Introduction

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is the nodal Ministry of the
Government of India for all matters relating to new and renewable energy. The broad
aim of the Ministry is to develop and deploy new and renewable energy for
supplementing the energy requirements of the country. Creation CASE and Ministry:
1. Commission for Additional Sources of Energy (CASE) in 1981.
2. Department of Non-Conventional Energy Sources (DNES) in 1982.
3. Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources (MNES) in 1992.
4. Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources (MNES) renamed as Ministry of New
and Renewable Energy (MNRE) in 2006.
The role of new and renewable energy has been assuming increasing significance in
recent times with the growing concern for the country's energy security. Energy selfsufficiency was identified as the major driver for new and renewable energy in the
country in the wake of the two oil shocks of the 1970s. The sudden increase in the
price of oil, uncertainties associated with its supply and the adverse impact on the
balance of payments position led to the establishment of the Commission for
Additional Sources of Energy in the Department of Science & Technology in March
1981. The Commission was charged with the responsibility of formulating policies and
their implementation, programmes for development of new and renewable energy
apart from coordinating and intensifying R&D in the sector. In 1982, a new
department, i.e., Department of Non-conventional Energy Sources (DNES), that
incorporated CASE, was created in the then Ministry of Energy. In 1992, DNES became
the Ministry of Non-conventional Energy Sources. In October 2006, the Ministry was rechristened as the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.

Group Heads

Group Heads
Shri Tarun Kapoor
Joint Secretary

Renewable Energy
Technology / Programme
National Solar Mission (NSM), Solar- Grid-Connected
Solar Parks, Canal Top Solar Projects, Solar
Demonstration Projects, Grid Connected, Solar
Rooftop, Solar Pump, Solar Off-Grid, Solar Street
Lights, Solar Home Light Systems, Solar Water

Contact

Off: +91-11-2436035
Fax: +91-11-243678
Res: +91-11-233883
Email:tarun[dot]kapo

Heating Systems, (ST& PV R&D), United Nation

Development Programme (UNDP) (excluding Biomass
related Projects), SECI, NISE, Energy Access , Online
marketing portal for Renewable Products, IR,MoUs,
Bilateral and Multilateral externally added Projects,
Vigilance (Chief Vigilance Officer), Lokpal,
Lokayukta, Association of state Renewable Energy
Agencies. SHP, Solar cities and Green building.
Ms Varsha Joshi
Joint Secretary

Onshore & Offshore Wind Energy, Offshore pilot

Project (Wind), NIWE, IREDA, HRD & Training,
Solar project on cook stoves (Unnat Chulha), Policy,
Regulatory cell, Climate change related initiatives
including Clean Development Mechanism (CDM),
Green Energy Corridor Projects, Renewable purchase
Obligations (RPO) in REC markets, New initiates in
Renewable Energy in areas of Geothermal Energy,
Geothermal Heat Source Pump (GSHP) , Tidal Energy,
Hybrid Renewable Energy Policy, Repowering
Policy ,Amendments to Electricity Act, Establishment /
Administration (Including Cash Section) Finalization
of Recruitment rules for Scientists, Citizen Charter and
Public Grievances, Cleanliness , Punctuality, Swachh
Bharat, Biofuels. Waste to energy, Municipal Solid
waste based pilot projects, Family Biogas Programme,
Biogas based power projects of upto 250 kW
power/equivalent biogas generation capacity, Biogas
Energy Programmes, Battery Operated Vehicles
(BOV), Biogas based programme / schemes including
Research and Development/ Technology
Demonstration Projects, Fuel Cells and Hydrogen
Energy and Fuel Cell Centre(NHEFCC), IREP,
Research Design and Development (RD&D)
Coordination R&D Conclave, R&D Manual. Biomass
Power / Bagasse Cogeneration in sugar mills and in
non-sugar industries & NIRE.

Off: +91-11-2436102
Fax: +91-11-243674
Res: +91-11-280528
Email: varsha[dot]jo

Dr. J.C. Sharma

Economic Advisor

P&C , Coordination with Cabinet, other Ministries and

Prime Ministers Office Programme (PMO),
Coordination Comments Cabinet Notes, National
Monitoring Cell Development of Management
information Systems (MIS) for monitoring of
deployment of Renewable Energy in various
PSUs/Departments;Impart analysis of various
programme at Macro Level and Compilation of
Renewable Energy data, Official Language, RTI,
Library and Utilization Certificates, Parliament Work,
I&PA, SADP, Seminars / Symposia, Akshay Urja
Shops and CPGRAMS.

