HILAL A. RAZADIRECTOR

SAARC ENERGY CENTRE

INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION OF INDIA

14TH REGULATORS AND POLICY MAKERS RETREAT GOA, INDIA: 1-4 AUGUST 2013

ENERGY POVERTY OF SAARC REGION

SAARC WORLD CHINA BRAZIL MALAYASIA EU USA0

2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

12,000

14,000

514

1788 16951243

2391

3536

7051

517

2803 2631 2206

3614

6592

12914

Energy Use kgoe/capita/yr Electricity Use kWh/capita/yr

1.6 billion people 500 million live below $1 per day poverty line

All Countries of South Asia Oil importing Energy deficit

ENERGY SITUATION OF SOUTH ASIA

COMMERCIAL ENERGY: 606 MTOE

Traditional204 MTOE

(25%)

Commercial606 MTOE

(75%)

Coal

OilNatural gas

Hydel

48%

29%15%

7%

1%

TOTAL ENERGY: 810 MTOE

(MTOE - Million tonnes of oil equivalent)

ENERGY USE IN SOUTH ASIA

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SAARC ENERGY CENTRE

• Established in 2006 at Islamabad to initiate, promote and facilitate cooperation in energy sector of SAARC Member States for the benefit of all

• Funded by SAARC Member States and supervised by a Governing Board comprising all Member States

• Professional staff selected on merit from Member States• Expert services obtained through outsourcing• International cooperation established with ADB, ASEAN, UN, ESCAP, Japan, US, Germany.

• Initiate, Coordinate and facilitate regional, joint and collective activities on energy in the SAARC region

• Provide technical inputs for the SAARC working group on energy, energy ministers’ forum and other SAARC meetings on energy

• Help in the integration of regional energy strategies by providing relevant information and expertise

• Be a catalyst for the economic growth and development of the South Asia region

SEC MANDATE

MAIN PROGRAM AREAS

• Energy Efficiency• Renewable Energy• Power and Energy Trade• Laws, Regulations and Policies • Energy Resources Exploitation• Sharing Best Practices• Capacity Building• Energy Data Bank

SAARC ENERGY RING

• SAARC ENERGY RING: a Vision given by SAARC Leaders at the 2004 Islamabad Summit

• Vision translated into reality by SAARC Energy Centre

• Four Inter-Governmental Expert Groups engaged with way forward in:

– Oil and Gas – Electricity – Renewable Energy – Technology Transfer (including Coal and Energy

Efficiency)

SAARC ENERGY RING – 1. POWER GRID

- CASA- TUTAP

IN-SL

NP-IN-BH-BD-MR

IR-AFIR-PK

Pipelines from the west can further be extended to Nepal and Bangladesh

SAARC ENERGY RING – 2. GAS GRID

Qatar

Arabian Sea

Myanmar-Bangladesh-India

- TAPI- IPI- QPI

STUDIES ON SAARC ENERGY RING

• SAARC Regional Energy Trade Study (SRETS) identified four regional or sub-regional trade options:

• Power Market• Petroleum Refinery• LNG Terminal • Power Plant

• A follow up study on South Asia Regional Power Exchange has identified various opportunities in electricity trade

PLANNED POWER GRID INTERCONNECTIONS

Interconnection Capacity(MW)

Est. Cost (Million USD)

Annual Benefit (Million USD)

1 India-Bhutan 2,100 140-160 1840

2 India-Nepal 1,000 186 105

3 India-Sri Lanka 500 600 186 4 India-Bangladesh 500 192-250 145-389

5 India-Pakistan 250-500 50-150 335-491

6 CASA 1000 1,000 970 906

• SAARC Inter-Governmental Framework Agreement for Regional Cooperation in Energy (Electricity)

• Detailed Scenario Analysis on Regional Interconnections

• SAARC Electricity Transmission Master Plan

NEXT STEPS FOR SAARC ENERGY RING

• International and regional cooperation -- a reality

• Investment opportunities of several billion dollars • Business community realizes the benefits of energy

cooperation

• Improved flow of information across SAARC region

• Initiation of energy trade in public and private sectors

KEY IMPACTS OF SEC’S INITIATIVES

SAARC ENERGY CENTREMITIGATING ENERGY POVERTY

THROUGHFOSTERING ENERGY

COOPERATION WITHIN AND ACROSS SOUTH ASIA

FOR A BETTER TOMORROW

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION