April 15th, 2013
HONOLULU AND KAHULUI, HI – Under the Energy Utility Partnership Program (EUPP) and the Indonesia Clean Energy Development Program (ICED), funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the U.S. Energy Association conducted an Executive Exchange on Clean Energy Development from April 13 to 20, 2013. Nine senior managers from PT PLN Persero (PLN), the Indonesian electric utility, traveled to Oahu and Maui for meetings with Hawaiian Electric Company, Maui Electric Company, First Wind, H-Power, Hawaii Public Utilities Commission, Hawaii State Energy Office and SunPower.
January 26th, 2013
Government officials, energy and water management experts from Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan responsible for international transboundary energy and water issues traveled to Portland, Oregon the week of January 26 – February 2, 2013 for an in-depth study of the Columbia River Treaty between the United States and Canada.
September 15th, 2012
The U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Power Distribution Program is a three-year, USAID-financed project designed to facilitate improvements in electric power distribution utilities across Pakistan. The project began in September 2010. The Power Distribution Program works in partnership with the Ministry of Water and Power, Government of Pakistan and nine (9) power distribution companies (DISCOs) located across the four provinces of Pakistan.
October 2nd, 2009
Partnership Goal:
To introduce and transfer best utility practices for planning, operating, managing and maintaining electric power transmission systems.
April 25th, 2009
Partnership Goal:
To introduce and transfer best utility practices for planning, operating, managing and maintaining electric power transmission systems.
May 5th, 2010
Program Objectives
- Introducing and helping with transfer of U.S. utility best practices to promote consumer energy efficiency and energy conservation, energy load management through demand side management and renewable energy technologies.
- Help Jordanian distribution utilities to create training programs for staff and management that include clear promotion tracks.
Anticipated Outcomes
To gain knowledge and documentation on the following:
April 17th, 2010
Executive Exchange Objectives
To expose senior Ministry of Electricity executives to the best utility management practices in:
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- Transmission operations and maintenance
- Distribution operations and maintenance
- Emergency restoration
- Monitoring and maintaining system reliability and stability
- Distribution and transmission system planning
November 14th, 2011
The United States Energy Association established the U.S. - Bangladesh Power Generation Partnership between selected global electric utility and energy companies and the Bangladesh Power Development Board to promote best practices in efficiency, operation, and maintenance. This program is intended to further build the capacity of Bangladesh’s senior level managers and plant operators by providing them the opportunity to work with and learn best utility operation and maintenance practices for power generating plants directly from their peers at selected U.S. and global electric utilities.
June 16th, 2012
The U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Power Distribution Program is a three-year, USAID-financed project designed to facilitate improvements in electric power distribution utilities across Pakistan. The project began in September, 2010. The Power Distribution Program works in partnership with the Ministry of Water and Power, Government of Pakistan and nine (9) power distribution companies (DISCOs) located across the four provinces of Pakistan.
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