Off: +91-11-2436354
Fax: +91-11Res: +91-120-42355
Email: sharma[dot]jc

Division Heads

NTIST-F/DIRECTOR

er

Programme/Area

Telephone
Office

Residence

E-mail Address

H.R. Khan

State Government Hydro Projects, PMs

Package of Laddakh Renewable Energy
initiatives

24368917

26252710

hrkhan[at]nic[dot]in

V.K. Jain

Support Programme Group- UNDP Projects

(Biomass+ ACE), Waste to Energy

24369788

26264197

jainvk[at]nic[dot]in

24368901

26265396

bkbhatt[at]nic[dot]in

B.K. Bhatt

Small Hydro Projects (Private Sector)Watermills,

Small Hydro Projects (Government Sector) of
Uttarakhand, North East and Arunachal Pradesh),
Mini -Micro Hydel

Rajesh Dube

Establishment / Administrator (including

Cash)

24368909

23231347

rdube[at]nic[dot]in

Biomass gasifier based Energy Projects for rural area,

industry including grid connected, International
Relations (IR), SSS- NIRE

24363402

26107898

dkkhare[at]nic[dot]in

Solar Thermal Group Flat Plate/ Evacuated Tube

Collector / Non concentrating Collector Systems
Water/ Air Heaters, driers, direct cooking system and
All issues relating to Solar Water Heating Application
relating to Regional Testing Centres

24368906

23655363

sohaliakthar[at]nic[dot]in

Cook Stoves including R&D and SSS-NBRI

24362267

26119158

pdhamija[at]nic[dot]in

Solar cities, Green Building and GRIHA

implementation, Grid Connected, solar
rooftop PV,
and Akshay Urja Newsletter

24363035

26262835

aktripathi[at]nic[dot]in

.K. Tripathi

24361830

26265299

pcmaithani[at]nic[dot]in

C. Maithani

Climate Change related initiatives

including Clean Development Mechanism
(CDM),
Renewable Purchase Obligations (RPO)
related issues, REC Policy, Re-INVEST
related documents, INSPA

G.R. Singh

SADP (Including Energy Parks) and work relating to

Integrated Energy Solutions for Institutions and
Campuses and VESP

24368907

0121-2769663

grsingh[at]nic[dot]in

G.L. Meena

National Biogas Programme, Biogas Training Centres

and Biogas R&D

24368904

26250894

gl[dot]meena[at]nic[dot]in

Dilip Nigam

Solar Mission

24368911

23346407

dilipnigam[at]nic[dot]in

.S. Negi

R&D Coordination and Biogas Power (Off Grid

Programme)

24368581

.R. Nouni

Hydrogen, Fuel Cell and IREP

24368914

26266698

mrnouni[at]nic[dot]in

O.S. Sastry

SPV (R&D ),
Testing of SPV Water Pumping,
Testing of Inverter and Battery,
Solar Cell Characterization at NISE.

01242579213

0124-3966470

os[dot]sastry[at]nic[dot]in

S.K. Singh

Solar Thermal Power Projects,

Solar Cooling / Refrigeration Systems,
Solar Radiation Measurements at NISE

.K. Khare

Sohail Akhtar

Dhamija

negi[at]nic[dot]in

sk[dot]singh[dot]mnre[at]nic[d

B.L. Ram

Grid connected PV & ST (Solar Thermal

Power Projects) II,
SECI related Work,
GBI

24368894

K.C. Vaghri

Training and Visitors Programme at NISE

01242579203

S. K. Jagwani

Biofuels and Battery Operated Vehicles (BoV)

24368908

0120-2773645

skjagwani[at]nic[dot]in

Solar Thermal Group- Solar Concentrator and Solar

Cookers

24368915

26268585

rp[dot]goswami[at]nic[dot]in

Off shore wind Energy,

Small Wind Energy,
Wind Resources Assessment,
Fiscal Incentive (CCDC and EDEC)
(Concessional Custom Duty Certificate,
Excise Duty Exemption Certificate)

24364362

26192440

upadhyay[at]nic[dot]in

C. Pant

Battery testing (R&D),

HRD & Training including ITEC Innovation Centre,
Vigilance, Lokpal and Lokayukt

24365496

0120-4127145

pcpant[at]nic[dot]in

ajesh Kumar

Testing of SPV Module System and Appliances,

Administration at NISE

Planning and Coordination(P&C), IREDA,

Parliament Work

24368910

0120-2863957

spankaj[at]nic[dot]in

Solar Off-Grid,
Solar Pump,
Solar Street Lights,
Solar Home Light Systems,
Energy Access relating to Solar Pumps,
Micro Grids

24361151

29562825

g[dot]prasad[at]nic[dot]in

Solar (R&D) (ST & SPV)

24368902

Girish Kumar

Heat pump, Geothermal Energy, Ocean Energy, Tidal,

Ladakh, Hybrid Policy, Biomass Power / Bagasse
Cogeneration Programme and Biomass Co-generation
(Non-Bagasse)

