• When: 17 June 2021 at 10 am-12 pm (IST)
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Agenda

10.00-10.05 IST


10:05 10:30 IST 

Welcome Remarks

  • Ambassador Amar Sinha, Chairman, Advisory Committee – GDC; Distinguished Fellow, RIS
  • Keynote Address: Dr. Ajay Mathur, Director General, International Solar Alliance (ISA), India.

10.30-11.30 IST

Panel Discussion: Tapping Solar Energy: Sharing India's Experience and Forging Partnership with Asia, Pacific Island Countries 

 

Chair - Moderator: Mr. Chandra Kishore Mishra, Former Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Government of India.
Panelists: 

  • Mr. Midhun Ajaykumar, Director of Energy, Department of Climate Change and National Resilience (DCCNR), Government Office, Nauru.
  • Dr. Tevita Tukunga, Director for Energy Department, Ministry of Meteorology, Energy, Information, Disaster Management, Environment, Climate Change and Communications (MEIDECC), Tonga.
  • Mr. Kireua Bureimoa Kaiea, Head - Energy Department, Ministry of Infrastructure and Sustainable Energy (MISE), Kiribati.
  • *Mr. Dinesh Dayanand Jagdale, Joint Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India.
  • *Mr. Mikaele Belena, Director, Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport, Disaster Management and Meteorological Services, Fiji.
  • *Mr. Henry Puna, Secretary General, Pacific Islands Forum, Fiji.
  • *Mr. Tony Harris, Principal Scientific Officer (Urban Electrification), Department of Energy, Vanuatu.
  • *Mr. Ahmed Ali, Director General, Energy Engineering, Energy Department, Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Technology, Maldives.
  • *Mr. Amjad Abdulla, Director General, Climate Change Department, Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Technology, Maldives.
  • *Mr. Vishvas Vidu Sapkal, Joint Secretary (South), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India.

11.30-11.55 IST

Question & Answer Session

 

 

11.55-12.00 IST

Vote of Thanks: Ms. Sadhana Relia, GDC Fellow

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