Smart Grid taskforce to have Sam Pitroda as head

To evolve roadmap for intelligent grid technologies in power sector

GN Bureau | June 7, 2010



Sam Pitroda,Adviser to the Prime Minister on Public Information Infrastructure and Innovation will head the India Smart Grid Task Force as per a news item in the Hindu.

The India Smart Grid Forum, a non-profit voluntary consortium of public and private stakeholders was launched by the power minister on May 26.

The taskforce has been established to evolve a road map for development and deployment of smart and intelligent grid technologiesin the power sector.

The taskforce includes nominees from the Ministries of Home, Defence, Communications & Information Technology, Non-Renewable Energy, Environment & Forests, Finance, Planning Commission, Science & Technology, CERC, CEA, CPRI, BEE, NTPC, PGCIL, BIS, PFC and the REC.

 

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