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industry. It is expected that effective participation of the industry and foreign R&Dinstitutions can result in investments of about US$1 billion in the power sector R&D by2016-17. The government grant-in-aid reflected above is only from MoP. The Departmentof Atomic Energy and the Department of Science and Technology have also madebudgetary provisions for grant-in-aid for specific activities, and these could also betapped.Funding for CPRIThe Indian government realizes the necessity of creating fully grant-in-aid funding facility,under its control, to provide support for testing, standardization, technology developmentand deployment. CPRI needs such support. CPRI can also collaborate with foreignlaboratories and investors to access funds. In order to take up R&D projects undermajor thrust areas, augment existing research facilities and establish new facilities,capital projects amounting to Rs 26.68 billion (US$524.47 million) are proposed (Table2-7).Table 2-7: Capital projects proposed for CPRISl. No. Capital projects Amount(Rs in millions)Testing and consultancy1 Upgrading of short circuit test facilities including additionof 2,500 MVA short circuit generator 13,7902 Upgrading of high-voltage/ultra-high-voltage test facilities 7903 Augmentation of power system, custom power &electronics 1504 Augmentation of energy meters, SPV, energy efficiencymotor 8105 Augmentation and modernization of diagnostics, cables,capacitors, temperature rise, environmental test facility 1,0906 Establishment of new transmission tower and seismictest facility 1,5007 Augmentation of existing Regional Testing Laboratoriesat Kolkata and Guwahati, and establishment of newRegional Testing Centres 4,2008 Infrastructure improvement for business developmentand protection 3209 Setting up of advanced research facilities likesuperconductivity technology, nanotechnology, supergridlaboratory, etc. 2,530Research & Development ProjectsCPRI Research Contingency (Plan R&D) projects 1,000RSoP projects 500Total 26,68070