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INDEX
Table of Contents
Background ................................................................................................................................................... 4
The event ...................................................................................................................................................... 4
Day 1 – 11th January, 2014 ........................................................................................................................... 5
Inaugural Session .......................................................................................................................................... 5
List of Dignitaries ...................................................................................................................................... 5
Prof. Kaushal Kishore: Organizing Secretory, ICEI-2014 .......................................................................... 6
Shri. D.J. Pandian, IAS: Additional Chief Secretary, Energy and Petrochemicals Department,
Government of Gujarat ............................................................................................................................. 6
Prof. Timothy C. Coburn: Director, Master of Energy Business, Professor of Energy Operations
Management, Collins College of Business, University of Tulsa................................................................. 6
Dr. Kirit S Parikh: Chairman, IRADe & Chairman, Expert Group for Low Carbon Strategy for inclusive
Growth, Planning Commission of India..................................................................................................... 7
Book Release ............................................................................................................................................. 7
Plenary Session 1: Addressing Issues and Challenges of Energy and Infrastructure Sector in India and the
Role of Energy Institutes in India .................................................................................................................. 8
List of Panel Members: ............................................................................................................................. 8
Shri. B.S. Negi: ....................................................................................................................................... 9
Prof. Latha Ramchand:.......................................................................................................................... 9
Prof. Arun K. Agarwal: ........................................................................................................................... 9
Dr. T. Harinarayana: .............................................................................................................................. 9
Shri. Biswajit Chakraborty: .................................................................................................................. 10
Prof. Timothy C. Coburn: ..................................................................................................................... 10
Shri. Vasant Agarwal: .......................................................................................................................... 11
Technical Session 1: Business & Techno - Managerial Issues and Prospects in Emerging Economies ....... 12
Technical Session 2: Regulatory and Policy Issues and Prospects in Emerging Economies ........................ 13
Technical Session 3: Marketing Issues and Prospects in Emerging Economies .......................................... 13
Day 2 – 12th January, 2014 ......................................................................................................................... 14
Technical Session 4: Operations Management Issues and Prospects in Emerging Economies .................. 14

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Plenary Session 2: Addressing Issues and Challenges of Energy and Infrastructure Sector in India and the
Role of Alternative Energy .......................................................................................................................... 15
List of Panel Members: ........................................................................................................................... 15
Shri. Kishor Nair: .................................................................................................................................. 16
Shri. Arun Kumar: ................................................................................................................................ 16
Shri. Arpit Christy: ............................................................................................................................... 16
Shri. Shaleen Sharma: ......................................................................................................................... 17
Technical Session 5: Financial and Accounting Issues and Prospects in Emerging Economies .................. 17
Technical Session 6: Social & Human Resource Management Issues and Prospects in Emerging
Economies ................................................................................................................................................... 18
Valedictory Function ................................................................................................................................... 19
Prof. Kaushal Kishore, Organizing Secretory, ICEI-2014 ......................................................................... 19
Dr. Hemant Trivedi: Director, School of Petroleum Management, PDPU .............................................. 19
Way Forward: .............................................................................................................................................. 20

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Background
Energy and Infrastructure sector is one of the key sector for economic growth of any region. One of the
key determinants of economic, social and developmental sustainability is the evolution of energy sector
and related infrastructure (both physical and social infrastructure). At the same time, both sectors have
been severely affected during boom-bust period of an economy nationally and internationally, thereby
making them highly susceptible to the domestic and global business environment.
The event
Robust infrastructure and sufficient energy are fundamental imperatives for development of any
economy around the globe.
Energy & Infrastructure are the backbone for economic, social and developmental sustainability.
Therefore, there is an acute need for addressing the deliberations and discussions leading to policy
making and implementationregarding Energy & Infrastructure (E&I) sector
School of Petroleum Management (SPM), PanditDeendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar
organized“International Conference on Energy and Infrastructure 2014 (ICEI-2014)” in its 4th edition
with the objective & scope to deliberate, discuss and document key contemporary issues relevant to
managing the Energy & Infrastructure sector with reference to the emerging economies. The conference
also focused on identifying new opportunities, challenges, best practices and strategies for the
sustainable growth of these sectors.
This year’s conference theme “Energy and Infrastructure Management: Prospects and Challenges in
Emerging Economies” aimed at discussing the often complicated energy and infrastructure landscape.
The sub-themes arising out of the main theme were categorized into six sections, viz.
1. Business & Techno-Managerial Issues and Prospects in Emerging Economies
2. Regulatory and Policy Issues and Prospects in Emerging Economies
3. Marketing Issues and Prospects in Emerging Economies
4. Operations Management Issues and Prospects in Emerging Economies
5. Financial & Accounting Issues and Prospects in Emerging Economies
6. Social & Human Resource Management Issues and Prospects in Emerging Economies
The event served as a platform for professionals, practitioners, academicians, researchers working in
Energy & Infrastructure Sector to share their views on issues and challenges in managing different
aspects of the sectors. The two day event comprised of and inaugural ceremony followed by several
panel discussions and technical paper presentation sessions.
A total of 47 Research Papers were presented covering a vast spectrum of energy & infrastructure
related topics such as Business & Techno-Managerial, Regulatory and Policy etc. Issues and Prospects in
the event from students of various institutes of India like PDPU-Gandhinagar, UPES-Dehradun, MIT-Pune

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Day 1 – 11th January, 2014
Inaugural Session
The event was inaugurated with the lighting of the lamp by various dignitaries followed by a welcome
and key note addresses.
List of Dignitaries
Name Organization
Shri. D.J. Pandian,IAS Additional Chief Secretary, Energy and
Petrochemicals Department, Government of
Gujarat
Prof.P.K.Banik Director General, PDPU
Dr.Hemant Trivedi Director, School of Petroleum Management,
PDPU
Prof.LathaRamchand Dean, and Professor, Finance, C.T.Bauer
College of Business, University of Houston
Prof. Timothy C. Coburn Director, Master of Energy Business, Professor
of Energy Operations Management, Collins
College of Business, The University of Tulsa
Dr.Kirit S. Parikh Chairman, IRADe& Chairman, Expert Group for
Low Carbon Strategy for inclusive Growth,
Planning Commission of India
Prof.Kaushal Kishore Organizing Secretory, ICEI-2014

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Prof. Kaushal Kishore: Organizing Secretory, ICEI-2014
Welcome Address
Prof. Kaushal welcomed all the dignitaries and audience present at the session.Prof Kishore indicated
that the need for India’s economic growth is a robust infrastructure across the country. He also
discussed that the main objective of the event was to promote interest in energy and infrastructure
sector among management academia, practitioners and industry. This event provides a platform to
professionals, practitioners, academicians, researchers working in energy and infrastructure sector to
share their views and challenges in managing different aspects of sectors.
Shri. D.J. Pandian, IAS: Additional Chief Secretary, Energy and Petrochemicals
Department, Government of Gujarat
Shri. Pandian offered insights on the challenges in
Energy Sector including Green Barriers, Monopolies,
Infrastructure issues in Coal Procurement, shortage in
nuclear fuel and the like. He indicated the importance
of a good political willpower, administration
framework, friendly judiciary and audit environment in
overcoming these challenges andsuggested the need
for Green Corridors, a good energy mix and the focus
on wind and solar power in the development of the
Indian Energy Sector.
Prof. Timothy C. Coburn: Director, Master of Energy Business, Professor of Energy
Operations Management, Collins College of Business, University of Tulsa
Prof Coburn threw light on the progress,
needs and challenges in the Energy and
Infrastructure sector in India. Prof Coburn
addressed the audience
regardingimportance of improving the
outlook on investments in Research and
Development to tackle the future and
issues related to Indian Infrastructure. He
highlighted the energy demand-supply
mismatch, Fuel Price Uncertainty,
requirement for external investment and
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practical challenges India face in the Energy and Infrastructure sector. He drew attention on the need
for Smart Grid Infrastructure and Digital Oil Field Technology to tackle the energy and infrastructure
challenges that India is facing today.
Dr. Kirit S Parikh: Chairman, IRADe& Chairman, Expert Group for Low Carbon
Strategy for inclusive Growth, Planning Commission of India
Dr. Parikh stated that the increasing coal
imports leads to financial stress on the country
which creates a necessity for exploring
renewable energy sources. On addressing the
issues and challenges in the Energy and
Infrastructure Sector indicated that one should
have clarity of policy, trust the market and push
research and development to meet the
challenges in Energy an Infrastructure.
Book Release
This was followed by release of book on the conference named “Energy and Infrastructure
Management: Prospects and Challenges in Emerging Economies” by the dignitaries. The book contains
all the papers presented in the two day conference.

