Indian Railways Global Ceiling Fan Competition      ||      Clean Energy Investment Facilitation Platform      ||      South Asia Clean Energy Forum (SACEF) 2024      ||      Inviting applications for the SAREP Grants Annual Program Statement (APS) – FY2024. “[ON HOLD]: In light of the recent Executive Order titled “Reevaluating and Realigning United States Foreign Aid” signed by President Trump on January 20, 2025, the South Asia Regional Energy Program (SAREP) Project has been placed in a “Stop Work” status by USAID. As a result, this solicitation is currently on hold until further notice. RTI cannot receive or answer any questions or accept bids at this time. Please check back at a later date for updates.” For more information click Here.
Opportunities: I. Request for Proposal (RFP) – Bhutan Power System Operator (BPSO) e-Monitoring Digitalization Solution. For more information click here. Last date: February 10, 2025.      ||      II. Request for Proposal (RFP) – Provide Technical Services to Support the Saturation of Government Buildings with Rooftop Solar in Haryana. For more information click here. Last date: February 7, 2025.

Knowledge Sharing Platform

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Learning from peers in the region is a quick and efficient way for Discoms to improve their performance, rather than having to reinvent the wheel. Regional platforms can also enhance cooperation, mutual learning, and deployment of advanced technologies to improve operational and financial efficiency.

SAREP is pioneering in creating South Asia Distribution Utility Network (referred to as DUN) to facilitate knowledge exchange and peer-to-peer capacity creation among distribution utilities across South Asia, in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. The objective of this platform is to help power DISCOMs that have similar priorities and are experiencing common challenges, accelerate planning and execution of modernization projects, and leapfrog on technology. DUN activities include taskforces comprising South Asian utility professionals focusing on different priority areas such as smart grids, smart metering, cybersecurity, regional markets, etc.