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POWERGRID, PEC join hands to set up training & research centre
Chandigarh: Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) has partnered with Punjab Engineering College (deemed to be university), Chandigarh, to set up a state-of-the-art POWERGRID Centre of Excellence at PEC.
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The centre will offer advanced training and research facilities in power and energy engineering, strengthening hands-on learning and industry-relevant skills for students and faculty.
The MoU was signed Friday by POWERGRID ED Tarun Bajaj and PEC director Rajesh Kumar Bhatia in a ceremony attended by Chandigarh chief secretary Rajeev Verma, POWERGRID CMD RK Tyagi, and other senior officials.
The centre will be developed at a cost of more than Rs 17 crore.
This new facility aims to enhance PEC's electrical engineering curriculum through advanced labs focused on numerical relays, Phasor measurement units (PMUs), inverters, cybersecurity, e-mobility, and real-time simulation tools. It will provide students, researchers, and faculty hands-on experience in cutting-edge power sector technologies.
Prof Bhatia thanked POWERGRID for supporting this initiative, which promises to boost research and learning opportunities at PEC.
RK Tyagi, recalling his days as a PEC student, described the centre as POWERGRID's contribution to India's vision of a unified and modern power grid.
Chief secretary Rajeev Verma said the centre will serve as a hub for innovation and contribute to India's goals for energy security and a sustainable, zero-emission future.
POWERGRID, a Maharatna company under the ministry of power, operates a vast transmission network across northern India, including Punjab and Chandigarh, with a focus on technology-driven efficiency and reliability. The MoU is part of its CSR initiative.
