India’s First Centre for Energy Regulation

Question: Which Indian Institute of Technology recently established India’s first advisory center for the Center for Energy Regulation (CER) with the help of the United Kingdom Government?
(a) IIT, Madras
(b) IIT, Kanpur
(c) IIT, Roorkee
(d) IIT, Kharagpur
Answer: (b)
Related Facts:

  • On May 17th, 2018, the Centre was launched by Shri PK Pujari, Chairperson, Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) at a ceremony held in New Delhi.
  • At the ceremony, the Centre’s logo and web portal were also unveiled in the presence of other key dignitaries including Shri AK Bhalla, Secretary, Ministry of Power; Shri RC Bhargava, Chairman, Board of Governors, IIT Kanpur and Mr. Gavin McGillivray, Head of Department for International Development (DFID) India.
  • The Centre is an initiative by the Department of Industrial and Management Engineering, IIT Kanpur and is partly supported by the UK Government.
  • The aim of the Centre is to strengthen the Indian power sector and towards this aim, the Centre will be working closely with key stakeholders in the Indian power sector, particularly the Central and State governments, civil society groups, businesses in the area and academia.
  • Some of the objectives of the Centre include increasing the interaction between businesses, regulatory authorities and academia; developing the required knowledge base for future policy decisions; research into the power sector and developing a collaborative research environment.
  • The Department of Industrial and Management Engineering at IIT Kanpur has been actively involved in regulatory research and policy advisory.
  • The activities of CER include R & D in relation to issues like development of Indian economy, energy efficiency, energy demand, safety etc.

Reference:

http://dora.iitk.ac.in/dora/centre-for-energy-regulation
https://www.hindustantimes.com/lucknow/iit-k-establishes-country-s-first-centre-for-energy-regulation/story-wDQzrH8Lsbpp27TX7bIPgL.html
http://www.explorejobs.in/2018/05/21/iit-kanpur-sets-up-indias-first-advisory-centre-for-energy/