Udaipur local centre of the Institution of Engineers (India) conducted a one-day workshop today on Usage of Renewable Energy in Remote Places. The workshop attracted over 60 participants including students, practitioners, researchers and guests.

The programme was initiated by institution President M.K. Mathur who welcomed the guests and threw light on the discussion topic. This was followed by address from the Chief Guest Dr. N.S. Rathore, Professor at CTAE.  Dr Rathore stressed the need of having Solar power harnessed in the remote areas. He also called for getting environmental clearances for major products and projects.

In the first session, Engineer Patwardhan Bhattacharya, Senior Manager at Secure Meters talked about Net metering energy accounting, usage of solar power and demand. He related this discussion to the various ways of computing energy generation and consumption.

Second speaker of the first session, Sanjeev Kachhchhawa, CEO, K. Energy Jodhpur stressed the importance and usage of solar power. He mentioned that solar power can be used from cooking food to meeting most essential needs of human beings.

In the second session, Rakesh Katiyar, Project Officer, Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation talked about how one can use and conserve power equipment. He also informed about the subsidy provide by Government on alternate renewable energy and called for increasing the awareness of solar power in rural areas.