A Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) for availing the services of IIT Jammu for undertaking R&D activities in the field of Science, Engineering and Technology has been signed on 26.09.2022 between NHPC Limited and IIT Jammu in the august presence of Shri Yamuna Kumar Chaubey, CMD, NHPC and Shri R. P. Goyal, Director (Finance), NHPC.
NHPC Limited has already an established R&D division undertaking various innovative initiatives in different fields of Construction, Operation and Maintenance of Hydro Power Projects/Stations. This MoA will further provide an impetus to Research & Development activities with a new zeal.
Shri S. L. Kapil, Executive Director (R&D) and Prof. Manoj Singh Gaur, Director, IIT Jammu signed the MoA on behalf of NHPC Limited and IIT Jammu respectively. On the occasion of the signing ceremony, Prof. Kannan Iyer, Dean, IIT Jammu, Prof. Manoj Agarwal, IIT Jammu, Dr Nitin Joshi, IIT Jammu, Executive Directors/HoDs posted at NHPC Corporate Office and officers of R&D division were also present.