IPPAI is an independent non-profit organisation providing a neutral forum for discussion and examination of policy and regulatory issues, critical to development of the Indian infrastructure specially power and oil & gas.
	IPPAI was established in the year 1994, soon after the private sector was invited by the government to participate in the power sector. Since its establishment, IPPAI has been an interface between all stakeholders in power, oil & gas & other infrastructure sectors including policy makers (both at central & state level), electrical utilities, financial institutions, power deveopers, Indian & multinational Companies, equipment suppliers, EPC contractors & consultants.
	IPPAI's initiatives are focused on policy,strategic, financial, legal, regulatory & technical issues in the power, oil & gas and allied sectors.
	IPPAI, over the last few years has conducted over 100 workshops, round tables, energy summits & international conferences featuring a wide range of subjects from financing, regulation, transmission & distribution ,policy initiatives, enviornmental concerns & consumer concerns by NGO's. These have yeilded a wealth of data & information on how to tackle these issues and also reccomendations evolved from these have been forwarded to the policy makers at various levels.
	IPPAI members & corporations that have worked closely with IPPAI included NTPC, Essar power, Tata Power, Ernst & Young, Jaiprakash Industries, GMR Energy, Jindal Steel & Power, BSES, Reliance Energy, DLF Power, Dabhol, Enron, Gujarat Piapava Port, MPSEB, KEB Engineers Association, Amarchand & Mangaldas, CESC, BHP Billiton, Godavri Sugar Mills, Maersk Shipping, Manglore Power Company & PSEG Global amongst others.