Energy Access Sessions

Asia Clean Energy Forum 2014

Manila, Philippines | 18-19 June 2014
Programme

Day 1 18 June 2014
Time Activity
9:00-12:30
Asia Clean Energy Forum
Opening Plenary and Ministerial Dialogue
12:30-14:00 LUNCH
14:00-15:30 Addressing Energy Poverty in Asia: ADB's response & Overview of the energy access
sessions
Jiwan Acharya, Energy Access Track Chair, ACEF 2014 & Senior Climate Change
Specialist (Clean Energy), Asian Development Bank

Session 3: Innovative Financing Instruments for Energy Access

Moderator: Hans Olav Ibrekk, Policy Director, Energy+, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign
Affairs

Panel:

Ricardo Arias, Sr. Infrastructure Specialist, GPOBA, World Bank Group

Alex Doukas, Research Analyst, World Resources Institute

Susan McDade, Country Action Team Leader, Sustainable Energy for All
(SE4All) Initiative

Manu Binod Aryal, Capacity Building Specialist, Central Renewable Energy
Fund, Alternative Energy Promotion Centre

Nithyanandam Yuvaraj Dinesh Babu, Chief of Party, USAID-Partnership to
Advance Clean Energy Deployment Component (PACE-D) Nexant, India

15:30-16:00

Coffee Break

16:00-17:30 Session 6: Productive Uses of Energy

Moderator: Roberto Ridolfi, Director in charge of Sustainable Growth and
Development, Europe Aid Directorate, European Commission

Panel:
Soma Dutta, Senior Technical Advisor, ENERGIA, India

Stewart Craine, Founder and Managing Director, Village Infrastructure Angels

Dagmar Zwebe, Sector Leader Renewable Energy, SNV Vietnam

Monali Ranade, Sr. Environmental Specialist, World Bank

Parimita Mohanty, Fellow, Area Convener & Team Leader,
Energy Environment Technology Development Division, Centre for Distributed
Generation, The Energy and Resources Institute

Day 2 19 June 2014
Time Activity
9:00-10:30 Session 9: The Business Case for Energy Access

Moderator: Molly Ward, Alternative & Renewable Energy Advisor, Bureau of Energy
Resources, U.S. Department of State

Panel:


Shri Rajendra Nimje, Managing Director, Solar Energy Corporation of India

Mike Crosetti, Director, Castlerock Consulting

Paul Needham, President, Simpa Networks, Inc.

Sarah Alexander, SELCO

Farzana Rahman, Unit Head (Investment), Renewable Energy, IDCOL


Key Takeaway Messages for Energy Access Track
Susan McDade, Energy Access Track Chair, ACEF 2014 & Country Action Team
Leader, Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) Initiative



10:30-11:00


Coffee Break