UNIDO and NISE team up for skill development in solar energy sector

 

New Delhi, Aug. 8: India is taking significant steps to become leading countries in the solar energy sector. The capacity building in this sector is the most focused area in India. Furthering in this manner, An agreement was signed yesterday between the National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) to initiate a skill development program for different levels of beneficiaries in the solar thermal energy sector.

 

NISE and UNIDO will engage national and international experts to bring the best practices by developing specialized training material.

 

The agreement is part of the ongoing MNRE-GEF-UNIDOproject implemented jointly by UNIDO and to support capacity building and skill development of technical manpower in the Concentrated Solar Thermal Energy Technologies (CST) which are being used to replace conventional fossil fuels e.g. coal, diesel, furnace oil etc. and save costs and emissions in the industrial process heat applications.