Centre of Excellence to Accelerate Adoption of Energy Efficient Technologies in Indian
The Ministry of Power, Government of India has set up a dedicated Centre of Excellence to accelerate industry adoption of clean technologies and thus scale up Indias contribution to the global energy transition. Named UTPRERAK, short for Unnat Takniki Pradarshan Kendra, the Centre of Excellence to Accelerate Adoption of Energy Efficient Technologies seeks to play a catalytic role in improving Energy Efficiency of Indian Industry. The Centre, named otherwise as Advanced Industrial Technology Demonstration Centre (AITDC), has been set up bythe Bureau of Energy efficiency (BEE), Ministry of Power, at the Badarpur, New Delhi campus ofthe National Power Training Institute (NPTI), Ministry of Power.
UTPRERAK will also serve as a strategic capacity-building institution and seeks to be a one-stop solution provider for energy professionals from across India for trainings and Education in energy efficiency. It is expected to provide intensive training to more than 10,000 energy professionals from the industry and other potential sectors over the next five years.