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MINISTRY OF POWER
self-sustainable. For this purpose, visits have been
exchanged between REC & RUS on several occasions
and a draft outline of this Alternative Financing Model
has been developed by REC which is being proposed
to be developed further in consultation with RUS and
tested on ground by taking up a few pilot projects.
(ii) The Central Institute for Rural Electrification (CIRE)
at Hyderabad plays a significant role under DRUM
as partners in the DRUM training and it had signed a
MoU with M/s CORE International Inc. who have been
engaged to conduct training activities under DRUM.
CIRE has conducted the following training programmes
under this arrangement:
a) Best Practices in Distribution Loss Reduction
b) Best Practices in Agriculture Pumpsets and Rural
Demand Side Management
c) O&M in Distribution System.
d) Financial Management in Distribution Business.
e) Distribution efficiency and Demand Side
Management.
Transformation of lives in rural India with accessability to Power
(iii) A DRUM website has been launched under this project
for dissemination of information regarding the progress
of DRUM project. REC, as a partner in the DRUM project,
has a presence in this website and will be required to
contribute to its contents from time to time.
(iv) As a first step towards setting up of National Rural
Electrification Resource Center (NRERC) under DRUM,
the information regarding RUS policies and procedures
has been put on local network of REC.
6. Central Institute for Rural Electrification (CiRE) of
REC based at Hyderabad.
Progress made during current year upto 30.11.2005.
6.1 CIRE, the training wing of REC, has organized 15
training programmes and trained 389 officers of
Power Companies and other power utilities. Of the
above, 2 programmes are organized for REC Officers
& Staff, 7 programmes are under DRUM/USAID and
6 regular programmes.
6.2 As per the direction of the Ministry of Power, CIRE
organized a One-day orientation programme on