Bhubaneswar: Strengthening efforts towards accelerating India’s clean energy transition, IIT Bhubaneswar has entered into a multi-institutional memorandum of understanding (MoU) with GRIDCO, Centre for Mission on Energy Transition (CMET), anchored at Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT), Bhopal, and Madhya Pradesh Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (MPUVNL).The agreement was signed during Odisha State Plenary Session at Bharat Renewable Energy Summit 2026 held recently at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, according to an official statement issued by IIT Bhubaneswar on Monday.According to the statement, the collaboration seeks to establish a broad framework for academic, technical, research and institutional cooperation between stakeholders from Odisha and Madhya Pradesh to support clean energy transition, renewable energy integration, grid modernisation and the development of emerging power system technologies.The initiative is expected to strengthen knowledge-sharing and innovation in the renewable energy sector while fostering closer engagement between academia, govt agencies and the power sector, read the official statement.The MoU exchange ceremony was witnessed by Union new and renewable energy minister Prahlad Joshi, Odisha chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi, deputy chief minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo and top officials from Odisha and Madhya Pradesh govts along with IIT Bhubaneswar dean SR Samantaray.“The collaboration will also support policy research and recommendations on integrating multiple energy vectors, electric vehicles and energy storage systems into modern power grids, contributing to the development of a resilient and sustainable energy ecosystem,” read the statement.