24365619

N.B. Raju

Training and HRD,

Testing of Solar Thermal Systems at NISE

.P. Goswami

G. Upadhyay

A.M. Hussain

Solar Radiation assessment at NIWE

D.R. Das

Regional Office- Guwahati

24369795

blrlkmne[at]up[dot]nic[dot]in

kvvaghri[at]yahoo[dot]co[dot]i

NTIST-E / DIRECTOR

ankaj Saxena

G. Prasad

.P. Singh

.K. Bhardwaj

Anand Narvane

ipsingh[at]nic[dot]in
25623948

gkumar[dot]mnre[at]nic[dot]in

nb[dot]raju[at]nic[dot]in

0124-2579084

RTI

24368905

skb[at]nic[dot]in

Solar Thermal Group

24362243

anandnarvane[at]nic[dot]in

NTIST-D

Sunil Kumar Gupta

National Solar Mission (NSM)

reeti Kaur

Biomass Cookstove

eevan Kumar Jethani

Wind Energy

preeti[dot]mnre[at]gov[dot]in
9810314003

jethani[dot]jk[at]nic[dot]in

ECTORS

Mukta Nidhi Samnotra

Seminars & Symposium, AkshayUrja and Media

Policy including WEB management, Cyber Security
including NIC Management & Design (excluding
hardware procurement and net and procurement on
line being looked after by Admn.II Division), Citizen
Charter and Public Grievances, Compilation of
Reports furnished by PSU/PSE of the Ministry or the
reports sought by other Ministry/ Deptts. Concerning
PSU/PSE

Veena Sinha

Grid Integration & Regulatory Cell including RE Act

and National Clean Energy Fund, National Electricity
Plan

24363316

mukta[dot]nidhi[at]nic[dot]in

veena[dot]sinha[at]nic[dot]in

UTY SECRETARY

Chandra Mohan Bhatla

Internal Finance Division (IFD)

24368900

cmbhatla[at]nic[dot]in

Ruchin Gupta

Grid Connected PV & ST I (HVVA related and all

others)
Canal Top Solar Project,
Nodal Officer to handle areas like Industrial Cluster,
Industrial Diesel Replacement, Installations, along
with the R.E.
Coordination Work with Ministry of Railways, Food
Processing and Petroleum.

24362488

ruchin[dot]gupta[at]gov[dot]in

& ACCOUNT OFFICER

Raghuveer Singh

24361349
24361349

Meenakshi

Physical Progress (Achievements)

Ministry of New & Renewable Energy
Programme/ Scheme wise Physical Progress in 2015-16 (Up to the month of November, 2015)

Cumulativ
Achieveme

FY- 2015-16
Sector
Target

Achievement

(as on 30.1

Wind Power

2400.00

1315.71

24759.32

Solar Power

1400.00

922,61

4684.74

Small Hydro Power

250.00

106.55

4161.90

Bio-Power (Biomass & Gasification and Bagasse Cogeneration)

400.00

132.00

4550.55

Waste to Power

10.00

12.00

127.08

Total

4460.00

2311.88

38283.59

Waste to Energy

10.00

0.50

146.51

Biomass(non-bagasse) Cogeneration

60.00

10.50

602.37

Biomass Gasifiers
-Rural
-Industrial

2.00

0.20

18.15

6.00

8.67

160.72

Aero-Genrators/Hybrid systems

0.50

0.13

2.67

I.

GRID-INTERACTIVE POWER (CAPACITIES IN MW)

II. OFF-GRID/ CAPTIVE POWER

SPV Systems

(CAPACITIES IN MWEQ)

50.00

46.50

280.85

Water mills/micro hydel

2.00

0.00

17.21

Total

130.50

66.50

1228.48

Family Biogas Plants (numbers in lakh)

1.10

0.22

48.34

Solar Water Heating Coll. Areas(million m2)

0.00

8.90

III. OTHER RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS

Tentative State-wise break-up of Renewable Power target to be achieved by the

year 2022 So that cumulative achievement is 1,75,000 MW State/UTs Solar Power
(MW) Wind (MW) SHP (MW) Biomass Power (MW) Delhi 2762 Haryana 4142 25
209 Himachal Pradesh 776 1500 Jammu & Kashmir 1155 150 Punjab 4772 50
244 Rajasthan 5762 8600 Uttar Pradesh 10697 25 3499 Uttrakhand 900 700 197
Chandigarh 153 Northern Region 31120 8600 2450 4149 Goa 358 Gujarat 8020
8800 25 288 Chhattisgarh 1783 25 Madhya Pradesh 5675 6200 25 118
Maharashtra 11926 7600 50 2469 D. & N. Haveli 449 Daman & Diu 199 Western
Region 28410 22600 125 2875 Andhra Pradesh 9834 8100 543 Telangana 2000
Karnataka 5697 6200 1500 1420 Kerala 1870 100 Tamil Nadu 8884 11900 75
649 Puducherry 246 Southern Region 26531 28200 1675 2612 Bihar 2493 25
244 Jharkhand 1995 10 Orissa 2377 West Bengal 5336 50 Sikkim 36 50 Eastern
Region 12237 135 244 Assam 663 25 Manipur 105 Meghalaya 161 50 Nagaland
61 15 Tripura 105 Arunachal Pradesh 39 500 Mizoram 7 2 25 North Eastern
Region 120 5 615 Andaman & Nicobar Islands 2 7 Lakshadweep 4 Other ( New
States) 600 120 All India 99533 60000 5000 10000

State Nodel Agencies

ANDHRA
Vice

PRADESH
Chairman

&

Managing

Director

Non-Conventional Energy Development Corporation of Andhra Pradesh (NEDCAP) Ltd.

