Thursday, 6 June 2007
This programme represents only a number of all the sessions that took place on June 6 at the Renewable Energy Conference in Bangkok. If you would like to see an exhaustive programme for that day, please visit our partner:

The Joint Graduate School og Energy and Environment

1330 - 1345

Introductory Remarks

Chairperson/Moderator:

Mr. Rae Kwon Chung, Director, Environment and Sustainable Development Division, UNESCAP, Thailand

1345 - 1400

Role of Governments in Promoting Renewable Energy for Sustainable Development

Prof. Ali Sayigh, Chairman, World Renewable Energy Congress & Director General of World Renewable Energy Network, U.K

1400 – 1415

Regional Trends in Sustainable Renewable Energy Policy

Mr. Pranesh Chandra Saha, Chief, Energy Resources Section, Environment and Sustainable Development Division, UNESCAP, Thailand

1415 – 1430

Film Presentation of Pro-Poor Public Private Partnership (5P) Project

1430 - 1500

Coffee break

1500 - 1515

Case Study: Innovative use of Micro-credit, Market & Social Forces: Government Policy to Bringing Green Energy & Business Opportunities to the Rural Areas in Bangladesh

Mr. Dipal Chandra Barua, Managing Director, Grameen Shakti, Bangladesh

1515 - 1530

Case Study: Policy Experience of Nepal in Implementing Renewable Energy Programme for Widening Access to Energy for Rural Communities

Mr. Narayan Prasad Kafle, Deputy Executive Director, Alternative Energy Promotion  Center (AEPC), Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology, Nepal

1530 - 1545

Case Study: Biofuel for Thailand and GMS: A Solution for Poverty Reduction and Energy Security

Dr. Samai Jai-In, Specialist, National Metal and Materials Technology Center, National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Thailand

Panel Discussion in session VI

1545 - 1700

Theme Topic:
How can governments and private sector work effectively together to promote renewable energy policies that can be sustainable?

1. What are some of the key issues to consider in ensuring the renewable energy policies take into account sustainable development considerations?
2. How best to incorporate renewable energy policies in national development plans?
3. What are some of the successes and failures in policy decision-making so as to prevent further wasting of resources?
4. What types of policy changes are needed to ensure that renewable energy is produced and commercialized for consumption in larger quantities?
5. How can government work closely with private sector in creating synergies and win-win strategies for renewable energy generation?
6. How can private sector participate in public sector programmes and contribute to community-level activities?
7. What can private sector offer to government to facilitate policies related to environmentally sound technologies?

Chairperson/Moderator:

Dr. Bundit Fungtammasan, Director, the Joint Graduate School of Energy and Environment (JGSEE), King Monkut’s University of Technology, Thailand

Panelists:

Prof. Ali Sayigh, Chairman, World Renewable Energy Congress & Director General, World Renewable Energy Network, U.K

Mr. Samerjai Suksumek, Director, Strategic Energy Policy and Planning Division, Energy Policy and Planning Office (EPPO), Thailand

Mr. Pranesh Chandra Saha, Chief, Energy Resources Section, Environment and Sustainable Development Division, UNESCAP, Thailand

Dr. Somsak Vivatpanachart, Vice Chairman, Committee on Energy, The Thai Chamber of Commerce & Board of Trade of Thailand

1700 - 1900

Business Networking Reception sponsored by CMP