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The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is a ministry of the Government of India, headed by current Union Cabinet Minister Pralhad Joshi, that is mainly responsible for research and development, intellectual property protection, and international cooperation, promotion, and coordination in renewable energy sources such as wind power, small hydro, biogas, Battery Energy Storage and ...
India was world's first country to set up a ministry of non-conventional energy resources (Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE)) in early 1980s . Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), a public sector undertaking , is responsible for the development of solar energy industry in India.
PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana is a scheme launched by the Government of India in its 2024-25 budget for rooftop solar plant project with an investment of over 75,000 crore rupees to provide solar power for about 1 crore households and to provide them 300 units of free electricity every month.
Solar power in India is an essential source of renewable energy and electricity generation in India. Since the early 2000s, India has increased its solar power significantly with the help of various government initiatives and rapid awareness about the importance of renewable energy and sustainability in the society.
In September 2013, the Union Cabinet approved the establishment of NISE in 2013 as a national institute for solar energy R&D and related activities under MNRE. [2] The National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) was established in August 2013 by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) of the Government of India as an autonomous organization.
The broad aim of the Ministry is to develop and deploy new and renewable energy for supplementing the energy requirements of India. The Ministry is headquartered in Mantralaya, Mumbai , Mumbai . According to the Central New and Renewable Energy Ministry's 2012–2013 annual report, India has made significant advances in several renewable energy ...
Pages in category "Government agencies for energy (India)" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. ... Ministry of Energy, New and Renewable ...
The capacity utilisation factor is nearly 16% in the fiscal year 2017-18. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) of India has announced a revised estimation of the potential wind power resource (excluding offshore wind power potential) from 49,130 MW assessed at 50m Hub heights to 102,788 MW assessed at 80m Hub height at 15% capacity ...