5-8-207/2
Hyderabad

Pisgah

Complex,

Nampally

500

001.

Tel:
Fax:
Email : nedcap[at]ap[dot]nic[dot]in

040-23201172

(O),
040-23201666

ARUNACHAL

PRADESH

Director,
Arunachal

Pradesh

Urja

Energy

Bhawan

Post

Development

Agncy

Tang

Marg,

Tadar
Box

No.

141

Itanagar-791111
Tel: 0360-211160 / 216937 (O), Fax: 0360-214426

ASSAM
Director,
Assam

Energy

(under

Science

Bigyan

Development

and

Technology

Bhawan,

Deptt.

Near

Agency
Govt.

of

IDBI

Building

Road,

Tele:0361-2464619,

Guwahati-781005

2464621,

Assam)

Fax

No.0361-2464617

mail aeda@india.

com

http://www.assamrenewable.org
BIHAR
Director,
Bihar

Renewable

1st

Energy

Floor,

Agency

Sone

Virchand

Bhawan,

Patel

Patna
Tel:

Development

Marg,

0612-2233572,

800
2220493

(R);

001.
Fax:

0612-2228734

Email : dir_breda[at]sancharnet[dot]in
CHHATTISGARH
Principal

Secretary

Chhattisgarh

State

Energy

and

Renewable

Energy

Mantralaya,

Chief

Executive

Development

Agency

DKS

(CREDA)
Bhawan

Raipur
Tel

Officer,

(Chhattisgarh)
:

0771-2221308,

5080308

(F)

2221163

Development

Agency

E-mail; vivekdhand[at]cg[dot]nic[dot]in
Director
Chhattisgarh
MIG/A-20/1

State

Renewable
Sector

Energy
1,

Shankar

Nagar,

Raipur
Tel:0771-2426446;
Email

5022050

(R);

5066770

(Fax)

: creda[at]epatra[dot]com / credacg[at]rediffmail[dot]com

/credacg[at]yahoomail[dot]com

GOA
Member
Goa
DST&E

Secretary,
Energy

Development

Building,

Opp.

1 Floor,

Seminary,

Agency

Saligo

st

Plateau

Saligao,

Goa

Bardez

403511

Tel. 271194

GUJARAT
Director,
Gujarat

Energy

4 Floor,

Development

Block

th

No.11

Udyog

Agency

(GEDA)

&

12

bhawan,Sector-11.

Gandhi

Nagar-382017

Gujarat
TeleL079)-23247086/89;

Fax:

23247090,

E.mail: info[at]geda[dot]org[dot]in
http://www.geda.org.in

HARYANA
Director,
Haryana

Renewal

SCO

Energy

Development

48,

Chandigarh
Tel: 0172- 2791917 ,2790918,

Agency

(HAREDA)

Sector

26

160

019

2790911(O), 2794185 (R), Fax: 0172-2790928

Email

: hareda[at]chd[dot]nic[dot]in

http://www.hareda.gov.in
HIMACHAL

PRADESH

Chief
HIMURJA,

Executive,
SDA

Complex,

Kasumpti,

Shimla-171009.

Tele:0177-,2620365

(O)

2620371

(R)

Fax:

0177-2620365.

Mail: himurja[at]hp[dot]nic[dot]in

http://himurja.nic.in
JAMMU

AND

Chief

KASHMIR

Executive

Jammu

&

Kashmir

12

BC

Tele:0191

Energy

Officer,

Development

Road,
2546495,

Agency

Rehari,
2552725(R),

Dharrilla,

(JAKEDA)
Jammu.

2546495

(Fax)

Raj

Bagh

Srinagar
Tele Fax: 0194-2479791
JHARKHAND
Director,
Jharkhand

Renewable

328

Energy

Development

B,

Agency

Road

No.4

Ashok

Nagar

Ranchi

Tel:

834

0651-2246970

002.

Fax

0651-2240665

Email : info[at]jreda[dot]com
KARNATAKA
Managing

Director,

Karnataka
1

Renewable
9,

Energy

Maj.

INA

Development

Gen.

A.

Cross,

Agency
D.

Loganadan,

Queen's

Bangalore-

Road,

560

Tele:080-22282220(O),

23365590

Ltd.

052
(R),

Email

Fax-080-22257399.

