Learning Hub Event (LHE) on

SDG Implementation Process: Potential and Challenges of

Renewable Energy in Bangladesh

Learning Hub Event (LHE) on

Chief Guest: Dr. Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury, BB, Honorable Adviser to the Prime Minister on Power, Energy and Mineral Resources

Chair: Md. Helal Uddin, Chairman, SREDAGuest of Honor: Sudipto Mukerjee, Country Director, UNDP Bangladesh

Moderator: Dr. Saleemul Huq, Director, ICCCAD, IUB

Time: 9.30 am to 1.30 pmDate: August 10, 2017 (Thursday)

Venue: Gomti Conference Room,Sustainable And Renewable Energy Development Authority (SREDA)

IEB Building (9th floor), Ramna, Dhaka-1000

Organized bySREDA and ICCCAD-IUB in association with SREPGen Project

Event Detail

SDG Implementation Process: Potential and Challenges of

Renewable Energy in Bangladesh

Time Activities Responsible Person

9:30-10:00 am Registration ICCCAD Team

Inauguration Ceremony

10:00-10:10 am

Welcome Speech

Dr. Md. Taibur Rahman Project Manager, SREPGen Project

10:10-10:20 am

Guest Speech

Mr. Sudipto Mukerjee Country Director, UNDP Bangladesh

10:20-10:30 am

Remarks

Mr. Md. Helal Uddin Chairman,

SREDA

10:30-10:45 am

Speech of Chief Guest

Dr. Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury, BB Honorable Adviser to the Prime

Minister of Bangladesh on Energy, Power and Mineral Resources

10:45-11:00 am Tea Break

Working Session

11:00-11:10 am

Setting the Tone

Dr. Saleemul Huq Director, ICCCAD, IUB

Senior Fellow, IIED

11:10-11:35 am

Presentation One Review of International Best Practices of

Renewable Energy

Dr. Sebastian Groh CEO & Co-founder, ME SOLshare Ltd.

11:35-12:00 pm

Presentation Two Renewable Energy Development in

Bangladesh: Potential and Challenges

Mr. Siddique Zobair Member,

SREDA

12:00-12:25 pm

Presentation Three Implementation Plan: Nationally

Determined Contribution of Bangladesh

Mr. Utpal Bhattacharjee Mr. Rasheduzzaman Khan Senior Consultant, Naconm

12:25-1:15 pm

Question-Answer Session and Open Discussion

All Participants

1:15-1:30 pm Closing Speech Chairman, SREDA

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Sustainable and Renewable Energy Development Authority (SREDA) 1 m m ~~"Power Division L -----------------

lEB Building (Level-9 & 10), Ramna, Dhakawww.sreda.gov.bd

No.27.02.0000.030.29.004.17- 61g Date: 7 August 2017

Subject: Invitation to attend the Learning Hub Event (LUE) titled "SDGImplementation Process: Potential and Challenges of Renewable Energy inBangladesh"

Sustainable and Renewable Energy Development Authority (SREDA) of PowerDivision in collaboration with the International Centre for Climate Change and Development(ICCCAD) of Independent University of Bangladesh (IUB) and United States Agency forInternational Development (USATD) is going to organize a Learning Hub Event (LHE) entitled"SDG Implementation Process: Potential and Challenges of Renewable Energy inBangladesh" on I0 August 2017 at Gomti Conference Room of SREDA, IEB Building (9thfloor), Ramna, Dhaka-l 000.

2. Mr. Md. Helal Uddin, Chairman (Additional Secretary) of SREDA will Chair thesession and Mr. Sudipto Mukerjee, Country Director, UNDP Bangladesh will grace theoccasion as Guest of Honor. Dr. Saleemul Huq, Director, ICCCAD will moderate the session.Three (3) key note papers will be presented in the event. Please find attached the Schedule ofthe event along with invitation.

3. Your kind participation or nomination of suitable representative on your behalf at theevent will be highly appreciated.

