UTPRERAK

• The Power ministry recently established UTPRERAK, a Centre of Excellence to Accelerate Adoption of Energy Efficient Technologies in Indian Industry.

About UTPRERAK

• The Unnat Takniki Pradarshan Kendra (UTPRERAK) is the CoE to Accelerate Adoption of Energy Efficient Technologies and seeks to play a catalytic role in improving the energy efficiency of the Indian industry.
• It is also named as Advanced Industrial Technology Demonstration Centre (AITDC)
• It has been set up by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE).
• The Centre is mandated to become the key reference and resource institution on industrial energy-efficient technologies.
• It will demonstrate and showcase energy-efficient technologies in key industry sectors.
• It will act as an exhibition cum information centre and knowledge repository.
• It will be a knowledge exchange platform where best practices from across various key sectors can be diffused among industry professionals through workshops and seminars.
• It is expected to provide intensive training to more than 10,000 energy professionals from the industry.

ABOUT BUREAU OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY

• It is a statutory body set up under the provisions of the Energy Conservation Act of 2001, under the Union Ministry of Power.
• Objective – to develop policy and strategies with a thrust on self-regulation and market principles within the overall framework of the Energy Conservation Act (EC Act), 2001 and to reduce energy intensity in the Indian economy.