Iranian Power 2000 (2000)

Dick Clarke, Director General, The British-Iranian Chamber of Commerce.

Iran’s monetary policies and their impact on the power industry

• The control of Iran’s monetary policy
• Objectives of monetary control and setting the policies to meet it
• Changing the policy to encourage investments
• Policy changes in place and the future proposals

Dr Mohammad Jafar Mojarad, Vice Governor, Central Bank of Iran.

Introducing the 3rd Five year plan

• Iran’s five year plans - a background
• Role of the Planning and Budget organisation
• Previous plan’s and the role the power sector played
• The third incarnation planning for the future
• Foreign investment and the 3rd plan

Mr Niazi, Vice President of Foreign Investment, Plan and Budget Organisation.

Iran’s contractors perspective

• Introducing MAPNA’s experience in the field of power generation
• Current MAPNA generation projects
• Three components of power generation, steam, gas turbine and combined cycle
• Winning contracts, the importance of financing
• Meeting local manufacturing and participation laws
• Future projects for power generation to meet the growing demand for power

Dr. Afghar Fakhrieh Kashan, President, Amir Hossein Mehran, Marketing Director, MAPNA International.

Panel of the procurement officials in Iran’s power and energy industries

Abdolreza Amini, Director, Technical Services, Ministry of Oil, Shahria Hendi, Advisor to Deputy Minister of Energy, Ministery of Energy, Babak Namazi, Director of Legal Consulting, Atieh Bahar.

Future for Iran’s supplied power distribution sector

• Overview of Iran’s power industry
• Reforms in the power distribution sector
• The structure of the power industry in Iran and future proposals
• Getting in line with decentralisation and the challenge this presents
• Future direction of the Iran distribution sector

Saeed Mohazab Torabi, Managing Director, Hamedan Power Distribution Company.

Prospects of economic reform

• The current loosening of government control
• Increasing reliance on foreign participation
• Iran’s power industry and its prospects
• Meeting demand through increased investment and capacity
• Iran’s power industry in a regional context
• Future for Iran’s current power producers

Bijan Khajehpour, Managing Director, Atieh Bahar Consulting.

Bringing down the barriers to foreign investment

• Iran’s legal environment; Foreign investment into Iran’s power sector
• Smoothing the search for a partner
• Obtaining the agreement in principle
• Applying for participation and legal protection
• Forming a joint venture company
• Successful operations in Iran and the importance of legal understanding

Babak Namazi, Director, Atieh Bahar Consulting.

Examining the US policy towards Iran

• Historical factors to US relationship with Iran
• Policy currently in place and the lobbying activities
• Impact of policy on US investors and the opportunities being missed
• Potential impact of US policy on the international business community
• Future of US policy/sanctions

Shahriar Afshar, President, Iranian Trade Association.