About CPRI

Central Power Research Institute (CPRI) was established by the Government of India in 1960. It became an Autonomous Society in the year 1978 under the aegis of the Ministry of Power, Government of India. For the last six decades, CPRI has been rendering dedicated service to the power sector.

Central Power Research Institute (CPRI) with its Head Office in Bengaluru has the following units across the country:

Switchgear Testing and Development Station - Bhopal
UHVRL Ultra High Voltage Research Laboratory - Hyderabad
Thermal Research Centre - Nagpur
Regional Testing Laboratory - Noida
Regional Testing Laboratory - Kolkata
Regional Testing Laboratory - Guwahati
Regional Testing Laboratory - Nasik (Establishment is under Progress)

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The Institute is managed by a Governing Council comprising of Members representing Government, Electrical utilities, Electrical industry and Academic institutions. The Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Power is the President of the Governing Council. The Chief Executive of this Institute is the Director General who is also Member - Secretary of the Governing Council.

The standing committee, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Power as Chairman, Member (Power Systems), Central Electricity Authority, Economic Adviser/ Joint Secretary, Ministry of Power, Joint Secretary & Financial Adviser, Ministry of Power as members and Director General, CPRI as convener examines and take decisions on all matters concerning the activities of the Society.

CPRI is self-sufficient and does not receive grants from the government for Non plan expenditure.

Over the years, CPRI has continuously developed the expertise in Transmission and Distribution Systems, Short Circuit Testing, Ultra High Voltage Testing, Testing of Power Capacitors, Power Cables and Accessories, Solar and LED lighting Systems, Energy Metering, Energy Auditing, Transmission Line Tower Design, Conductor Vibration Studies, Seismic Testing, Transformer Oil Reclamation & Testing, Diagnostic & Condition Monitoring, Estimation of Remaining Life of Equipment, New Materials for Power System Application and other related fields.

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Function as a National Power Research Organization for undertaking and sponsoring R&D projects in the fields of generation, transmission, distribution and operation of electricity supply systems.
Provide necessary centralized research and testing facilities for evaluation of electrical materials and performance of power equipment.
Serve as a National Testing and Certification Authority for the purpose of certification of rating and performance to ensure availability of quality equipment for use under conditions prevalent in Indian Power Systems.

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Being the fourth largest Research and Test House in the world, CPRI has built up expertise to cater to the entire gamut of services required by the power sector covering generation, transmission and distribution under one roof. CPRI houses unique facilities for evaluation of EHV / UHV equipment for 800/1200kV System. CPRI played a vital role in development of electrical industries in India.

Having established the-state-of-the-art laboratories duly accredited by NABL,CPRI offers specialized services for performance evaluation and certification of different kinds of power equipment as per BIS, IEC, ASTA, UL & other national and international standards

Products Tested at CPRI are:

Distribution and Power Transformers	Switchgears
Energy Meters and Smart meters	Insulators
Isolators	Transmission line towers
Lightning Arrestors	Cables and Conductors
Capacitors	Transformer oil,
Motors and Invertors	LED
Solar Pumps	Refrigerators & Air conditioners and…. many more

CPRI Certification is widely accepted in the Middle East, Southeast and Far East Asia and in Africa. CPRI is also addressing the Testing and evaluation requirements of the countries like Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Thailand, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Korea, Japan, UK, USA, Australia etc.

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About CPRI

Introduction

Major Objectives of the Institute

Core Activities of CPRI