The conference saw leading industry stakeholders discussing the energy needs of the telecom sector, assess the impact of the technology upgradation and network expansion in rural areas, identifying the issues and challenges faced by the players, and the strategies and solutions to address them. The event was attended by over 70 delegates from different factions of the industry.
The key speakers at the conference included Ashish Basil, Partner, Ernst and Young; Bimal Dayal, Chief Operating Officer, Indus Towers; Tushar Kapadia, Vice-President Strategic Initiatives, GTL Infrastructure; Ankur Lal, Chief executive Officer, Infozech; Sai Ram Prasad, Chief Technology Officer, Bharti Infratel; B. Ramanand, Chief Operating Officer, ATC India; Vikas Singhal, Head – Power, ICF International; Rahul Walwalkar, Vice President-Emerging Technologies and Markets, Customized Energy Solutions; Sharat Chandra, Managing Director, TelEnergy, Sharat Chandra, Managing Director, TelEnergy Technologies, A. Sethuraman. Managing Director, Deeya Energy, Abhijit Das, General Manger-Projects, Idea, Ajit Shanker, Managing Director and CEO, Ardom, Manu Talwar, Chief Officer operations, Viom Networks, Ankur Lal, Chief executive Officer, Infozech, Sabyasachi Majumdar, Head, Power Sector, ICRA, T.R. Dua, Senior Director-General, Tower TAIPA, Dinesh Gupta, General Manager, Operations, Omnigrid Micropower Company and Sandeep Melana, Senior Analyst, Climate Connect amongst others.
The conference examined issues such as Key Trends and Outlook; Challenges and Opportunities; Industry Perspective; Impact of Policy developments; Fuel outlook; Energy storage solutions; Managing cost of energy; Imperatives for Energy Management in Telecom; Managing Cost of Energy; Focus on Rural; Powering the next generation of mobile towers; Remote Site Management; Trends in Grid Power Availability and Tariffs; Progress on RESCO pilot projects and Update on Renewable Options.