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Plenary Session 1: Addressing Issues and Challenges of Energy and
Infrastructure Sector in India and the Role of Energy Institutes in India
List of Panel Members:
Addressing Issues and Challenges of Energy and Infrastructure Sector in India and
the Role of Energy Institutes in India
Name Organization
Prof.LathaRamchand Dean, and Professor, Finance, C.T.Bauer College
of Business, University of Houston
Prof. Timothy C. Coburn Director, Master of Energy Business, Professor
of Energy Operations Management, Collins
College of Business, The University of Tulsa
Prof. Arun K. Agarwal Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
Dr. T. Harinarayana Director, GERMI
Shri. Vasant Agarwal MD, Ecomax
Shri. B.S. Negi (Moderator) Former Member, PNGRB

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In the first Plenary Session, Prof. LathaRamchand suggested that investment in infrastructure should be
encouraged. Prof. Anurag Agarwal spoke about the issues faced by infrastructure sector in India and the
role of policy in avoiding unnecessary arbitrations and focus on consuming less energy fruitfully and
asserted that the biggest challenge for us lies in policy change. Dr. T. Harinarayan focused on increasing
the use of renewable energy resources vis-à-vis reduction in use of non-renewable energy resources and
highlighted the innovative steps taken in research in this direction by GERMI. Dr. BiswajitChakraborty
emphasized on implementation of the solutions in overcoming the challenges faced by infrastructure
sector in such a manner so as to achieve operational excellence and asserted that resource mobilization
and knowledge specification should be enhanced and collaborations among educational institutes
should increase. Shri Vasant Agarwal emphasized on energy conservation being more or at least as equal
to increasing energy generation and spoke about the Govt instituting policies which were practical and
delivered the desired result. He lamented on disparities in energy usage in rural India. Prof. Coburn
indicated the need for holistic thinking. He concluded by candidly stating that policies fail because of
unforeseen issues, regulations are imposed in order to prevent industries from miscalculating and that it
is the need of the hour that industries align their operations as per regulatory frameworks.
Shri. B.S. Negi:
o The key issues for Energy & Infrastructure lie in ‘Availability, Accessibility and Affordability’
o We should use an interactive approach to identify challenges and then study these challenges to
modify the curriculum of academic institutions accordingly
o General Public needs to be educated regarding energy issues and the importance of energy
efficiency
Prof. LathaRamchand:
o Governments should facilitate and encourage investments in infrastructure and make necessary
policy changes
Prof. Arun K. Agarwal:
o There is a core need and demand of technical as well as managerial knowledge from educational
institutes. This can be achieved by establishing Research Centers and Centers of Excellences
where academia and industrialists can come together to research on the demands of the ever
expanding market
o Large amount of money is at stake in the energy infrastructure sector and educational institutes
should prepare students to be ready for uncertain environments in Energy and Infrastructure
Dr. T. Harinarayana:
o Renewable energy sector has a huge potential. A lot of research is being carried out in the sector
but there is urgent need to focus more efforts on the same
o Current time demands industry to generate more energy using less or no fuel and using less area
or space

