SMART 2020 India
By Molly Webb, Head of Smart Technologies, The Climate Group.
TCG and GeSI held an event in Mumbai on Monday, Oct 6 to discuss the findings of SMART 2020. Find the agenda and speakers below. The main lesson is that India is ready to take the report to the next stage, understanding in more detail what it means for India and how to practically move ahead on the smart grid opportunity. Stay tuned.
After Jim Walker presented the findings, we held three panels:
Industry response to SMART 2020
Global industry leaders respond to the findings. What is the current response from the industry to the focus on "green IT"? What is the latest ICT best practice in addressing the indirect impacts?
Speakers:
- Arun Seth, (Chair) Chairman and Managing Director, BT India
- V Raghuraman, Principal Advisor, CII
- Michael Kuehner, Head of India Region, NSN
Smart Grid Prospects in India
Power generation represents about 60% of India's total emissions, yet up to 32% of total generation is lost in transmission and distribution as a result of both commercial and technical losses. The suite of technologies that make up a 'smart grid' hold the potential not only to enable more efficient energy use, but also cleaner energy use. What is needed to facilitate such a change, in terms of standards, financial mechanisms, technology sharing and policy frameworks, and what other barriers need to be overcome.
Speakers:
- Nick Parker (Chair), Chairman and Managing Partner, Cleantech Group
- Devender Singh, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Power
- RP Singh, former CMD, PGCIL, and present Managing Director of Yamuna Expressway Project Ltd, Jaiprakash Industries.
- Balawant Joshi, Director, ABPS Infra
Smart Building Prospects in India
One of the areas of the greatest global potential for emissions reductions come from new ways of designing, building and using buildings and the wider built environment. What are the standards, financing mechanisms and policies needed to develop smart buildings in India?
Speakers:
- Saurabh Kumar (Chair), Secretary, Bureau of Energy Efficiency
- Dr. Mahesh Patankar, Associate Director, IIEC
- Kiran Raju, CEO, SA Habitat
- Dr. Vishwanath, Director, Engineering Services and Projects, BMC*
Concluding Remarks: Siddharth Behura, Secretary, Department of Telecoms
Future perspectives: Suresh Prabhu, Member of Parliament