“Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed between NITI Aayog and UPES”

UPES, Dehradun and The National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog), New Delhi have signed an MoU to examine the various energy sector issues such as resource availability, production, consumption, sectoral demand, local and global environmental impacts and implication of changes in energy prices and technology.

In this context it may be mentioned here that UPES is positioned as Nation Builders University fits in to the framework of NITI to collaborate on finding solutions relating to the energy sector problems and challenges. Dr. Ghodke Praveen Kumar, Assistant Professor, EPE Dept., as a member of the UPES team of Professors from CoES is involved in conducting the studies under the guidance and directions of Dr. S.J. Chopra, Chancellor, UPES.

The initiative will also focus on the understanding thus gained, & inform the energy policy formulations. Presently, UPES and NITI Aayog both are working on the following two areas: 

1.   Impact of Renewable Penetration on Grid Integration in India and Japan

2.  Implication of Clean Coal Technologies (CCT) energy Scenario of India and Japan.

The main purpose of these two studies to build scenario for 2032 and 2047 for India and Japan keeping the Intended National Determined Contribution (INDC) commitment of both countries in to consideration. NITI Aayog has also collaborated with Institute of Energy Economics of Japan (IEEJ) for these studies.