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REQUIRED CAPACITY ADDITION IN INDIA BY 2031
2031-32
2026-27
2021-22
2016-17
9% GDP
8% GDP
7% GDP
o Solar power is a matured technology and India need to focus on research to make this
technology much more economical and popular. India has plenty of sunlight in all the seasons
that can be utilized. Gujarat has already installed more than 825 MW capacity of Solar Projects
state wide and is still expanding
o Vertical axis wind mills are about to be launched. If available for an affordable price, the society
can expect “Wind Roof Top Programs” in near future
Shri. BiswajitChakraborty:
o There are three major challenges in energy infrastructure viz. managing demand & supply,
managing stakeholders and efficient use of energy
o There is a need to modify courses being currently thought in educational institutions to make
the generation which is about to enter the industry ready to face these challenges
o Industry should involve educational institutes in process of implementation of projects, so that
the academia gets a foresight on upcoming issues of the market
Prof. Timothy C. Coburn:
o Infrastructure markets, resources, R&D are the main focus areas currently but there is a need to
lay more stress on the same
o Total Primary Energy Demand in India :
543
762
206
303
445
655
962
212
331
510
785
1207
0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400
2011-12
Installed Capacity in GW

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Source: IEA, 2011, World Energy Outlook; Central Electric Authority (CEA), 2012, Monthly Report, All India Installed Capacity-State
Wise/Utility Wise, New Delhi; German Federal Institute of Geosciences (BGR), 2011, Annual report:Reserves, resources and
availability of energy; IEA database; reproduced in S.-J. Ahn and D. Graczyk, 2012, Understanding energy challenges in India: Policies,
players and issues, IEA; http://www.iea.org/publications/freepublications/publication/India_study_FINAL_WEB.pdf
o India has 5th largest wind resource, but disproportionately concentrated in a few states (e.g.,
Tamil Nadu)
o India is also the 7th largest hydro resource, mostly concentrated in the north
o In India, there is a need of more holistic approach to deal with the issue of energy availability
Shri. Vasant Agarwal:
o There is a need to save and conserve energy. The policy of US to increase efficiency of cars is a
perfect example for the same. Policies on similar lines can be formulated here as well
o There needs to be a debate on cost vs. availability of an object as demand and supply
decide the cost
669 Mtoe, 2009
24%
7%
42%
25%
<1%
1%
1%
Coal
Oil
Natural Gas
Nuclear
Hydro
Biomass & Waste
Other Renewables

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Technical Session 1: Business & Techno-Managerial Issues and Prospects in
Emerging Economies
• No. of Papers Presented: 15
• The papers presented in this session broadly covered following topics:
o Kyoto Protocol: Prospects and Challenges
o Energy Security Challenges
o Business of LNG: Problems and Prospects
o Energy Supply and Demand Challenges
o Challenges of Energy Cooperation in Developed and Emerging Economies
o Development Challenges on Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)
o Geopolitics of Energy: Emerging Trends and Changing Landscape
o Digital Development Challenges in E&I Sector
o Environmental Issues & Carbon Credit Management
o Energy Security and World Economy
o Business Trends and Practices of E&I Sector
o IT Infrastructure for Automation in E&I Sector
o Energy Economics
o Energy Audit
o Energy Efficiency
o Green Technology
o Managing Climate Change and Resource Challenges
o City Gas Distribution (CGD): Prospects and Challenges

