Harry Dhaul - Director General, IPPAI

3rd Asia Energy Security Summit 2013 Co-operation for Security, Stability and Sustainability

28 February – 1 March 2013

Bangkok, Thailand

Fostering Energy Security Partnership and Co-operation within Asia

Session 1: Geopolitics of Energy Security: Global & Asian

•Forging New alliances for energy security: the role of governments and industry •Fostering Energy Security Partnership & Co-operation •Emerging Global Developments around Energy Security

Day1

Geopolitics of Energy Security: Global & Asian Geo-politics of choke points: Threat to Energy Security of Asia

Focus: Hormuz and Straits of Malacca

Session 2: Examining the Political & Economic issues of Energy

Diplomacy

Examining the Political & Economic issues of Energy Diplomacy •Building Trans-national gas pipelines: win-win situation for all? (TAPI, IPI, China-Myanmar, China-Pakistan)

•Do acquisitions of overseas energy assets translate to greater energy security? •Role of FDI in Power, Oil, Gas & Coal

Session 3: The New World Order in Energy

Impact of Shale gas on energy security & geo-politics •Are shale gas discoveries in the US altering traditional reliance of Western countries on Middle-East for Petroleum? Implications for Asia

•North & South America, China’s standpoint on future shale gas market

The New World Order in Energy

The Role of LNG in meeting the energy needs of Asia

•Delinking LNG pricing from crude •Future potential of LNG import terminals in Asia •Impact of LNG as Energy Fuel Mix for end user: Malaysian perspective

Session 4: Long Term Energy Security of Key Regions of Asia

Status of sovereignty, mining and extraction rights or rim nations of South China Sea

Session 4: Long Term Energy Security of Key Regions of Asia

•Access to Central Asian energy resources for Asian consumers •Russia’s capacity for Oil & Gas Exports and its Global Impact •Energy Future of South Asia – issues & opportunities

Session 5: Exploring the Potential of Transnational Trade of

Electricity & Coal

Panel Discussion – The SAARC Grid: Policy, Regulatory, Infrastructure, Contractual Issues in cross border trade of electricity

DAY2

Exploring the Potential of Transnational Trade of Electricity & Coal

Transnational Trade of Coal: Future outlook for Asia

Session 6: Security of Energy Infrastructure

Securing Sea Lanes of Communication from Piracy and Terra Threats

Session 6: Security of Energy Infrastructure

Securing Sea Lanes of Communication from Piracy and Terra Threats

Session 6: Security of Energy Infrastructure

•Energy Security-Impact of Terrorism & Insurgency •How Secure is Asia’s energy infrastructure: Dams, transmission, pipelines, oil refineries, oil depots and LNG Terminals •Electro Magnetic Pulse (man made and solar): Its impact on electricity grids, control systems for infrastructure

Session 7: Alternate Energy – Is it the way forward for an energy

consuming Asia?

•Feasibility, reliability and adequacy of Renewable Energy in meeting the energy needs of Asia •Hydro Electric Potential in Asia •Nuclear energy: Merits and De-Merits (case study: India)

Session 8: New Energy Solutions

•Bio Mass: Commercialisation of Biomass energy system for energy access & security •Energy Storage: A means to address peak power deficits, grid integration of renewables and implementation of smart grids • Waste to energy : Evaluating waste to energy conversion technologies

In Conclusion: The emergence of a new Asian energy security paradigm from the Caucasus to Sydney