: drbsmdkredl[at]yahoo[dot]com

http://kredl.kar.nic.in
KERALA
Director,
Agency

for

Non-Conventional

PMG

Energy
Law

and

Rural Technology
College

Thiruvananthapuram
Tel.:

0471-2338077,

(ANERT),
Road
695033

2333124,

2334122,

2331803

Fax:

0471-2329853

email: director[at]anert[dot]in
web: www.anert.gov.in
MADHYA

PRADESH

Managing

Director,

MP

Urja

Urja

Bhawan,

Shivaji

Vikas

Nigam

Main

Road

Nagar,

Tele:

Ltd.,
NO.2

Bhopal

0755-2556245;

2553595

462016

Fax:

0755-2556245

Email : mpuvn[at]sancharnet[dot]in
MAHARASHTRA
Director

General,

Maharashtra

Energy

S.No.

Phase1,

191/A,

Development
2 Floor,

Opp.

Tridal

Pune

Tel:

020-26614393,

Agency

MHADA

nd

(MEDA)

Commercial

Complex

Nagar,

Yerawada

411
26614403,

26615322

006.
Fax:

020-26615032

Email : meda[at]vsnl[dot]com / mahaurjamumbai@yahoo.comdg[dot]meda[at]nic[dot]i

n
http://www.mahaurja.com
MANIPUR
Director,
Manipur

Renewable

Department

Energy

Development

of

Agency

(MANIREDA)

Science,

Sai

Technology

Road,

Takyelpat

Imphal-795001
Tel:

0385-2222685;

FAX:

91-385-224930

Email : mlou_singh[at]yahoo[dot]com
MEGHALAYA
Director,
Meghalaya
Lower

Non-conventional

Lachaumiere,

Shillong
Telefax:
http://mnreda.gov.in

Opp.

&
P&T

Rural

Energy

Dispensary,

Near
793

Development
BSF

Camp

Agency
(Mawpat)
001

0364-537343

MIZORAM
Director,
Zoram

Energy

Development

Agency

(ZEDA)

Zuangtui
P.O.

Zemabawk

Aizawl,

Mizoram

Tel:

0389-2350664;

Fax:

2350664

796017

2350664,

2350665

2350664

Email : zedaizawi[at]hotmail[dot]com
NAGALAND
Project

Director,

Nagaland

Renewable

Energy

Development

Agency

(NREDA)
NRSE

Cell

Rural

Development

Department

Nagaland

Secretariat

Kohima,

Nagaland

Telefax 0370-241408
ORISSA
Chief

Executive

Orissa

Renewable

S-59,

Energy

Mancheswar

Bhubaneswar
Tel:

Development
Industrial

0674-2580660

Officer,
Estate

751
(O),

Agency
010

Fax

:2586368

http://www.oredaorissa.com
PUNJAB
Chief

Executive,

Punjab

Energy

SCO

134-136,

Chandigarh
Tel:

0172-2663392;

Development

EPBX

Agency

Sector

34-A

160

036

2663328/2663382,

Fax:

0172-2646384

Email : peda[at]glide[dot]net[dot]in / mpsingh66[at]yahoo[dot]com,peda_spa[at]yaho

o[dot]co[dot]in
Director
Punjab

Energy

Development

Agency

SCO

134-136,

Chandigarh
Tel:

Sector

34-A

160

036

0172-663392;

EPBX

663328/663382,

Fax:

0172-2646384

Email : peda[at]glide[dot]net[dot]in

RAJASTHAN
Chairman

&

Rajasthan

Renewable

E-166,

Yudhister

Energy

Corporation

Limited

0141-2225898

Director,

Marg,

Jaipur
Tel:

Managing

Scheme

302

2228198

001

(O),

Fax:

0141-2226028

Email : rrec_jai[at]yahoo[dot]co[dot]in / gsomanl[at]datainfosys[dot]net

SIKKIM
Director,
Sikkim

Renewable

Energy

Government

Agency,

of

D.P.H.

Road

Sikkim

(Near

Gangtok
Tel:

Development
Janta

Bhawan)

737

03592-

22659,

101

Fax:

03592-22245

Email : slg_sreda[at]sancharnet[dot]in
TAMIL

NADU

Chairman
Tamil

&
Nadu

Managing

Energy

EVK

Development

Agency

(TEDA)

Sampath

Chennai
Tel:

Director,
Building,

600

044-28224832

006

Fax:

044-28236592

Email : teda[at]md4[dot]vsnl[dot]net[dot]in
TRIPURA
Chief
Tripura

Executive
Renewable

Officer,

Energy

Development

Agency

Vigyan

Bhawan,

2nd Floor,

Pandit

Nehru

Complex

West
Tel:

Tripura
0381-2225900,

Agartala
232-6139

Email : tredaagt[at]yahoo[dot]co[dot]in

(O),

799
Fax.

006
0381-225900

UTTAR

PRADESH

Chairman

and

Non-conventional

Energy

Vibhuti

Director,

Development

Agency

Khand,

Lucknow
0522-2720652

U.P.

