CEA and IIT Roorkee Join Hands to Advance Power Sector Innovation and Skill Development.
MOUs and Agreement
On July 1, 2025, the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), under the Ministry of Power, and IIT Roorkee signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly advance research, capacity building, and innovation in India’s electricity and energy sector.
- The MoU, signed by CEA Chairperson Ghanshyam Prasad and IIT Roorkee Director Prof. Kamal Kishore Pant, empowers CEA personnel to participate in IIT‑Roorkee’s short‑term projects and online technical courses, enhancing their skills in areas like energy transition and system flexibility.
- A core focus area includes collaborative research on hydropower and pumped storage, renewable energy integration, distributed generation, and electric‑power system flexibility, crucial for reliable grid operations and adaptation to intermittent renewables.
- Interdisciplinary projects will explore decarbonization, energy efficiency, water neutrality, and just transition frameworks, aligning with India’s net‑zero emissions target by 2070 and worldwide research standards.
Main Point :- (i) Collaboration extends to emerging technologies such as green hydrogen, electric mobility, energy storage systems, biomass co‑firing, and geothermal energy—critical for building a sustainable and diverse energy portfolio.
(ii) The partnership will also develop emission inventories, pollution estimation models, conduct climate vulnerability assessments of energy infrastructure, and create standards for electric‑vehicle batteries and recycling to strengthen environmental resilience.
(iii) Data sharing, joint use of research infrastructure, and publication of findings will be governed by confidentiality clauses. This MoU reinforces the government’s strategy to leverage academic-industry synergies for informed policymaking and technical progress in the power sector.
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