The Meghalaya New and Renewable Energy Development Agency (MNREDA) in collaboration with the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy today conducted a national seminar on the promotion of clean energy access in the North East here.
Power Minister Abu Taher Mondal was the chief guest at the inaugural programme.
The main objective of the seminar was to explore and understand potential pathways to energise the population of North Eastern states through clean energy interventions.
The day-long event saw the participation of resource persons who spoke on a wide range of topics relating to the overview and current status of compressed biogas, biomass pellets and briquettes as fuel, role of energy access in livelihood enhancement in the North East, penetration of small and medium scale biogas plants with a special focus on the North East, etc.
The seminar was also attended by various government agencies, including the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Association of Renewable Energy Agencies of States (AREAS), IIT Guwahati and the North East Centre for Technology Application and Reach (NECTAR).
