Union Minister of State (IC) for Power and New & Renewable Energy R.K. Singh has advised CPSUs to break out of inertia and create an ecosystem that encourages young officers to come up with new ideas and instills a spirit of inquiry in their minds.
Inaugurating an 'International R&D Conclave' which is a two-day conference on Emerging Opportunities and Challenges of R&D in Indian Power Sector, organised by Central Electricity Authority (CEA), in New Delhi, he said "the only way of improving life and system is questioning. This is the spirit I look for in my system".
Emphasising on indigenous R&D, Singh said that we need to get out of the habit of downgrading everything indigenous. It is possible that solutions given by our engineers are better, he added. The Minister congratulated CEA for holding this conference and expressed the hope that this initiative is institutionalised and organised every year.
He also advised the CEA to set up an inhouse dedicated R&D department to coordinate the research in power sector, and asked the concerned departments to make an effort to implement the ideas emerging from this Conference. He also said that those research papers presented during the Conference that are remarkably good, must be rewarded to encourage the researchers who have put in efforts for improving the system.
Power secretary A.K. Bhalla said asked the conference to deliberate on how the whole power ecosystem including obtaining electricity, using it and paying bills can be made consumer friendly and increase the 'Ease of Living' in India. He asked the researchers to focus on IT enabled systems and low-cost smart metering system for rural areas by tapping the huge talent pool in the country by outsourcing of research to institutions such as IITs.
Around 100 entries for paper presentation were received, out of which 45 papers have been identified for presentation during the Conference, including the papers from Germany and Japan. The sessions in the Conference will focus on R&D activities in Thermal Generation, Hydro Generation, Renewable Energy, Transmission, Grid Operation, Distribution, Trading, Marketing and Tariff.
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By IndianMandarins - 2018-02-22 11:32:33
Union Minister of State (IC) for Power and New & Renewable Energy R.K. Singh has advised CPSUs to break out of inertia and create an ecosystem that encourages young officers to come up with new ideas and instills a spirit of inquiry in their minds.
Inaugurating an 'International R&D Conclave' which is a two-day conference on Emerging Opportunities and Challenges of R&D in Indian Power Sector, organised by Central Electricity Authority (CEA), in New Delhi, he said "the only way of improving life and system is questioning. This is the spirit I look for in my system".
Emphasising on indigenous R&D, Singh said that we need to get out of the habit of downgrading everything indigenous. It is possible that solutions given by our engineers are better, he added. The Minister congratulated CEA for holding this conference and expressed the hope that this initiative is institutionalised and organised every year.
He also advised the CEA to set up an inhouse dedicated R&D department to coordinate the research in power sector, and asked the concerned departments to make an effort to implement the ideas emerging from this Conference. He also said that those research papers presented during the Conference that are remarkably good, must be rewarded to encourage the researchers who have put in efforts for improving the system.
Power secretary A.K. Bhalla said asked the conference to deliberate on how the whole power ecosystem including obtaining electricity, using it and paying bills can be made consumer friendly and increase the 'Ease of Living' in India. He asked the researchers to focus on IT enabled systems and low-cost smart metering system for rural areas by tapping the huge talent pool in the country by outsourcing of research to institutions such as IITs.
Around 100 entries for paper presentation were received, out of which 45 papers have been identified for presentation during the Conference, including the papers from Germany and Japan. The sessions in the Conference will focus on R&D activities in Thermal Generation, Hydro Generation, Renewable Energy, Transmission, Grid Operation, Distribution, Trading, Marketing and Tariff.
