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• Manufacturers should also participate and sponsor the research programme relevantto the power sector;• Successful R&D projects should be given a wide publicity within the power sector;and• The power sector should have collaboration with research institutes abroad to haveexchange of know-how and latest methods.The government has also proposed setting up a Power Academy that would be entrustedwith all the research needs of the sector in the country. Manufacturing firms, utilitiesand those connected even remotely with the power sector would be expected to reportall their technical problems and R&D requirements to this Academy.2. Key organizations to achieve R&D targets of the 12 th FYPThe research projects proposed will be executed through National Perspective Plan(NPP) and Research Scheme on Power (RSoP) of the Ministry of Power (MoP), in acollaborative manner involving: central PSUs, research organizations and academicinstitutions as mentioned below:• Generation – National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), National HydroelectricPower Corporation (NHPC), SJVN Limited and Nuclear Power Corporation of IndiaLtd. (NPCIL) will be the key central agencies in the generation sector, and they willbe complemented by state generation companies and independent power producers(IPPs);• Transmission - At the centre, Power Grid Corporation of India Limited(POWERGRID) will play a critical role with the state transmission and privatetransmission companies;• Distribution – The state Discoms will be the key agencies in the distribution sectorapart from private distribution licensees and input franchisees; and• Nodal centre for R&D – MoP through CPRI and CEA.3. Promoting R&D and risk managementThe Working Group on Power for the 12 th Five Year Plan has recognised that domesticR&D is an important ingredient in the self-sustenance effort of the country. In thecontext of the power sector, for indigenously developed projects, especially thoseinvolving substantial developmental investments, there is a need to remove qualificationrequirements pertaining to equipment performance over a minimum period specified bycustomers like Electricity Boards, NTPC, etc.Insurance schemes to cover riskTo support commercialization of indigenously developed products, an acceptablemechanism or enabling provision is needed for risk mitigation. This could be in theform of an insurance scheme to cover any potential risks over and above the normalwarranties and guaranties offered by the product developer and funded through theR&D cess. As per the Research and Development Act 1986, as amended in 1995, acess of 5 per cent is being levied by government on all payments made towards importof technology.68