Assocham-Repa sign MoU to hydropower, new & alternate energy

MANGALURU: The

Renewable Energy

Promotion Association (

Repa

) and The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (

Assocham

) inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in New Delhi.


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.

Under the memorandum of understanding, the co-operation between Assocham technical committees and Repa standing committees and task forces develop and harmonize Indian and international RE standards. Organize joint training and educational seminars and other educational activities when appropriate.

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 including 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 A G Iyer, president and promoter director, Repa in presence of M M Madan, chairman Assocham National Council on Hydropower and Rajiv Kumar Srivastava, assistant general manager - exports, Waaree Energies Limited in New Delhi.