BIMSTEC Energy Centre Organises Five-Day Capacity Building Programme on New & Emerging Technologies in Power Sector

The BIMSTEC Energy Centre organised a five-day capacity building programme on new and emerging technologies in the power sector from 14 to 18 September 2026 in Bengaluru, under the aegis of India's Ministry of Power. Held in hybrid mode, the initiative brought together participants from all seven BIMSTEC Member States—Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Thailand—to foster technical capacity building, knowledge sharing, and regional energy cooperation. The curriculum covered advanced generation, transmission, distribution, and end-use technologies such as green hydrogen, battery energy storage, smart grids, artificial intelligence in power systems, and small modular reactors, alongside industrial visits to major power facilities in Bengaluru.