8:30 – 9:00
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Registration
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9:00 –9:20
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Welcoming remarks: McNeill Watkins, PA Consulting
Opening remarks – Mejid Kerimov, Minister of Industry & Energy of the Republic of Azerbaijan
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9:20 – 9:40
| Role of the World Bank in Financing Heating Infrastructure Improvement Projects |
Peter Johansen, World Bank, Washington
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9:40 – 10:00
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Government of Azerbaijan Perspective on Implementing Reforms in the Heat Supply Sector
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Shahin Salahov, Director, Department of Construction & Communal Services, Cabinet of Ministers, Azerbaijan
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10:00 – 10:20
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Scope for Institutional Reform in the Heat Supply Sector in the Former Soviet Union Countries
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Christof van Agt, International Energy Agency, France
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10:20 – 10:35
| Coffee break |
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10:35 – 10:55
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Overview of the Heating Strategy for the Republic of Azerbaijan
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Natalia Kulichenko, PA Consulting
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10:55 – 11:15
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Private management of heat supply facilities in Azerbaijan: the pilot project
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Mehman Rzayev, Ministry of Economic Development of Azerbaijan
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11:15 – 11:30
| Question and Answers | |
Legal Framework to Support Heating Sector Reform |
11:30 – 11:50
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Overview of legislative provisions governing the heating sector in Azerbaijan
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Nariman Ramazanov, PA Consulting
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11:50 – 12:20
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Lithuanian Experience in District Heating Reform
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Vytautas Stasiūnas, President of the Lithuanian District Heating Association
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12:20 – 12:30
| Questions & Answers | Moderators |
12:30 – 13:30
| Lunch |
Promoting Competition in the Heat Supply Sector
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13:30 – 13:50
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Challenges in Liberalization of Large District Heating Networks including CHP
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Dusan Jakovlevich, Euroheat & Power, Brussels, Belgium
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13:50 – 14:10
| Competitiveness of District Heating in Bulgaria |
Lubka Georgieva, Head of District Heating Department, Ministry of Energy, Bulgaria
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14:10 – 14:30
| Role of Condominium Associations in Creating Heat Demand Market |
Anar Kazimov, Attorney, Law Firm “VIZA”
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14:30 – 14:50
| Status of Communal Service reform in Azerbaijan |
Hilayet …, State Committee on Architecture and Construction
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14:50 – 15:05
| Questions & Answers |
Moderators
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15:05 – 15:20
| Coffee Break |
Financing Mechanism for Rehabilitation of Heating Facilities |
15:20 – 15:40
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Michael Rand, European Bank for Reconstruction & Development
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15:40 – 16:00
| ESCO’s Role in Financing Heat Supply Improvement Projects |
Alexander Novoselzev, Ukrainian Chapter of Energy Engineers, President, Ukraine
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16:00 – 16:20
| ADB’s perspective on financing heating sector improvement projects |
Ashok Bgara , Asian Development Bank
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16:20 – 16:40
| Questions & Answers |
Moderators
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| Policy and Tariff Reform in the Heating Sector |
16:40 – 17:00
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Heating Sector Policy reform in Poland
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Adam Gula, President, Polish Foundation of Energy Efficiency (invited)
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17:00 – 17:20
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Communal Sector Tariff Reform in Azerbaijan
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Elshan Asadov, Head of Tariff Secretariat, Tariff Council, Azerbaijan
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17:20 – 17:40
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Policy Approaches to Improvements in Russia’s Heating Sector
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Igor Bashmakov, CENEf, Russia
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17:40 – 17:55
| Questions & Answers |
Moderators
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17:55– 18:00
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Closing Remarks
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McNeill Watkins, PA Consulting Group
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