Gomti

Tel:

(NEDA),

Nagar

226

(O);

Fax:

010

0522-2720779,

Email

2720829

: nedaup[at]dataone[dot]in

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UTTRAKHAND
Director,
Uttrakhand

Renewable

Energy Development

Energy

Agency (UREDA)

Park

Industrial

Campus

Area,

Patel

Nagar,

Dehradun-248001
Uttarakhand
Tele

:0135-2521553,

Email

2521387 ;

Fax

No.

0135-2521386

: cpo[dot]uredahq[at]gmail[dot]com, it[dot]uredahq[at]gmail[dot]com

Website: http://ureda.uk.gov.in
WEST

BENGAL

Director,
West
Bikalpa

Bengal
Shakti

Electronice

Renewable
Bhawan,

Plot-

Complex,

Tel.033-23575038,

Energy
J-1/10,

EP

Sector-

23575348

&

GP

V,

(O),Fax

Email

Development

Agency

Block,Salt

Kolkatta23575037,

Lake
700091

23575347

: wbreda[at]cal[dot]vsnl[dot]net[dot]in

http://www.wbreda.org
ANDAMAN

&

NICOBAR

Executive

ISLANDS

Engineer

(NRSE),

Electricity
Office

Department,
of

NRSE
Port

the

Executive

Division,
Blair

Tel. 03192-250577, Fax. 03192-250930

Engineer
Prothrapur,

744

105

CHANDIGARH
Director

(Science

&

Technology),

Chandigarh

Administration

Additional

Town

Floor,

Hall
Sector-17

Building
C,

Chandigarh

Tele: 0172-2745502 (O); 2726698 (Fax)

DADRA

&

Development

NAGAR
and

Administration

HAVELI

Planning

of

Dadra

Officer,

&

Nagar

Haveli

Silvassa.
Tel. 0260-642070
LAKSHADWEEP
Executive

Engineer

Electricity

Department

Lakshadweep

Administration

Kavaratti

682555

Director

(IREP)

Tel. 04896-262363, Fax. 262936

PONDICHERRY
Project
Renewable

Energy

No.10,

Agency

Second

of

Ponicherry

Main

Road,

Elango

Nagar,

Pondicherry

11.

Tel. 0413-2244219 (O), Fax. 0413-333601

LADDAKH
Chairman

&

Ladakh

Chief

Autonomous

Hill

Executive
Development

Councillor,
Council

(LAHDC)

LEH, Ladakh (J & K State) 194 101

IREDA
Indian
Core
Lodhi

Renewable
-

-A,

East

Road,

Energy
Court,

Development
First

New

Floor, India

Habitat

Delhi

Fax 91-11-24602855
Email: gen[at]ired[dot]1[dot]globemail[dot]com
Web Site Address: www.ireda.gov.in

Agency

Ltd.
Centre
110

(IREDA),
Complex

003

State Nodel departments

Assam
Chief Conservator of Forest
Forest Department
AssamDirector
Directorate of Panchayat & Rural
Development
Sethi Bhavan, 7th Floor
G.S. Road, Bhangagarh Road
Guwahati 781005

Gujarat
Managing
Director
Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation Ltd.,
Khet Udyog Bhavan, Opp. High Court
Ahmedabad 14.

Goa
Director
Directorate
Govt.
Vidyut
Goa.

Haryana
of
of
Bhawan,

Joint
Director
(Agril.
Engg.)
Agriculture Directorate
of
Agriculture
Goa SCO
4,
Sector
17-E
Panaji Government
of
Haryana
Chandigarh 160 017

Himachal Pradesh

Kerala

Director
Directorate
Government
Nalagarh
Shimla 5

Secretary
Government
of
Department
of
Secretariat
Thiruvananthapuram.

of
Agriculture
of
Agriculture
of
Himachal
Pradesh
House

Kerala
Agriculture

Karnataka

Madhya Pradesh

Director(REP)
Rural Development & Panchayati Raj
Department,
Government
of
Karnataka
Multi Storey Building, III Stage - III Floor,
Bangalore- 560001

Managing
Director
Madhya Pradesh State Agro Industries
Development Corporation Ltd.Panchanan,
3rd Floor,
Malviya
Nagar
Bhopal 462 003.

Maharashtra
Mizoram
Secretary
Animal
Husbandry
and
Department
Government
of
Aizwal.

Secretary
Rural Development and Water Conservation
Veterinary Department
Government
of
Maharashtra
Mizoram Mantralaya,Mumbai 400 032.

Nagaland
Director
Directorate of Rural Development
Government of Nagaland
Kohima. - 797 001.

Rajasthan
Secretary
Rural Development Department
Government of Rajasthan
Secretariat
Jaipur.