Q;?(Md. Rashedul Alam)

Assistant Director (Solar)Phone: 02-551 10340

Email: ad.solar@sreda.gov.bd

Distribution (not according to seniority):

Power DivisionI. Additional Secretary (Development), Power division; Ministry of Power, Energy & Mineral

Resources; Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka2. Additional Secretary (Admin Wing), Power division; Ministry of Power, Energy & Mineral

Resources; Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka3. Additional Secretary (Planning and Renewable Energy), Power division; Ministry of Power,

Energy & Mineral Resources; Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka4. Additional Secretary (Coordination), Power division; Ministry of Power, Energy & Mineral

Resources; Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka5. Joint Secretary (Renewable Energy), Power Division; Ministry of Power, Energy & Mineral

Resources; Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka6. Joint Secretary (Development), Power Division; Ministry of Power, Energy & Mineral

Resources; Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka7. Project Director (Joint Secretary), Wind Resources Mapping Project, Power Division;

Ministry of Power, Energy & Mineral Resources; Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka

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8. Joint Chief (Planning), Power Division; Ministry or Power, Energy & Mineral Resources;Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka

9. Deputy Secretary (Adrnin-L), Power Division; Ministry of Power, Energy & MineralResources; Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka

10. Deputy Chief(Planning), Power Division; Ministry of Power, Energy & Mineral Resources:Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka

II. Senior Assistant Secretary (Renewable Energy). Power Division: Ministry of Power, Energy& Mineral Resources; Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka

Energy and Mineral Resources Division12. Md. Zakir Ho ain, Additional Secretary. Energy & Mineral Resources Division: inistryof

Power, Energy & Mineral Resources; Bangladesh ecretariat, Dhaka13. Muhammed Ahsanul Jabbar, Additional ecretary, Energy & Mineral Resources Division;

Ministry of Power, Energy & Mineral Resources; Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka14. Parveen Akhter, Additional Secretary, Energy & Mineral Resources Division; Ministry of

Power, Energy & Mineral Resources; Banglade h Secretariat. DhakaIS. Kazi Zebunnesa Begum, Additional Secretary, Energy & Mineral Resources Division;

Ministry of Power, Energy & Mineral Resources; Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka16. Saiful Islam Azad, PS to Secretary, Energy & Mineral Resources Division; Ministry of

Power, Energy & Mineral Resources; Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka

Sustainable and Renewable Energy Development Authority (SREDA)17. Member (Energy Efficiency & Conservation), SREDA, Power Division, Dhaka18. Member (Renewable Energy), SREDA, Power Division, Dhaka19. Member (Policy & Research). SREDA. Power Division, Dhaka20. Member (Finance), SREDA, Power Division. Dhaka21. Member (Admin), SREDA, Power Division, Dhaka22. Secretary, SREDA, Power Division, Dhaka23. Director (Renewable Energy), SREDA, Power Division, Dhaka24. Director (Energy Audit), SREDA, Power Division, Dhaka25. Director (Admin), REDA, Power Division, Dhaka26. Deputy Director, (Energy Audit and Accreditation), SREDA, Power Divi ion, Dhaka27. Deputy Director, (Wind & Others), SREDA. Power Division, Dhaka28. Assistant Director (Energy Efficiency), SREDA, Power Division. Dhaka29. Assistant Director (Energy Audit and Accreditation), SREDA, Power Division, Dhaka30. Assistant Director (Accounts), SREDA, Power Division, Dhaka31. Assistant Director (Admin), SREDA, Power Division, Dhaka32. Assistant Director (Wind & Others), SREDA, Power Division, Dhaka33. Assistant Director (Standard Testing & Leveling), SREDA, Power Division, Dhaka34. Assistant Director (Logistics), SREDA, Power Division, Dhaka

Other Ministries and Government organizations35. Additional Secretary (Environrnent-l ), Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF)36. Director General, Department of Environment (DoE)37. Member (Generation), Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB)38. Director General, Hydro Carbon Unit39. Director General, Power Cell, Power Division40. Additional Director General, Department of En ironment (DoE)41. Director General, Rural Development Academy (RDA)42. Director, Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC)43. Director (Climate Change and International Convention), Department of Environment (DoE)44. Director RM), Department of Environment (DoE)45. Director, Hydro Carbon Unit46. Director (Renewable Energy), Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB)47. Director (Renewable Energy), Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board (BREB)48. Director (Sustainable Energy), Power Cell49. Managing Director, Dhaka Power Distribution Company Ltd. (DPDC)50. Managing Director, Dhaka Electric Supply Company Limited(DESCO)

