Handbook of Energy Policy
Editors: Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary & Dayong Zhang

Chapter Development Workshop/Webinar
Tokai University (Japan), Southwestern University of Finance and Economics (China),
The International Society for Energy Transition Studies and the Springer Nature (Publisher)
Date: Oct 21-22, 2021

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Day 2: Oct 22, 2021, Time: 14:00- 16:45 (China standard time), 15:00 -17:45 (Japan standard time)https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85325303927?pwd=dkZpeUo0WmhMakhqeFVqR013cUVsdz09
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Agenda (Day 1: Oct 21, 2021)
Welcoming Remarks- Naoto Yoshikawa, Vice Chancellor for Global Initiatives, Tokai University, Japan
Professor, Department of International Studies
Oct 21
14:00 – 14:20 (CST) Keynote speech I:
15:00 - 1520 (JST)- Xiansheng Sun, Ex-Secretary General of the International Energy Forum, Vice

President & Director General of Energy Industry Cooperation Committee, China
Council for International Investment Promotion; Council Chairman of The
International Society for Energy Transition Studies (ISETS)
Presentation & Discussion
Moderator: Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary (Tokai University, Japan)

Session 1: The Geopolitics of Energy Markets and Energy Trade Policies
Chair: Dayong Zhang (Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, China)
Presentation 1. Harnessing Win-Win Energy Geopolitics and Competitive Global Energy
Market by Integrating Energy Efficiency. Riasat Noor (Asian Development Bank) &Sumaiya Noor (United Purpose Bangladesh Office)
Presentation 2. The Geopolitics of the European Union-Russia Gas Trade
Oct 21
14:20 – 15:10 (CST) Francesco Sassi (University of Pisa, Italy)
15:20 - 16:10 (JST) Presentation 3. Role of Energy Trade in South Asian Energy Security - Bhutan’s case ofelectricity trade in the region. Hemlal Bhattarai (Royal University of Bhutan, Bhutan)
Presentation 4. Towards the Sustainable Development through Energy Transnationalism:
Case Study of Integrated Energy Markets in Asia. Akanksha Singh (Institute for Global
International Relations, Japan)
Note: (Each presentation is 10 minutes, 10 minutes for discussion and Q&A)
Break: 10 Minutes

Session 2: Policies to Increase Energy Security and Alleviate Energy
Poverty
Chair: Qiang Ji (Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)
Presentation 5. Policies to Alleviate Energy Poverty: From Fundamental Conceptions to a
Practical Framework in the New Era. Jiajia Li (Sichuan Agricultural University, China)
Presentation 6. Energy Security in a Resource-Rich Economy: Case of Iran. Reza Hafezi
Oct 21(National Research Institute for Science Policy, Iran)
15:20 – 16:20 (CST)
16:20 - 17:20 (JST) Presentation 7. Policies to Alleviate Energy Poverty in the Cooking Sector in India. Vijeta
Singh (MIT- World Peace University, India) & Nandita Mishra (Linköping University,Sweden)
Presentation 8. Energy Convergence and Regional Energy Security: Policy Implications.
Ehsan Rasoulinezhad, (Tehran University, Iran)
Presentation 9. Energy cooperation between China and Africa to Alleviate Energy
Poverty. Abdulrasheed Zakari (Beijing Institute of Technology, China)
Note: (Each presentation is 10 minutes, 10 minutes for discussion and Q&A)

Session 3: Policies for Sustainable Energy Innovations and Technologies
Chair: Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary (Tokai University, Japan)
Oct 21
16:20 – 17:00 (CST)
17:20 - 18:00 (JST)

Presentation 10. Technology Diversification in Renewable Mini-Grid Portfolios.
Gianfranco Gianfrate (EDHEC Business School, France) & Eflamm Gueguen (University ofOxford, UK)
Presentation 11. Leveraging Digitalization for Improving Energy Efficiency.
M. Subramanian (Independent Consultant, India)
Presentation 12. Effective Factors and Policies in Electrical Energy Security. Hadi
Vatankhah Ghadim (University of Tabriz, Iran) and Jaber Fallah Ardashir (Islamic AzadUniversity, Iran)
Note: (Each presentation is 10 minutes, 10 minutes for discussion and Q&A)

Agenda (Day 2: Oct 22, 2021)
Oct 22
14:00 – 14:10 (CST)
15:00 – 15:10 (JST)Keynote speech II:Xunpeng (Roc) Shi, Principal Research Fellow, the Australia-China Relations Institute,
University of Technology Sydney; Distinguished Research Fellow at Nanjing University(China); Visiting Professor at the Hubei University of Economics (China); co-founderand President of the ISETS.

Session 4: Energy Pricing, Energy Finance, and Sustainable Development
Policies
Chair: Xunpeng Shi (University of Technology Sydney, Australia)
Presentation 13. Energy Subsidy Policy. Chang Liu (Southwestern University of Financeand Economics, China)
Oct 22
14:10 – 15:10 (CST) Presentation 14. Rethinking Green Finance in Greenfield Investments. Rabindra Nepal
15:10 - 16:10 (JST) (University of Wollongong, Australia)
Presentation 15. Energy Policies for Sustainable Development. Bahareh Oryani (SeoulNational University, Republic of Korea)
Presentation 16. Challenges in Shaping Sustainable Energy Policy in Greater Mekong Subregion. Phanhpakit Onphanhdala (Lao PDR) & Vanvisa Philavong (Lao PDR )Presentation 17. Sustainable Energy Policy for India. Gopal K. Sarangi (TERI School of
Advanced Studies, India)
Note: (Each presentation is 10 minutes, 10 minutes for discussion and Q&A)

Break: 10 Minutes

Session 5: Energy Transition, Energy Efficiency and Electricity Market Policy
Chair: Chin-Hsien Yu (Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, China)
Presentation 18. Artificial Intelligence in the Nuclear Power Plants. Ridoan Karim(Monash University, Malaysia) & Firdaus Muhammad-Sukki (Edinburgh NapierUniversity, Scotland)
Presentation 19. Towards an Optimized Biofuels Use Roadmap for Indonesia Road
Transport Alloysius Joko Purwanto (Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East
Asia, Indonesia) and Dian Lutfiana (Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East
Asia, Indonesia)
Presentation 20. An Introduction to Hydrogen Energy Policy. Jongeun You (University ofOct 22
15:20 – 16:40 (CST) Colorado, U.S.)
16:20 - 17:40 (JST) Presentation 21. An Empirical Analysis of China’s Power Sector Reform and Efficiency.
Ping Qin (Renmin University of China, China) & Chin-Hsien Yu (Southwestern Universityof Finance and Economics, China)
Presentation 22. Energy Efficiency for Climate Action: Evolution of India’s Energy
Efficiency Policies & Way Forward. Shravani Itkelwar; Deepak Tewari; Bhaskar Natarajan(Alliance for an Energy Efficient Economy, AEEE, India)
Presentation 23. Identifying and Prioritizing the Indicators of the Optimal Districting inElectricity Distribution Companies. Payam Shojaei (Shiraz University, Iran) & Arash
Haqbin (Shiraz University, Iran)
Presentation 24. How Vulnerable is the Bangladesh Economy to Energy Price Shocks?
Sakib Bin Amin (North South University, Bangladesh)
Note: (Each presentation is 10 minutes, 10 minutes for discussion and Q&A)
Oct 22
16:40 – 16:45 (CST)
17:40 - 17:45 (JST)Wrap-up: Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary (Tokai University, Japan)