Punjab

Tamilnadu

Director, Agriculture (Punjab)

Department of Agriculture, Punjab
Government of Punjab
S.C.O. 85-88, Sec. 34-A
Chandigarh

Secretary
Department
of
Rural
Government
of
Fort
St.
Chennai 600 008.

Uttar Pradesh

Uttaranchal

Development
Tamilnadu
George

Commissioner
Principal Secretary & Commissioner
Rural Development Department (U.P.) Forest & Rural Development Branch
Government
of
Uttar
Pradesh Government
of
Uttaranchal
Jawahar
Bhavan,
10th
Floor Dehradun.
Lucknow - 226 001.
Other implementing agenciesChief
Executive Officer
Khadi & Village Industries Commission
`Gramodaya, 3, Irla Road, Vile Parle(W)
Mumbai - 400 056.

Grid Connected Power

Grid-interactive renewable power projects based on wind power, biomass, small hydro
and solar are mainly private investment driven, with favourable tariff policy regimes
established by State Electricity Regulatory Commissions (SERC), and almost allrenewable power capacity addition during the year has come through this route.

Wind Power:
It aims at generation of competitively priced grid-interactive wind power. The
programme also covers research and development and survey and assessment of wind
resources.

Bio-power:
Four sets of programmes are being implemented with the aim to generate
competitively priced bio power and/or heat from agricultural, agro-industrial residues
and plantations and urban & industrial wastes. These are:
-

Biomass power / bagasse cogeneration

Non-bagasse cogeneration

Biomass gasifier

Urban & Industrial wastes

Small Hydro Power

-

Aims to generate competitively priced Small hydro power (upto 25 MW station

capacity).

Solar Power
-

Aims to generate competitively priced Solar Thermal and Solar Photovoltaic Power.

Off-Grid Power
Distributed/decentralized renewable power projects using wind energy, biomass
energy, hydro power and hybrid systems are being established in the country to meet
the energy requirements of isolated communities and areas which are not likely to be
electrified in near future.
Off-grid Renewable Energy / Power:

Biomass based heat and power projects and industrial waste to-energy projects
for meeting captive needs
Biomass gasifiers for rural and industrial energy applications

Watermills/micro hydro projects for meeting electricity requirement of

remote villages
Small Wind Energy & Hybrid Systems - for mechanical and electrical

applications, mainly where grid electricity is not available.

Solar PV Roof-top Systems for abatement of diesel for power generation in
urban areas
The main objectives of the programme are: supporting RD&D to make such systems
more reliable and cost-effective, demonstration, field testing, strengthening
manufacturing base.

Decentralized Systems

Renewable energy technologies are ideally suited to distributed applications, and they
have substantial potential to provide a reliable and secure energy supply as an
alternative to grid extension or as a supplement to grid-provided power. Over 400
million people in India, including 47.5% of those living in Indias rural areas, still had
no access to electricity. Because of the remoteness of much of Indias un-electrified
population, renewable energy can offer an economically viable means of providing
connections to these groups. Some of the renewable energy technologies that are used
in villages and rural areas as decentralized systems are:

Family-size biogas plants.

Solar street lighting systems.

Solar lanterns and solar home lighting systems.

Solar water heating systems

Solar cookers.

Standalone solar/ biomass based power generators.

Akshay Urja / Aditya Solar Shops

Wind pumps.

Micro-Hydal plants.
Many of these systems have been found useful in urban and semi urban areas also to
conserve the use of electricity and other fossil fuels. Solar water heating systems have
helped in demand side management of electricity in various cities and towns during
peak hours. Standalone roof top SPV systems are getting popular for day time diesel
abatement in areas where power cuts are very high.

New Technologies
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has taken up the
following programmes on various New Technologies, As part of these
programmes, research, development and demonstration projects have been
initiated

at

various

research,

scientific

and

educational

institutes,

universities, national laboratories, industry, etc. These projects are helping in

the development of indigenous research and industrial base, expertise,
trained manpower and prototypes/devices/systems in the country

Hydrogen Energy

Chemical Sources of Energy (Fuel Cells)

Battery Operated Vehicles

Geo Thermal Energy

Ocean Energy

Biofuels

Support Programmes
Information and Public Awareness Programme
The objective of Information & Public Awareness Programme is to disseminate
information on new and renewable sources of energy (NRSE) systems/devices through
variety of media like electronic, print & exhibition as well as outdoor media, thereby
popularizing and creating awareness about such systems and devices. It also brings to
the fore benefits, technological developments and promotional activities taking place
in the renewable energy arena from time to time. The role of Information and Public
Awareness Programme for inculcating the importance of renewable energy amongst
masses has been assuming increasing significance in recent times. The Programme is
implemented mainly through State Nodal Agencies, Directorate of Advertising & Visual
Publicity (DAVP), Doordarshan, All India Radio (AIR), and Department of Posts, etc.
Special Area Demonstration Project Programme
The Special Area Demonstration Project Scheme of the Ministry has been introduced
with the objective of demonstrating application of various renewable energy systems
in a project mode at places of national and international importance including world
heritage sites, heritage monuments, religious locations and places of public interest to
create greater awareness of renewable and to supplement the energy requirement at
such locations
Human Resources Development Programme
Ministry has been implementing a comprehensive Human Resource Development
Programme with the objective of institutionalizing the renewable energy education
and training in the country with the following overall goals:
1. To update the professionals working in the field of renewable energy on
technological, economical and social issues and management of the science and
technology and public administration through infusion of scientific temper and
accountability;
2. To infuse commitment towards building of partnership and participatory
decision-making;

