International Center for Environmental Technology Transfer (ICETT) in its endeavor to continue its programmatic support to India, has been sincerely working to transfer Japanese energy efficient and low-carbon technologies and equipments to India. In order to promote end-user adoption of efficient, cleaner and low carbon technology amongst Indian industrial sector with special focus on Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), as preliminary research ICETT interviewed a number of Japanese companies as well as governmental organizations operating to promote technology transfer on a commercial basis, and learnt that there are several barriers for Japanese companies to reach agreements on technology transfer projects in India.

The ultimate goal of the Project is to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions by introducing energy efficient and low-carbon technologies and equipments to India while benefiting both Indian and Japanese companies in the process. For achieving this goal, the Project will identify the barriers towards reaching an agreement to start a project to transfer technologies and equipments, and the barriers towards diffusing the technologies and equipments to other areas or all over the country. In order to contribute to actual reduction in energy consumption and the resulting greenhouse gas emission reductions while benefiting the parties involved, the Project also aims to support Indian and Japanese companies in reaching agreements on projects to transfer technologies and equipments.