Atal Community Innovation Centre should focus on meeting energy demand using local resources: Pradhan

The Atal Community Innovation Centre should focus on using local resources, such as non-fossilised bio-mass, to meet the growing energy demand of the country, said Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, and Steel, Dharmendra Pradhan.

Speaking at the launch of the NITI Aayog’s AIM-Atal Community Innovation Centre, Pradhan said, “Today, we are the third largest consumer and in the coming years, before 2040, in less than 20 years, we will be the No. 1 energy consumer of the world. The sources of energy should evolve to meet this demand with a focus on decarbonising the economy.”

Pradhan also said that PSUs in the oil and gas, and steel sector would be spending a portion of their CSR contributions to support the initiatives of the Atal Community Innovation Centre.