Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate Developing Policies, - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate

“Developing Policies, Guidelines and Sustainable Planning Principles for the Myanmar and Bhutan Hydropower and Water Resources Sectors “

4th September 2017 Morten Johnsen Head of International Department

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Content

■ Short Intro to NVE mandate and role ■ Key challenges in NVE partner countries ■ Experiences from Bhutan ■ Current progress in Myanmar

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NVE organisation

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Institutional Cooperation

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Norwegian Embassy (NORAD) NVE Ministry of «Electricity»

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Key Sector Challenges in NVE partner countries – Bhutan and Myanmar

■ Key sector challenges identified during programme

planning

■ Most sector responsibilities gathered in one institution ■ Low electrification ■ Steep national power demand ■ Lack of national funding ■ Growing interest from international investors ■ Many engineers, few other disciplines ■ Low implementation capacity of legal framework ■ Incomplete hydrological data and storage ■ Growing public interest (Myanmar)

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Partner Institution Department of Hydropower & Power Systems Ministry of Economic Affairs Royal Government of Bhutan

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Update of the Power System Master Plan 2003

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BEA ORGANOGRAM

Minister Commissioners Chief Executive Officer Internal Audit Unit Legal Affairs Division Adm, HR & Finance Department Economic Department Technical Department Adm & HR Division Finance Division

Economic

Research Division Tariff Division Licensing & Technical Division Monitoring Division

Total 33 staff in BEA Secretariat

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Partner Institution Ministry of Electricity and Energy (MOEE) Government of Myanmar

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Sustainable Framework for Hydropower Development

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Hydropower Resources of Myanmar Regulatory Framework

Technical Capacity in MOEE Design Basis

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Summing up

■ Long term commitment and results ■ Gradual development of institutional and individual

capacity leading to organizational change and practice

■ Institutional cooperation is flexible and can easily adapt to

new priorities

■ Important with donor coordination ■ Challenging with changing political priorities and national

funding

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Short movie

■ Bhutan Electricity Authority (BEA) reflections

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