The location of the conference is IIT Roorkee, India. The Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee), the successor of the University of Roorkee is the oldest technical institution of India.It offers undergraduate programmes, Integrated Dual Degree, Integrated M. Tech Programmes, post-graduate programmes and doctoral degree in specialized areas of technology, architecture, science and management. India has altogether 7 Institutes of Technology (8 more are being established), which are ranked among the best engineering institutions in the world.

last fifty years. The Institute, engaged in teaching and research, also offers its expertise through consultancy services to private and public sector industries as well as to various government agencies. Since 2003, a multi-disciplinary team of IIT Roorkee has carried out performance testing of about 50 SHP stations of different types and capacities located in different parts of the country.