Win-win collaboration
The Renewable Energy Promotion Association (REPA) and The Associated Chambers of Commerce & Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) would develop and harmonize Indian and International Renewable Energy standards under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in New Delhi on 24 April 2019.
As per the MoU, both ASSOCHAM and REPA would collaborate together to promote substantial and tangible actions to increase the co-operation between the two associations.
These are some of the win wins, the newly signed MoU would seek to achieve for both the organisations, said a FICCI release.
Under the MoU, the ASSOCHAM technical committees and REPA standing committees and Task Forces would develop and harmonize Indian and International RE standards, organize jointly training and educational seminars and other educational activities when appropriate.
The broader aim would be to promote, encourage, manage, assist and organize an integrated and efficient development of solar energy, wind energy, biomass energy, geothermal energy, tidal and wave energy and energy generated from Non-Conventional, Renewable Energy Resources in India and abroad.
Elaborating, FICCI said these would include planning, investigation, research, design and preparation of preliminary, feasibility and definite project reports for construction, generation, operation and maintenance, renovation and modernization of power stations and projects, transmission, distribution, sale of power generation at stations in India and abroad.
The MoU was signed by ASSOCHAM Deputy Secretary General, Saurabh Sanyal and Prof. A G Iyer, President & Promoter Director, REPA in presence of M M Madan, Chairman ASSOCHAM National Council on Hydropower and Rajiv Kumar Srivastava, Asst. General Manager – Exports, WAAREE Energies Limited. fiinews.com
