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Dr. R K Pachauri - Potential of MSME sector matched 'in the reverse', says

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Channel: TERI · 2013 · Nonprofits & Activism

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The inaugural session of the Summit witnessed senior dignitaries who shared their views and vision for providing direction to further the cause of promoting energy efficiency in MSMEs.  Dr R K Pachauri, Director General of TERI, pointed to the fact that the MSME sector not only contributes significantly to India's GDP numbers but also provides employment to over 60 million people. This makes it all the more important to find ways by which MSMEs can remain competitive. Indeed, there is enormous potential to improve the energy efficiency of MSMEs, but this potential has till recently been matched 'in the reverse' by the low levels of attention to this important sector. 

The address was delivered at the National Summit on Energy Efficiency in MSMEs held during July 2012 at New Delhi. The two-day Summit was organized under the aegis of Small and Medium Enterprises Energy Efficiency Knowledge Sharing (SAMEEEKSHA). The Summit drew more than 200 participants who represented 40 cluster-level industry associations from various MSME sub-sectors across India including brick, ceramics, chemicals, dairy, engineering, foundry, metallurgy, rice mills, tea, and textiles; 30 government departments; 16 bilateral/ multilateral agencies; 7 financial institutions; 9 academic institutions; and 20 energy consulting firms.

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