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51. Managing Director, West Zone Power Distribution Company Ltd (WZPDCL)52. Managing Director, Ashuganj Power Station Company Ltd.(APSCL)53. Managing Director, Electricity Generation Company of Bangladesh Limited (EGCB)54. Managing Director, Power Grid Company of Bangladesh Limited (PGCB)55. Nurun ahar, Deputy Chief, Programming Division, Planning Commission56. Sheikh Moinullslam Moin, Assistant Chief, GED, Planning Commission57. Iftekhar Hossain, Deputy Secretary, Economic Relations Division, Ministry of Finance58. Md. Waliullah Mia, Deputy Secretary, Economic Relations Division, Ministry of Finance59. Shitangshu Kumar Sur Chowdhury, Deputy Governor, Bangladesh Bank60. Mijanur Rahman Joddar, Director, Bangladesh Bank61. Iqbal Asif, Deputy Director, Bangladesh Bank62. Manoj Kumar Biswas, General Manager (Sustainable Finance Department), Bangladesh Bank63. Khalid Hassan, Assistant Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs64. Md. Nuruzzaman, PhD, Development Economist, National Academy for Planning &

Development, Ministry of Planning65. Dr. Ijaz Hossain, Professor and Head of Department, Department of Chemical Engineering,

BUET66. Dr. Saiful Haque, Professor & Director, Institute of Energy, University of Dhaka67. Kazi Matin U Ahmed, Professor (Hydrologist), University of Dhaka68. Dr. Mohammad Arif Hasan Mamun, Professor & Director, IAT, BUET69. Ziaur Rahman Khan, Professor, Department of EEE, BUET70. Mahbuboor Rahman Choudhury, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering,

BUET71. Farhan Hussain, Executive Engineer, EPRC72. Muhammad Shahriar Bashar, Senior Scientific Officer, BCSIR73. S. M. Forrnanul Islam, Executive Director, Bangladesh Infrastructure Finance Fund Limited74. S. M. Sanzad Lumen, Sub-Divisional Engineer, Bangladesh Power Development Board

(BPDB)75. Md. Enamul Karim Pavel, Head of Renewable Energy, IDCOL76. Engr. A.M. Khurshedul Alarn, orth-West Power Generation Company Limited (NWPGCL)

Private Organizations and CSOs77. Engr. Md. Kabir Ahmed Bhuiyan, President, Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (lEB)78. Md. AbdusSabur, Honorary General Secretary, Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (lEB)79. FaridHasan Ahmed, Programme Officer, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation

(SDC)80. Shamsul Gafur Mahmud, National Professional Officer, (Water Sanitation & Environment)

WHO81. Farid Uddin Ahmed, Executive Director, Arannayk Foundation82. Dipal C. Barua, Chairman, Bangladesh Renewable Energy Association83. Muhammad Saidur Rahman, Executive Director, BDPC84. M. Asaduzzaman, Professionals Fellow, BIDS85. AKM Fazlur, Rahman, Research Specialist, BRAC Institute of Governance and

Development, BRAC University86. Md. Ghularn Hussain, Deputy Team leader (former Secretary GOB) PROKAS-Promoting

Knowledge for Accountable Systems, British Council87. A.K. Enarnul Haque, Professor, Department of Economics, East west University88. Muhammad Ashique H. Chowdhury, Senior Research Investigator, icddr,b89. Md. Jahangir HasanTalukder, Co-ordinator, JICA90. Asif Ibrahim, Chairman, Business Initiative Leading Development (BUILD)

91. Md. Ahsan-uzZaman, Managing Director & CEO, Midland Bank92. Md. Rafiqul Islam, Managing Director & CEO, Green Delta Capital Limited93. Dr. AinunNishat, Professor Emeritus, BRAC University94. Dr. Saleernull-luq, Director, ICCCAD95. Atiq Rahman, Executive Director, BCAS96. Dr. Fazle Rabbi Sadeque. Ahmed, Director, Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation. (PKSF)97 .. GolamRabbani, Fellow, BCAS98. Mizan R Khan, Professor, NSU

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99. A.H. Md. Maqsood Sinha, Executive Director, Waste Concern100. HasnatNafiz, Unit Head, Middle Market, BRAC Bank10 I. IshratJahan, Manager, City Bank102. Liaquat Rashid Chandan, VP & Head of Agriculture Credit Division. Green Banking Focal

Point, Mercantile Bank Limited (MBL)103. M Jahangir Alam, Green Finance Team Leader, Officer & Credit Analyst, SME Banking

Division, Mutual Trust Bank (MTB)104. Rafiq Islam, Managing Director and CEO, Green Delta Capital105. Farzana Chowdhury, MD & CEO, Green Delta Insurance106. Mohammad Enarnu IHuque, Head of Green Banking, Standard Chartered107. Mohammad Saifullah, Chief Strategy Officer, ACI Agribusiness & ACI Agrolink Limited.

