5 DAYS TRAINING WORKSHOP
Hydropower Financing and Risk Management in Nepal
26th November – 30th November, 2018
Hotel Yak and Yeti, Kathmandu, Nepal
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Energy Development Council (EDC) in association with International Centre for Hydropower (ICH), Norway and Nepal Bankers’ Association (NBA), co-sponsored by USAID’s Nepal Hydropower Development Project (NHDP) organized a five day training workshop on “Hydropower Financing and Risk Management” from 26th November-30th November, 2018 at Hotel Yak and Yeti, Kathmandu.


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Program Schedule
O P E N I N G S E S S I O N O F T H E P R O G R A M
Keynote Lecture
by MR. KJELL HAAGENSEN
L U N C H
Preliminary Test
Electricity Regulatory Commission & the
Emerging Legal, Policy and Regulatory
Framework for Hydropower in Nepal
by MR. ARUN KOTTILIL ANANDAN
C O F F E E B R E A K
Hydropower Financing, Available Sources for Financing in Nepal
Financial and Technical Due Diligence of Hydropower Projects
by MR. BHISHMA PANDIT
D A I L Y R E C A P, Q & A
E N D O F S E S S I O N
R E G I S T R A T I O N
C O F F E E / T E A
Funding/Financing as a precondition for the future
development of the electricity supply industry
by MR. KJELL HAAGENSEN
C O F F E E B R E A K
IFC Environment and Social Risk Management
for Hydropower Projects.
by MS. KATE LAZARUS
L U N C H
Economics: Some Key Concepts & Hydropower in a Context
by MR. TRULS HOLTEDAHL
C O F F E E B R E A K
Financial and Economic Analysis
by MR. TRULS HOLTEDAHL
D A I L Y R E C A P, Q & A
E N D O F S E S S I O N
Financial and Economic Analyses contd.
by MR. TRULS HOLTEDAHL
C O F F E E B R E A K
Cost and Pricing Concept
by MR. TRULS HOLTEDAHL
L U N C H
Cost and Pricing Concepts Contd.
by MR. TRULS HOLTEDAHL
C O F F E E B R E A K
Export and Power Purchase Agreement
by MR. KJELL HAAGENSEN
Regional Cross-Border and SAARC Model Regulation
by MR. AMITABH SAHA
E N D O F P R O G R A M
Current State, Challenges and Opportunities in
Hydropower Investment in Nepal
by DR. ATMA RAM GHIMIRE
C O F F E E B R E A K
Risk management (risk assessment and risk mitigation)
by MR. KJELL HAAGENSEN
L U N C H
Environmental Challenges in Hydropower Projects
by MR. KJELL HAAGENSEN
C O F F E E B R E A K
Local Shares
by MR. NIRJAN RAI & MR. ANUP UPRETI
Traditional Project Finance, EPC and EPC-F
by MR. SREERAM PETHI
D A I L Y R E C A P, Q & A
E N D O F S E S S I O N
Legal Aspects of Project Finance in Nepal
by MR. ANJAN NEUPANE
C O F F E E B R E A K
Hydro Project Financing and Foreign Direct Investor’s
requirements for Risk Management
by DR. SANDIP SHAH
L U N C H
Economic & Financial Analyses-Procedures in Feasibility Studies
by MR. TRULS HOLTEDAHL
C O U R S E E N D S
R E C E P T I O N
RESOURCE PERSONS

Mr. Kjell Haagensen
ICH

Mr. Anup Raj Upreti
pioneer law associates

Mr. Amitabh Saha
USAID (NHDP)

Mr. Anjan Neupane
Neupane Law Associates

Mr. Arun Kottilil Anandan
USAID (NHDP)

Mr. Bhishma Pandit
IFC

Dr. Atma Ram Ghimire
Liberty energy company limited

Mr. Sreeram Pethi
USAID (NHDP)

Ms. Kate Lazarus
IFC

Mr. Truls Holtedahl
ICH

Mr. Nirjan Rai
USAID (NHDP)

Mr. Sandip Shah
DOLMA fund
Resource Download
KEYNOTE LECTURE
by MR. KJELL HAAGENSEN
ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION AND THE EMERGING LEGAL, POLICY AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR HYDROPPOWER IN NEPAL
by MR. ARUN KOTTILIL ANANDAN
TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL RISK
by MR. BHISHMA PANDIT
ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT FOR HYDROPOWER PROJECTS
by MS. KATE LAZARUS
ECONOMICS: SOME KEY CONCEPTS & HYDROPOWER IN A CONTEXT
by MR. TRULS HOLTEDAHL
FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC ANALYSES
by MR. TRULS HOLTEDAHL
EXPORT AND POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENT
by MR. KJELL HAAGENSEN
REGIONAL CROSS-BORDER AND SAARC MODEL REGULATIONS
by MR. AMITABH SAHA
CURRENT STATE, CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN HYDROPOWER INVESTMENT IN NEPAL
by DR. ATMA RAM GHIMIRE
RISK MANAGEMENT
by MR. KJELL HAAGENSEN
ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES IN HYDROPOWER PROJECTS
by MR. KJELL HAAGENSEN
by MR. NIRJAN RAI & ANUP UPRETI
HYDROPOWER FINANCING: TRADITIONAL PROJECT FINANCE , EPC and EPC-F
by MR. SREERAM PETHI
LEGAL ASPECTS OF PROJECT FINANCE IN NEPAL
by MR. ANJAN NEUPANE