Sustainability and Energy Practitioners’ Association launches student cell

Sustainability and Energy Practitioners' Association launches student cell Published – August 22, 2026 12: 19 am IST – COIMBATORE.

Key points

• The Sustainability and Energy Practitioners Association (SEPA) has introduced a student cell and aims to enrol 10, 000 students in a year.
• India at present has over 300 GW of non-fossil fuel power generation capacity, including substantial solar energy systems.
• According to its president Raguram Arjunan, the association has industry and academic councils.
• Energy production has rose in India, but as the country develops, power requirement additionally rises.
• Solar energy allows modular system development, even for gigawatt-scale plants, and electricity can be supplied anywhere with this.

For context, the Sustainability and Energy Practitioners Association (SEPA) has introduced a student cell and aims to enrol 10, 000 students in a year.

According to its president Raguram Arjunan, the association has industry and academic councils. It is looking at securing ₹1, 000 crore in funding for various initiatives in five years. So far, the association has formed consortiums with industries and institutes and intends to take up research projects worth ₹83 crore. It will now form student cells and will backing them in research activities.

Speaking at a programme on Sustainable Bharat, organised as a part of Elektrotec by the SEPC, Mohammad Rihan, Director-General of National Institute of Solar Energy, underlined how reliable power supply spurs development. Energy production has rose in India, but as the country develops, power requirement additionally rises. Session this through conventional sources is a challenge. There can be no compromise on supplying power. "But, we can create it environment-friendly. So, we transition to green sources."

Solar energy allows modular system development, even for gigawatt-scale plants, and electricity can be supplied anywhere with this. Now-a-days, data access is additionally notable, and that can be ensured only through electricity access.

India at present has over 300 GW of non-fossil fuel power generation capacity, including substantial solar energy systems. "To meet net zero target, we need over 5, 000 GW of installed solar energy in the country, " he continued.

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