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 DRUM Training Program Launch
Date : January 27, 2005
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| Lighting
of the traditional lamps at the National DRUM Training Launch Event
by the Ministry of Power representatives Mr. Arvind Jadhav, Joint
Secretary; Honorable P.M. Sayeed, Minister; Mr. R.V. Shahi, Secretary,
and the Chairman of the Central Electricity Authority, Mr. H.L.
Bajaj - January 27, 2005 |
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Indian Minister of Power P.M. Sayeed on Thursday, January 27,
2005 launched the next step in a $30 million (Rs. 130.6 crores)
collaboration between the U.S. and India that will bring light
and opportunity to millions of people across India.
The event marked the first of many training programs aimed at
thousands of power utility professionals, supported by the bilateral
Distribution Reform, Upgrades and Management (DRUM) effort.
DRUM will train 25,000 electric utility personnel on commercial,
technical, safety and management aspects of electricity distribution
to increase commercial viability in the power sector. The United
States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Government
of India are cooperating in a broad effort to demonstrate that
commercially viable power utilities are key to meeting consumer
needs and expanding supply for India's burgeoning power requirements.
Four training programs inaugurated on Thursday - targeted at
junior and middle managers at distribution utilities - focus
on commercial practices, management techniques and ways to minimize
losses of power within the system.
According to William Martin, Acting Mission Director for USAID
India, India is moving smartly to ambitiously address power and
water shortages. The U.S. welcomes the opportunity to collaborate
on ways to expand access to electricity in cities and villages.
Other aspects of the bilateral effort include improving power
grid infrastructure and boosting use of clean technologies
Source: www.usaid.gov/in
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