Accelerating low carbon economic recovery

Accelerating post-pandemic economic recovery with clean energy infrastructure and jobs in India

The EY – FICCI report on the said topic has identified over 600 ‘shovel-ready’ low carbon investment opportunities in the pipeline with tremendous potential for post-pandemic economic recovery and job creation in India. An assessment of what is at stake in terms of the economic development, capital mobilisation, self-reliance, jobs and environment is also presented for the first time in each of the critical thematic areas of low carbon infrastructure. Further, the stimulus measures summarised in this report can help advance the low carbon project pipeline and frame the next leg of post-pandemic stimulus action.

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Agenda

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Discussion

3:00 – 3:45 p.m.

Inaugural session

3:00 – 3:05 p.m.

3:05 – 3:15 p.m.

3:15 – 3:30 p.m.


3:30 - 3:31 p.m.

Welcome Remarks by Mr. Dilip Chenoy, Secretary General, FICCI

Address by Mr. Avanish Kumar Mishra, Deputy Director General, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Government of India

Keynote address by Shri Amitesh Kumar Sinha, Joint Secretary, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, Government of India*

Release of the FICCI - EY Report on ‘Accelerating post-pandemic economic recovery with clean energy infrastructure and jobs in India’

3:31 – 3:43 p.m.

Setting the context for post-pandemic green stimulus action by Mr. Vikas Mehta, Executive Director, SED Fund and Mr. Kartikeya Singh, Director of Programmes, SED Fund

Presentation of key highlights and insights from the EY - FICCI Report on ‘Accelerating post-pandemic economic recovery with clean energy infrastructure and jobs in India’ by Mr. Somesh Kumar, Partner and National Leader, Power & Utilities, EY India

3:43 – 3:45 p.m.

Closing Remarks by Ms. Rita Roy Choudhury, Assistant Secretary General, FICCI

3:45 – 4:35 p.m.

Panel discussion 1:

Advancing the project pipeline in utility scale RE power generation

  • Mr. Vipul Tuli, Managing Director, Sembcorp Energy
  • Mr. Sandy Khera, Chief Executive Officer, ENEL Green Power
  • Mr. Arne Lorenzen, Chief Executive Officer, EDF Renewables
  • Mr. Pradeep Perera, Energy Head (India), Asian Development Bank

Moderated by: Mr. Ranjit Gupta, Chair, FICCI Renewable Energy CEOs Council and Chief Executive Officer, Azure Power

4:35 – 5:25 p.m.

Panel discussion 2:

Advancing the project pipeline in rooftop and decentralised RE generation, equipment manufacturing

  • Mr. Rajnath Ram, Adviser (Energy), Niti Aayog*
  • Mr. Sanjeev Aggarwal, MD, Amplus Solar
  • Mr. Gyanesh Chaudhary, MD, Vikram Solar
  • Mr. Pinaki Bhattacharya, CEO, AMP Solar*

Moderated by: Mr. Amit Jain, Senior Energy Specialist, World Bank

5:25 – 5:30 p.m.

Way Forward and Closing Remarks by Mr Ranjit Gupta, Chair, FICCI Renewable Energy CEOs Council

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