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Technical Session 2: Regulatory and Policy Issues and Prospects in Emerging
Economies
• Total Number of Papers Presented: 10
• The papers presented in this session revolved around existing government policies and further
prospects on the same. Broad topics included:
o Energy Regulation and Policy
o Emerging Infrastructure Policy Issues & Challenges
o Global Policy Convergence
o Challenges of Industrial Policy
o Role of Government in Formulating and Implementing Policy
o Global Energy Governance
o Disaster Management Practices
o Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility Issues & Challenges
o Regulatory Structure and Review of Government Policy
Technical Session 3: Marketing Issues and Prospects in Emerging Economies
• Total Number of Papers Presented: 10
• There is a great need to market sustainable and efficient energy technologies in today’s market.
Industry needs to be prepared for the same. Keeping this in view, following topics were covered
in this technical session on ‘Marketing Issues and Prospects in Emerging Economies’ :
o Sustainable Marketing
o CRM: Issues & Challenges
o Pricing and Demand Estimation
o Value Creation & Delivery Challenges
o Branding and Marketing Innovations
o Energy Pricing
o Green Marketing
o From Commodities and Utilities to Brands

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Day 2 – 12th January, 2014
Technical Session 4: Operations Management Issues and Prospects in Emerging
Economies
• Total Number of Papers Presented: 10
• The papers broadly covered following topics:
o E&I Value Chain
o Designing Delivery Practices
o Industrial Risk Management Practices
o Role of IT in Managing E&I Sector Operations
o Operational Issues and Challenges for LNG Business
o Energy Storage & Maintenance Issues and Challenges
o Automation for Efficient Operations
o Supply Chain Management Logistics and Service Delivery

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Plenary Session 2: Addressing Issues and Challenges of Energy and Infrastructure
Sector in India and the Role of Alternative Energy
List of Panel Members:
Addressing Issues and Challenges of Energy and Infrastructure Sector in India and
the Role of Alternative Energy
Name Organization
Shri. Kishor Nair President at Welspun Energy Limited
Shri. Shaleen Sharma President and Managing Director: BG India
Shri. Arun Kumar Geophysicist-S, ONGC
Shri. Arpit Christy Head-Corporate Affairs, Abellon Ltd
In the 2nd Plenary Shri. Arun Kumar talked about the scenario of Shale gas in India and proposed
Shale Gas as a possible solution to resolve energy demand supply gap and talked about the
initiatives taken by government of India regarding problems of independent operators in Shale
Gas sector. Shri.Arpit Christy indicated the challenges of Energy & Infrastructure in India and
emphasized the role of alternate energy sources to mitigate the problems. Shri.Kishor Nair,
emphasized on renewable energy sources such as Solar and Wind and their benefits as well as
related key issues and challenges. Shri.Shaleen Sharma, spoke about the huge problem of
managing demand of energy in India and the world. He stated Natural Gas as a potential energy

