Connecting Power, Enabling Shared Growth: Advancing Regional Electricity Cooperation in BIMSTEC
CRF in association with the ESCAP Sustainable Business Network (ESBN), convened a high-level roundtable in hybrid mode on “Connecting Power, Enabling Shared Growth: Advancing Regional Electricity Cooperation in BIMSTEC.” The discussion brought together policymakers, regulators, utilities, industry representatives, academia and research institutions to explore pathways for strengthening regional electricity cooperation. Key discussions focused on private-sector participation and investment; regulatory and technical harmonisation; evolving electricity markets, including cross-border trade and market platforms; and capacity building and technology cooperation. The roundtable also examined the regulatory, technical, institutional and financial barriers to deeper regional integration and explored priorities for developing a practical and action-oriented roadmap for BIMSTEC electricity cooperation.
Speakers
Dr Sushanta K Chatterjee
Chief of Regulatory Affairs, Central Electricity Regulatory Commission
Dr Rupa Chanda
Director, Trade, Investment and Innovation Division, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)
Dr. Ram Prasad Dhital
Chairman, Electricity Regulatory Commission, Nepal
Mr K S Bandyopadhyay
Former Executive Director, NTPC Ltd
Mr Narasimhan S. R.
Former Chairman and Managing Director, Grid Controller of India Limited (Grid-India)
Mr Arun Goel
Former Member, Central Electricity Regulatory Commission
Mr Pankaj Batra
Senior Advisor, Integrated Research and Action for Development
Mr S K Soonee
Former and Founder CEO, POSOCO, Now Grid Controller of India Limited (Grid-India)
Prof Anoop singh
Founder and Coordinator, CER & EAL, DoMS, IIT Kanpur
Dr Indu Maheshwari
Principal Director (Training–CO), National Power Training Institute (NPTI)
Dr Arpita Mukherjee
Professor, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)
Mr Sarthak Khurana
Associate Director, CPI Global
Mr Jayesh Behede
Senior Manager, International Business Develeopment, NTPC Ltd
Mr Sabyasachi Dutta
Executive Director, Asian Confluence Centre
Mr Martand Shardul
Former Policy Director, Global Wind Energy Council
Mr Vishal Tripathi
Consultant, Power Markets, CEEW
Mr Jogendra Behera
Head - Policy, Regulatory and Non-Utility Markets, Apraava Energy
Mr Sankalp Purwar
Chief Business Officer, CRID