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Mr Girish Sethi - Technology Transfer is the key to energy efficiency in developing countries

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Channel: TERI · 2013 · Nonprofits & Activism

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At the National Summit on Energy Efficiency in MSMEs held during July 2012 at New Delhi, Mr Girish Sethi, Director, TERI elaborated on four important aspects of promoting energy efficiency in the MSME sector. The first is the availability of technology; not just the low-cost options ('low hanging fruit') but the 'transformational' technologies. Such transformational technologies could bring about major improvements in terms of energy savings, energy efficiency and product quality; but they are usually not available readily for MSMEs. Even when a technological option is available off the shelf, it has to be customized to suit local conditions and requirements. 

The second aspect is the importance of handholding in order to ensure sustainable dissemination of EE technology. Mr Sethi gave the example of the EE glass melting technology that was developed and promoted in the Firozabad glass industry cluster under the TERI--SDC partnership project. Third, Mr Sethi mentioned the importance of technology transfer (TT) as a mechanism by which EE technological capacities can be built in developing countries. The international collaborative RDD&D approach adopted by the TERI--SDC project provides a good model of how the TT process can be made effective.  Fourth, in order to ensure sustainable dissemination of EE technologies, special emphasis must be given to capacity building and skills development of MSME operators and LSPs.   

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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