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resource in future. He also mentioned the necessity to develop facilities which align with
market.
Shri.Kishor Nair:
o Energy plays a major role in growth of an economy as every industry needs energy
o 3,500 sq. kms. of area in Rajasthan can produce ~750-2,100 GW of Solar Power
o As per Berkley Lab study, wind potential in India is 2,006 GW (80 meter hub height)
to 3,121 GW (120 meter hub height) against earlier potential estimate of 102 GW
Shri. Arun Kumar:
o India’s Energy mix is currently dominated by coal
o Shale Gas is currently in a full boom in US, where In just 4 years (2006 to 2010)
annual shale gas production has jumped from less than 1 TCF to nearly 5 TCF
o There are primarily eight prominent Shale Gas Basins in India namely : Cambay, Cauvery
(Onshore), KG (Onshore),Damodar-Valley,AssamArakan,Satpura,Ganga, Vindhyan (Son-
Valley)
Shri.Arpit Christy:
o S – Sun / Solar Energy
U – Urban / Municipal Solid Waste to Energy
S – Solid Biofuel (Energy Pellets / Briquettes)
T – Tidal Energy
A / I – Air / Aqua Energy (Wind & Hydro Energy)
N – Nuclear Energy
A – Anaerobic Digestion (bio gas)
B – Biomass based power plants
L – Liquid Biofuel (BioEthanol – BioDiesel)
E – Earth Energy (Geo Thermal Energy)
o Challenges in generation of Bio-Fuel like awareness amongst people, Acceptability of Bio-
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o Creating a role model in sustainability in line with our historic traditions with the help of
Local production & consumption, thereby reducing environmental leakages, traffic & road
movement
o Decentralized Biomass Collection Model at Abbelon Energy is an innovative plan of
collection of biomass from the farmers and supplying energy to end user in an efficient
manner
Shri. Shaleen Sharma:
o LNG is the fuel of the future. It will definitely be needed to meet the energy needs of the
future
o Pricing of LNG: There will always be a global pricing difference in LNG
o Strategic partnerships are needed in PPP mode for development LNG infra in the country
Technical Session 5: Financial and Accounting Issues and Prospects in Emerging
Economies
• Total Number of Papers Presented: 6
• Finance and Accounting are always at the nucleus of all projects. This theme of technical session
covered following topics:
o Policy Framework for Investment
o Project Finance, Energy Trading and Risk Management Strategies and Challenges
o Role of Financial Institutions, Bond Financing, Public-Private Partnership
o Auditing, Accounting And Taxation Practices
o Energy Efficiency Financing
o Stakeholders Management
o Legal and Regulatory Framework for Investment and Financing
o Opportunities for Investing In Renewable Energy Projects
o Opportunities for Investing In LNG Projects
o International Financial Reporting Standards
o Portfolio Analysis & Optimization Techniques

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Technical Session 6: Social & Human Resource Management Issues and
Prospects in Emerging Economies
• Total Number of Papers Presented: 6
• The papers broadly covered following topics:
o Strategic HR Challenges and Sustainable Business Performance
o Talent Management
o HRD Systems and Processes
o Managing Cross-cultural Issues
o Leadership & Change Management
o Energy-Efficient Workplaces and Sustainable Development
o Energy Conservation Behavior and Community Development Challenges
o Health, Safety and Environmental Issues and Challenges
o Pro-Environmental Behavior at Workplaces

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Valedictory Function
Prof. Kaushal Kishore, Organizing Secretory, ICEI-2014
Thank You Address
Prof. Kaushal Kishore thanked the Energy and
Petrochemicals Department, Government of Gujarat for
their constant support in organizing ICEI 2014. He showed
his utmost gratitude towards Industrial Extension Bureau
(iNDEXTb) for considering the event as a part of Vibrant
Gujarat 2015 Summit. He further thanked all the panel
members, participants, event partners and sponsors for
being a part of the event.
Dr. Hemant Trivedi: Director, School of Petroleum Management, PDPU
Dr. Trivedi congratulated the entire organizing team
for a successful event. He was thankful to all the
industry and government personnel for extending
their support to the event. He believed that the event
has been successful in imparting relevant information
and fulfilling the objective of stimulating young minds
for the need of energy and infrastructure for the
industry.
He invited all the participants for ICEI-2016.

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Way Forward:
• Increase the use of renewable energy resources vis-à-vis reduction in use of non-renewable
energy resources
• Vertical Axis Wind Mills if available at affordable price can lead to the launch of “Wind Roof Top
Programs”
• Shale gas can help meet India’s ever increasing energy needs. So, industry needs to develop its
infrastructure accordingly
• Certain regulatory changes are required from the government side to promote LNG Terminals in
the country
• Strategic partnerships are needed in PPP mode for development LNG infra in the country
• Educational institutes need to modify their courses according to the needs of the industry in
terms of energy infrastructure
• The government can take help of the latest “54.5 MPG Fuel Efficiency Standards” of USA to
formulate its own policy for energy efficiency to reduce India’s dependence on foreign fuel
• There is a need to establish Research Centers and Centers of Excellences where academia and
industrialists can come together to research on the demands of the ever expanding market
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