are the proposed speakers for the event

Note: The above programmes will be finalized in consultation with key stakeholders. It is possible that some of the side events will be pre or
postponed.


ABOUT THE ORGANISERS
The Climate Group is an award-winning, international non-profit with offices in Greater China, North
America, India and Europe. Our goal is to help leaders transition to a prosperous low carbon
economy, driven by the rapid scale-up of clean and renewable energy. We work in partnership with
the worlds most influential business, state, regional, finance and civil society leaders. For over a
decade we have worked to demonstrate the economic and business case for the low carbon
economy, and create the political conditions necessary for a strong global framework that addresses
climate risks and maximizes climate opportunities.

The global climate deal, which has been struck at the Paris COP, represents a new beginning: the
chance to accelerate our low carbon future. We are working with governments, businesses and
investors to implement the Paris Agreement, holding them to account where appropriate through
reporting mechanisms, and ensuring we bend the emissions curve downwards to secure a
thriving, clean economy for all.

Clean Energy Access Network (CLEAN) is an all India representative organization launched in 2014
with a clear mandate to support, unify and grow the decentralized clean energy sector in India. It
access for the rural and urban poor and create an inspiring model for countries around the world to
follow.
CLEAN is technology agnostic. Technologies include solar, wind, bioenergy, pico hydro. The scale of its
members operation ranges from pico solutions to larger, decentralized solutions and they are mostly
small and medium enterprises. CLEAN recognizes that off-grid energy solutions move beyond bridging
the energy gap by addressing lighting, cooking, pumping needs and so on to positively affects
outcomes in education, health and agriculture and enhances livelihood opportunities. Decentralised
clean energy has an impact on the overall quality of life.