Advanced Chemical Industries (ACI) Limited108. Sohel Ahmed, Chief Operating Officer, Grameen Shakti109. Munawar M Moin, Managing Director, Rahimafrooz110. Quazi Ahmad Faruque, Head of Access to Energy, RahimafroozI I I. Asif Islam, Managing Director, SolaricI 12. Raden Siddiqui, Director of Operations, Future Carbon113. RoufaRumee, Research Associate, C3R114. Shazzad Khan, Sr. Program Coordinator, Mnausher Jonno Foundation (MJF)115. Uttarn Kumar Saha, Head- Urban and Energy, Practical Action116. Md. MonwarHasan Khan, Renewable Energy Project Coordinator, UNDP117. Dr. Mohammad Tarnirn, Ex. Professor, BUET and Independent Director, EnergyPac118. Sohel Ahmed, Chief Operating Officer, Grameen Shakti119. Manorajan Bhakta, Managing Director, Southern Renewable Energy Ltd.120. Sanjit Hajong, Solar Program Coordinator, Sancred Welfare Foundation (SWF)121. Tariqul Hassan, Managing Director, Sun Home Energy Limited (SHEL)122. Abdus Salam Khan, Director, SolarEn Foundation123. Dr. Mostaq Ahmrned, Managing Director, Green Housing & Energy Limited(GHEL)124. Asif Mahmood, Chairman and Managing Director, InGen Technology Ltd.125. Sabbir Ahmed Murtaza , Executive Director, Rural Energy and Development Initiative126. Mr. Khurshid Alarn, Assistant Country, Director, CCED, United Nations Development

Programme (UNDP)127. Mr. ArifM. Faisal, Program Specialist, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)128. Mr. Taibur Rahman, Project Manager, SREPGen Project129. Project Manager, Household Energy Platform, SREDA130. AI Mudabbir Bin Anarn, Progarnme Co-ordinator, ASD programme, GIZ131. Qimiao Fan, Country Director for Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal, World Bank132. Mr. Kazuhiko Higuchi, Country Director, ADB, Bangladesh Resident Mission133. Sara L. Taylor, Country Representative Bangladesh, The Asia Foundation134. Janina Jaruzelski, Mission Director, USAID135. Mr. A.K.D Sher Mohammad Khan, Program Management Specialist, USAIDI Bangladesh136. Shahadat Hossain Shakil, Project Management Specialist, USAID137. Uttarn Kumer Shah a, Head of Programme, Practical Action138. Prof. Dr. M. Nurul Islarn, Bio Mass Consultant, SREPGen Project139. MA Gofran, President, Bangladesh Biogas Development Foundation (BBDF)140. Nafiz Hasnat, Unit Head, Middle Market, BRAC Bank141. Ishrat Jahan, Manager, City Bank142. M.B. Akhter, Program Director, Oxfarn in Bangladesh143. Shahriar Ahmed Chowdhury, Director, Center for Energy Research, United International

University (UIU)144. NazmunNahar, Project Officer (Energy), Asian Development Bank (ADB)145. Nasir Uddin, Team Leader, Economic Dialogue on Green Growth146. Salrna Islam, Research Advisor, Economic Dialogue on Green Growth

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3. Secretary, Energy & Mineral Resources Division; Ministry of Power, Energy & MineralResources: Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka

4. Secretary, Mini try of Environment and Forests (MoEF)5. Chairman, Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC)6. Chairman (Secretary in charge), Banglade h Energy & Power Research Council (EPRC)7. Chairman, Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board (BREB)8. Chairman, Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB)9. Chairman, Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR)10. Staff Officer to Chairman (Additional Secretary), SREDA, and NPD, SREPGen Project, Power

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