The Odisha Power Transmission Corporation Limited (OPTCL) on Friday signed an MoU with he Indian Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar, for establishment of a OPTCL Chair position at the IIT Bhubaneswar in the presence of Energy Minister Dibya Shankar Mishra. Also present were Dr Saurabh Garg, Chairman OPTCL, and Prof RV Raja Kumar, Director, IIT, Bhubaneswar.“We are happy to know that IIT is not only confined to academic service but has also extended its arm for the development of the State,” said Minister Mishra.
Garg said the IIT would be a trouble shooter for various technical issues surfacing in the power sector.“This Chair will act as an extended arm of R&D wing for Odisha power sector.
We also assure that the proposed Centre of Excellence for Renewable Energy & SMART Grid will provide an amalgamation to both academics and industry in general,” said Prof Raja Kumar.The objectives of establishing the Chair of the OPTCL at the IIT are knowledge sharing, skill enhancement and research and development.
