In the midst of the heavy rains that brought life to a
standstill in most areas of Tamil Nadu, an energetic group of people came to
Auroville from all over India. They were to participate in the Ministry of New
and Renewable Energy (MNRE) and Auroville Consulting’s Programme for
Responsible Energy Management (PREM) in association with the Tamil Nadu Energy
Development Agency (TEDA). The purpose of the workshop, which is in its third
year now, was to train officers from
State nodal agencies and regional rural banks in India to identify lucrative
‘Clean Energy’ projects that promote off-grid renewables, with a special focus on rooftop solar panels.
Apart from training in areas like energy conservation and
efficiency interventions, energy audits, and solar photovoltaic systems, there
were also site visits to clean energy installations in Auroville. Apart from
the team at Auroville Consulting, Debabrata from Sunlit Future, Jorge of Min
Vayu, Akash from Cynergy...
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