Bangladesh Solar Energy Development Forum

20 September 2011 Pan Pacific Sonargaon, Dhaka, Bangladesh 9:30 10:00 Arrival & Registration Open Session: Opening Remarks

10:00 10:15 Sultan H Rahman, Director General, SARD, ADB 10:15 10:30 Md Abul Kalam Azad, Secretary, Power Division 10:30 10:45 Muhammad Enamul Haq, MP, State Minister, MPEMR 10:45 11:00 Dr. Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury BB, Adviser to Honorable Prime Minister 11:00 11:20 Coffee/ Tea-Break Session-1: 500 MW Solar Development Program Vision and Opportunities, Chair: Md Abul Kalam Azad, Secretary, Power Division 11:20 11:40 Roadmap for Implementation of 500 MW Solar Power Development Program - Tapos Kumar Roy, Additional Secretary, Power Division 11:40 11:50 Presentation on Solar Park Projects in Bangladesh - ASM Alamgir Kabir, Chairman, BPDB 11:50 12:00 Presentation on Solar Irrigation Program - Islam Sharif, CEO, IDCOL 12:00 12:10 Solar Mini Grid Based Remote Area Power Supply System (RAPPS) Project in Bangladesh - Mahboob Sarwar-E-Kainat, DG, Power Cell 12:10 - 13:30 Lunch Break Session-2: Best Practices in Solar Power Development Program in Asia Chair: Yongping Zhai, Director, South Asia Energy Division, ADB 13:30 13:45 Solar Energy Development: Sri Lanka Experience - Upali Daranagama, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Power and Energy, Sri Lanka 13:45 - 14:00 PV Markets and Incentives in PRC - Wang Sicheng, Director, Energy Research Institute, NDRC, PRC

14:00 14:15 An Indian Solar Developers Perspective - Alan Rosling, Chairman, Kiran Energy, India 14:15 14:30 The Role of PV inverters and system technology - Matthias Hermes, Deputy Director, SMA Solar Technology AG, Germany 14:30 14:45 Solar Rooftop Solutions in Urban Areas - Munawar Moin, Managing Director, Rahimafrooz Renewable Energy Limited, Bangladesh 14:45 15:00 Lessons Learned from India and Enlightenment for Bangladesh - Sirajul Islam, Deputy Managing Director, Project Builders Limited, Bangladesh 15:00 15:20 Coffee/ Tea Break Session-3: Promoting Sustainable Solar Energy Development Roles of Policy Makers and DPs, Chair: Thevakumar Kandiah, Country Director, ADB 15:20 15:35 Solar Energy: Policy and Regulatory Challenges and Initiatives in India - Ashok Basu, Former Secretary, Power, Government of India, and former Chairman, Central Electricity Regulatory Commission 15:35 15:50 Case Studies of 567KW Rooftop Solar PV in ADBs HQ and NEDs Solar Farm in Thailand - Aiming Zhou, Energy Specialist, ADB 15:50 16:05 World Bank Support to Solar Energy in Bangladesh - Zubair K M Sadeque, Energy Finance Specialist, World Bank Office Dhaka 16:05 16:20 GIZs experiences and plan in solar energy sector of Bangladesh - Erich Otto Gomm, Program Coordinator, GIZ Bangladesh 16:20 17:20 Session-4: Panel Discussion Chair: Yongping Zhai, Director, South Asia Energy Division, ADB - Md Abul Kalam Azad, Power Secretary, - ASM Alamgir Kabir, Chairman of BPDB; - Mr Ashok Basu, Former Secretary, Power, Government of India, and former Chairman, Central Electricity Regulatory Commission; - Mr Wang Sicheng, ERI, NDRC, PRC; - Mr Alan Rosling, Chairman, Kiran Energy, India; - Mr M. Fouzul Kabir Khan, Professor, Former Power Secretary, Bangladesh; - Mr Dipal Chandra Barua, President, Bangladesh Solar & Renewable Energy Association. 17:20 17:30 Closing Remark: Yongping Zhai, Director, South Asia Energy Division, ADB 18:00 19:30 Reception hosted by ADB