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Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate “Developing Policies, Guidelines and Sustainable Planning Principles for the Myanmar and Bhutan Hydropower and Water Resources Sectors “ 4 th September 2017 Morten Johnsen Head of International Department

Content ■ Short Intro to NVE mandate and role ■ Key challenges in NVE partner countries ■ Experiences from Bhutan ■ Current progress in Myanmar 2 Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate

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Institutional Cooperation Ministry of Norwegian Embassy «Electricity» (NORAD) NVE 5 Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate

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 6 ■ Growing public interest (Myanmar) Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate

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

Update of the Power System Master Plan 2003 8 Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate

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BEA ORGANOGRAM Minister Commissioners Chief Executive Officer Internal Audit Legal Affairs Unit Division Adm, HR & Finance Economic Department Technical Department Department Licensing Economic Adm & HR Finance Tariff & Monitoring Research Division Division Division Technical Division Division Division Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate Total 33 staff in BEA Secretariat

Partner Institution Ministry of Electricity and Energy (MOEE) Government of 11 Myanmar Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate

Sustainable Framework for Hydropower Development Capacity in MOEE Design Basis Technical Regulatory Framework Hydropower Resources of Myanmar 12 Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate

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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 14 Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate

Short movie ■ Bhutan Electricity Authority (BEA) reflections 15 Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate