Aligarh, Oct. 20 -- Surat-based industrialist Faruk G Patel has announced a KP Excellence Centre at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) with an initial corpus of Rs 5 crore, focussing on renewable energy and emerging technologies.

Patel, chairman and managing director of the KP Group, made the announcement on October 17 as guest of honour at AMU's Sir Syed Day function. The day marks the birth anniversary of the university's founder, Sir Syed Ahmad Khan.

Industry tie-up

Patel said the centre would encourage knowledge-sharing and closer ties between industry and academia. It would also support scientific research.

He offered to share the KP Group's technical know-how in solar and wind power, green hydrogen and battery energy storage system...