Inaugural Session

09:00 – 09:30

Registration

09:30 – 09:35

Lighting of Lamp

09:35 – 09:40

Welcome Address

Mr. Anurag Singh Sirola, Associate Director, KPMG (ASPIRE Programme Team)

09:40 – 09:50

Introduction of ASPIRE Programme

Representative of the Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office, UK

09:50 –10:00

Brief overview of industrial energy efficiency (IEE) theme of the ASPIRE Programme

Mr. Balawant Joshi, Managing Director,Idam Infra (ASPIRE Programme Team)

10:00 – 10:10

Special Address by Jawaharlal Nehru Aluminium Research Development and Design Centre (JNARDDC)

Dr. Anupam Agnihotri, Director, JNARDDC

10:10 – 10:20

Keynote Address by Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE)

Mr. Sunil K. Khandare, Director, BEE 

10:20 – 10:30

Inaugural Address by Vedanta Jharsuguda

Mr. Sunil Gupta, COO-Aluminium Business & CEO, Vedanta Jharsuguda

10:30 – 10:35

Vote of Thanks

Mr. K. K. Chakarvarti, Senior Advisor, Idam Infra (ASPIRE Programme Team)

10:35 – 10:45

Group Photograph

10:35 – 11:15

Tea break and networking

Session I – PAT and Carbon Credit and Trading Scheme (Indian Aluminium sector)

11:15 – 11:20

Moderator 

Mr. Sunil K. Khandare, Director, BEE

11:20 – 12:00

Indian Aluminium sector – PAT Scheme and its Transition to Carbon Credit and Trading Scheme

Mr. V. Jagadeesan, BEE Sector Expert

12:00 – 12:15

Discussions

Session II – Dissemination of findings of the draft report on ‘Pathways for Energy Efficiency and Decarbonisation in the Indian Aluminium Industry’

12:15 – 12:20

Moderator     

Dr. Anupam Agnihotri, Director, JNARDDC

12:20 – 13:15

‘Presentation on Draft Report – ‘Pathways for Energy Efficiency and Decarbonisation in the Indian Aluminium Industry’

ASPIRE Programme Team

13:15 – 14:00

Lunch break and networking

Session III – Consultative discussion with industry stakeholders on the draft report

14:00 – 14:10

Moderator 

Dr. Anupam Agnihotri, Director, JNARDDC

14:10 – 15:10

Consultative discussion with stakeholders from industry, JNARDDC and BEE on the draft report

Participants from Aluminium and Alumina Industry

Session IV – Key energy efficiency & decarbonisation strategies adopted by Indian industries

15:10 – 15:15

Moderator 

ASPIRE Programme Team

15:15 – 15:35

Energy efficiency and decarbonisation strategy adopted in the Aluminium Smelters - Vedanta (Metal Team)

Ms. Vysyaraju Harika, Technical Analyst Potline; Ms. Prapti Varshney, Lead Innovation Cell; and Mr.Swapnil Hirave, Manager- Pot Repair/Lining/Delinning Vedanta, Jharsuguda

15:35 – 15:55

Energy efficiency and decarbonisation strategy adopted in the Captive Power Generation -Vedanta (Power Team)’

Mr. Prafulla Chandrakar, Lead O&E CPP; and Ms. Payal Agrawal, Lead Chemist, CPP Water System ;Vedanta, Jharsuguda

15:55 – 16:15

Decarbonisation Initiatives at Aditya Aluminium’

Mr.Jay Prakash Soni, Asst.GM and Mr. Sourav Kumar Gorain , Manager, Aditya Aluminium, Hindalco

16:15 – 16:35

Energy efficiency and decarbonisation strategies adopted by BALCO

Mr. Ranjan Mishra, Associate GM, BALCO

16:35 – 16:55

Energy Efficient Initiatives at Vedanta Lanjigarh- Driving Efficiency & Decarbonization for Climate change Through its NET ZERO efforts

Mr. Sanjaya Kumar Jena, General Manger – Commissioning & EM , Mr .Soumava Das - Deputy Manager, Energy & Carbon- Lead Vedanta Limited, Lanjigarh

Session V – Key decarbonisation levers for aluminium industry

16:55 – 17:00

Moderator

ASPIRE Programme Team

17:00 – 17:20

New & emerging technologies for decarbonising the aluminium sector

Dr. Anupam Agnihotri, Director, JNARDDC

Conclusion and Feedback

17:20 – 17:30

17:30 onwards

High-Tea