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Source: The post is based on the article “Power ministry establishes UTPRERAK, a Centre of Excellence to Accelerate Adoption of Energy Efficient Technologies in Indian Industry” published in PIB on 26th June 2023
What is the News?
The Ministry of Power has set up UTPRERAK, a Centre of Excellence, dedicated to accelerating adoption of clean technologies by industries.
What is UTPRERAK?
UTPRERAK stands for Unnat Takniki Pradarshan Kendra.
It is a Centre of Excellence to Accelerate Adoption of Energy Efficient Technologies.
It has also been named as Advanced Industrial Technology Demonstration Centre (AITDC).
Setup by: Bureau of Energy Efficiency(BEE), Ministry of Power.
Located at: Badarpur, New Delhi campus of the National Power Training Institute (NPTI), Ministry of Power.
Functions of UTPRERAK:
– To become the key reference and resource institution on industrial energy-efficient technologies.
– To demonstrate and showcase energy-efficient technologies in key industry sectors.
– To act as an exhibition cum information centre and knowledge repository.
– To serve as a strategic capacity-building institution by providing intensive training to more than 10,000 energy professionals from the industry and other potential sectors over the next five years.
– To provide key inputs for national energy policy formulation, link education and research in energy-efficient solutions and develop innovative applied solutions for energy efficiency.
