A two-day training programme on “Functioning and Maintenance of Solar Radiation Resource Assessment (SRRA) Station officers” of Eastern Region States, jointly organised by Centre for Energy Engineering, CUJ and Centre for Wind Energy Technology (CWET) of Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, New Delhi began at the Central University Jharkhand (CUJ) campus on Tuesday.
In his inaugural address Jharkhand State Electricity Corporation ltd chairman SN Verma said the State produced “enough” power yet the crisis is caused by inefficient distribution. Power produced in Jharkhand is distributed to outside the State, he informed.CUJ vice-chancellor (in-charge) Prof SK Tewari recalling his more than decade-long stay in Gujarat said people in that State enjoy 24-hour power supply. He brought home the point that despite having uninterrupted power supply, the Gujarat Government was focussing on solar power.
He thanked the centre for initiating the two-day training programme on the topic and hoped that it would lead to a meaningful discourse. Director of MNRE Dr G Giridhar also graced the occasion.Head of Centre for Energy Engineering Prof SK Samdarshi gave the welcome address while Dr BasudevPradhan proposed the vote of thanks.A large number of faculty members and students attended the programme.