Energy Workshop

24th January 2018

Event Start Date:
26th January 2018		Event End Date:
28th January 2018		Event Venue:
Hyderabad

NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF PEOPLE’S MOVEMENTS

Workshop on Environmental, Social and Developmental Finance Dimensions of

‘Sustainable Energy’ in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh

26th – 28th January, 2018.  Organized Jointly by NAPM –AP & Telangana,

PAIRVI and CFA, with other groups in AP & Telangana.

Meeting venue: Grand Sandarshini Inn, Jambag, Koti. The landmark: Right at the foot-stairs of Koti Metro station, Hyderabad

TENTATIVE PROGRAM SCHEDULE

Day 1: 26th Jan, 2018

Time

Session

Lead Discussants

9:00 – 10:00 am

Registration.

10:00 – 10:30 am

Objectives of the workshop and structure.

Soumya Dutta

and Meera

10:30 – 11:15 am

Brief self-intro of participants, with short statement on “relevance of this workshop in their work”.

11:15 – 11:30 am

Tea break.

11:30 am –

1:00 pm

Introduction to various aspects of energy – Role of energy in human society – Impacts of Coal, Nuclear, big Hydropower projects – Politics & Economics Of Energy, Energy & Capitalism, Energy & Climate Change, Concept Of  Energy Transition – Understanding ‘Sustainability’

Sagar Dhara

1:00 – 2:00 pm

Lunch break.

2:00 pm –

3:45 pm

Various struggles around energy projects – in AP & Telangana:- brief descriptions.

Jeevan Kumar

3:45 –4:00 pm

Tea break.

4:00 pm –

6 :00 pm

Before any project starts:

  • How to get early information & what can be done before public hearing and land acquisition notice?

  • The process of Environment Impact & Social Impact assessments – what impacted communities can do, EIA notification 2006, LARR 2013 and related laws

  • Role of relevant authorities – PCB, EAC, MoEF, NGT etc.

Soumya Dutta, Usha Seethalakshmi & Deepala Suresh

6:00 – 6:30 pm

Feedback on the day’s sessions.

6:30 pm onwards

Evening session — Energy related documentary screening / Freewheeling discussion.

Day 2: 27th Jan, 2018

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Time

Session

Lead Discussants

8:30 – 9:15 am

Breakfast

9:30 – 10:30 am

Questions and discussion on 1st day’s topics.

10:30 – 11:30 am

Essential Environmental parameters – to be measured / monitored for Air, Water, Sound & Soil pollution, Biodiversity (in the context of relevant laws)

Dr. Babu Rao

11:30 -11:45 am

Tea break

11:45 am

– 1:00 pm

Group exercise – understanding the EIA process, from the manuals, Group-wise reporting.

Deepala Suresh

1:00 – 2:00 pm

Lunch break

2:00 pm –

3:00 pm

Introduction to Energy Financing – Forms, Sources, Public vs Private, Methods of siphoning of public funds.

Rajesh Kumar

Maju Varghese

Priya Dharshini

3:00 pm –

4:00 pm

How does International Finance Institutions play role in influence the policies esp. of Energy Sector & its commercialisation and privatisation

4:00 – 4:15 pm

Tea Break

4:15 – 5:30 pm

Critical role of National Finance Institutions in the energy sector

5:00 – 5:30 pm

Feedback on the day’s learning.

6:00 pm onwards

Documentary screening / discussion.

Day 3: 28th Jan, 2018

Time

Session

Lead Discussants

8:00 – 9:00 am

Breakfast

9:15 – 10:00 am

Questions & clarifications on day 2 issues.

10:00 – 11:30 am

  • Alternative Narrative building — India’s energy scene, demand projections, IEP & NEP, Energy & Good living (GDP / HDI

  • Alternatives – sources and forms of access/ control.

Sreekumar and Soumya Dutta

11:30-11:45 am

Tea break

11:45 am – 1:30 pm

Accountability Mechanisms: Global and National tools of resistance and methods on finance. Available complaint mechanisms and limitations,

using finance info in strengthening struggles, finance based activism, tracking energy project financing

Maju Verghese

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm

Lunch break

2:30 – 4:30 pm

Review of existing initiatives, strengths, limitations and planning for future collective action in AP & Telangana

NAPM and others

4:30 pm – 5:00 pm

Closing session

Workshop Medium: English and Telugu, with translations.

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