Write a short note on integrated energy resource planning in Assam
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A group of international and state energy and environmental experts met on May 11 to initiate a planning process for infrastructure projects to ensure energy access to consumers in Assam with the least social and environmental impact. The workshop, held at the Indian Institute of Bank Management, sought to explore integrated resource planning (IRP) processes to optimize energy planning in the state. Currently more than 60 per cent of the state population does not have access to electricity, while electrified regions too experience frequent power cuts. Aaranyak, a Guwahati based environmental research organisation co-organized the workshop with International Rivers. In October 2013, International Rivers published a report, "An introduction to Integrated Resource Planning". To build on this members of the South Asia Program conceived the idea of organizing a workshop in the northeast region of India.