NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RE-ENERGISING INDIAN COAL SECTOR: INTERVENTIONS THROUGH POLICY, COMPETITION AND TECHNOLOGY

November 11 - 12, 2013

Federation House, New Delhi

Draft Agenda

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DAY I: November 11, 2013

Time Programme

1100 – 1200 hrs Registration

1200 – 1330 hrs Inaugural Session

 Welcome Address by Mr. K.K. Modi, Past President, FICCI and Chairman, Modi Enterprises  Theme Presentation by Mr. S. Ravishankar, Director, Metis Energy Consulting  Address by Mr. Shekhar Saran, Director (Technical), Central Mine Planning & Design Institute Limited (CMDIL)  Special Address by Mr. Ashok Lavasa, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Power, GoI  Inaugural Address by Mr. S.K. Srivastava, Secretary, Ministry of Coal, GoI  Concluding Remarks and Vote of Thanks by Mr. R.S. Sharma, Managing Director, Jindal Power Limited and Chairman, FICCI Power Committee

1330 – 1430 hrs LUNCH BREAK

1430 – 1600 hrs Session I: Indian Coal Sector – Changing Landscape & Immediate Challenges

 Overview of Indian Coal sector and challenges of domestic coal shortages  Infrastructure & logistics Issues and investment implications; exploration of inland waterways  Coal Imports: Economic evaluation from users, global outlook, resource nationalism and supply chain constraints, pricing strategies  Policy interventions, institutional reforms and governance framework required to address current context

Session Chair: Mr. S.K. Srivastava, Secretary, Ministry of Coal, GoI

Session Moderator: Mr. Prabir Neogi, Chairman, FICCI Fuel Sub-Committee and Chief Executive – Distribution Initiatives and Coal Policy, CESC Limited

Panel:  Mr. Sanjay Sagar, Joint Managing Director & CEO, JSW Energy Limited  Mr. I.J. Kapoor, Director (Commercial), NTPC Limited  Mr. T.K. Prasad, President (Engineering), Jindal Power Limited  Mr. Shailesh Pathak, President, Srei Infrastructure Finance Limited

1600 – 1630 hrs NETWORKING TEA/ COFFEE

1630 – 1800 hrs Session II: Enhancing Coal Production – Policy Interventions

 Review of current market structure, need for restructuring  Present MDO structure, limitations and expectations  Captive coal mining – current challenges  Coal Pricing Policy  Land use, mining and environmental & forest clearances

*Confirmation Awaited

Session Chair: Mr. Partha S. Bhattacharyya, former Chairman, Limited and Executive Director, Deepak Fertilisers and Petrochemicals Limited*

Address/ Presentations by:  Mr. R.N. Saxena, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Government of Madhya Pradesh  Dr. Manoranjan Hota, Director, Ministry of Environment and Forests, GoI  Mr. Ashwani Kumar, CEO, L&T Power Development Limited  Dr. Harish Ahuja, President (Strategy & Corporate Affairs), Moser Baer Projects Private Limited*  Mr. Amulya Charan, Advisor – Energy, Infrastructure and Finance

Discussions

*Confirmation Awaited

DAY II: November 12, 2013

Time Programme

0930 – 1130 hrs Session III: Enhancing Coal Production – Advent of Real Competition

 Proposed Competitive Bidding Framework and PPP Models  Evolution from current structure to proposed structure; PPP in mining, development and operations  Allocation of risks and rewards; economic incentives; surplus coal policy; market design  Role of Coal Regulator  International experiences and learning for India

Session Chair: Mr. I.A. Khan, Advisor (Energy), Planning Commission, GoI

Presentation by Mr. Sitesh Mukherjee, Partner, Trilegal

Observations by:  Ms. Payal Malik, Advisor & Head (Economics Division), Competition Commission of India  Mr. Sunil Wadhwa, Co-Chairman, FICCI Power Committee and Chief Executive Officer, IL&FS Company Limited  Mr. Prabir Neogi, Chairman, FICCI Fuel Sub-Committee and Chief Executive – Distribution Initiatives and Coal Policy, CESC Limited  Mr. Jitendra Roychoudhury, General Manager, Salva Resources Private Limited

Discussions

1130 – 1145 hrs NETWORKING TEA/ COFFEE

1145 – 1330 hrs Session IV: Enhancing Coal Production – Technology Interventions

 Accelerating exploration activity and reserves discovery – review of current work plan, standards and contract design  Sustainable and scale-up technologies for open cast and underground mining – Indian context  Costs and benefit analysis  Environment and safety framework  Real Grading; controls over quality and quantity of production  International experiences and learning for India

Session Chair & Opening Remarks: Mr. P.K. Lahiri, Chairman, Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad

Address/ Presentation by:  Mr. K.M. Rao, CEO (Mining), Monnet Ispat & Energy Limited  Mr. Manish Jhamb, Head – North (Mining Equipment Business), Larsen & Toubro  Mr. K.B. Trehan, Director, Indian Institute of Skill Development  Mr. Naeem Ahmad, General Manager (Exploration), CMPDIL

*Confirmation Awaited

Discussions

1330 – 1430 hrs LUNCH BREAK

1430 – 1630 hrs Valedictory Session: Way Forward

 Action Plan defined over the short, medium and long term

Opening Remarks by Ms. Naina Lal Kidwai, President, FICCI

‘In-Conversation’ with the stakeholders in India’s coal sector by Mr. Narendra Taneja, Energy Affairs Expert and Co-Chairman, FICCI Hydrocarbons Committee

Discussants:  Dr. Prodipto Ghosh, former Secretary, Ministry of Environment & Forests, GoI and Chairman, FICCI Climate Change Taskforce  Mr. Amitabh Verma, Chairman, Inland Waterways Authority of India  Dr. Arup Roy Choudhury, Chairman and Managing Director, NTPC Limited  Mr. Anil Sardana, CEO & Managing Director, Company  Mr. K. Rajagopal, CEO (Thermal), Lanco Infratech Limited  Mr. Kapil Rawat, President (Logistics), Limited

Valedictory Address by Mr. B.K. Chaturvedi, Member, Planning Commission, GoI

*Confirmation Awaited