3. iTo be responsive to the challenge of changing framework needs in policy,

institutional, legal, trade, IPR, knowledge management, organizational and
technological development;
4. To strive for improving performance and efficiency of renewable energy
systems and devices to make them cost competitive;
5. To provide adequate knowledge of the technical issues that are essential to
help executives in Government, banking and financial sector with non-technical
background about renewable energy;
6. To bring about attitudinal changes among the renewable energy professionals
and those working in the mainstream power sector to enhance the use of
renewable energy for energy security of the country; and
7. To act as a facilitator for improving the skill sets of professionals and
executives in the renewable energy industry and also in research and
development institutions.
Planning & coordination
The Planning and Co-ordination Division is responsible for overall planning and
budgeting plans schemes/programmes of the Ministry and matters related to Reforms,
Policy measures, Fiscal concessions, etc. Its work involves maintaining a close liaison
with different Programme Divisions of the Ministry and with other concerned
Ministries/Departments/States, State Nodal Agencies, etc. on a regular basis.
Seminar & Symposia
The Ministry provides support to universities, academic institutions/colleges, nongovernmental organizations, Government Departments, etc. for organizing workshops,
seminars, conferences to provide a forum for professionals, students, policy-makers,
managers, economists, industry representatives, etc., to interact and share their
views on identified thrust areas related to renewable or any other emerging area
impinging on technology, innovation in regard to renewables.
Technology Information Forecasting, Assessment & Databank(TIFAD)
Technology Information Forecasting, Assessment and Data Bank (TIFAD) have got a vast
potential in terms of establishment of a dynamic mechanism for creation of databank
on information for state-of-the-art technology through technology forecasting and
assessment.

This can be achieved by way of creation of facilities for utilization of Information

Technology Tools at the MNRE Headquarters, State Nodal Agencies, Technology
Institutions, manufacturers, NGOs and other organizations in the country and
utilization of Internet to access global database in the area of renewable energy.
TIFAD: Objectives

Creation of Computerization and Information Technology (IT) facilities for the

Ministry Headquarters, its Regional Offices and the Solar Energy Centre.
Creation of facilities for internet/intranet access and establishing linkages with
the Technology Institutions/Technology Providers in the area of renewable energy

nationally and globally through VSAT systems, Modems and other IT tools.
Creation and Updation of Databases/Databanks and establishment of the

Technology Information System in the area of renewable energy in the country.

Involving as well as providing guidelines and financial support to nodal
agencies, industries, technology institutions, Consultants and Non-Governmental
Organisations, involved in the area of renewable energy in the country, for creation of

IT facilities, Databanks and maintaining minimum standards.

Creation of facilities and development of Software for establishment of
Management Information System (MIS) and computerised on-line electronic monitoring

of projects and programmes in the area of renewable energy in the country.

Taking up activities on Patents and Technology Information, Forecasting and
Assessment in the area of renewable energy.
TIFAD: Achievement
100% Computerization has been achieved. 250 nos. of computer based workstations
have been created for providing computerization facility at the Ministrys
Headquarters, its 9 Regional Offices and Solar Energy Centre.
Local Area Network (LAN) has been established in the two building of the Ministrys
Headquarters for providing connectivity to various Computers installed in the Ministry.
In order to provide connectivity

between the Computers installed in the two

buildings and fast data communication, LANs set up in these buildings of the Ministry
have been integrated through laying of Fiber Optics Cable.
E-mail and Internet facility have been extended to all the Officers at the Ministrys
Headquarters. E-mail facility has also been provided to the 9 Regional Offices and the
Solar Energy Centre.

All the Officers and officials of the Ministrys Headquarters, its Regional Offices and
the Solar energy Centre have been provided training in the use of computers through
NIC and other professional organizations.
Specialized Training Programmes on Basic Concepts of Data Management and
Networking Services & Applications is being organized at NIC for all the Officers of
MNRE, its Regional Offices and Solar Energy Centre.
The MNRE has already prepared its Web-site in English as well as in Hindi through its
in-house efforts.

The MNRE Web-site gives a comprehensive picture of the

development and utilization of renewable energy sources in India.

The Ministry has started Information and Facilitation Centre with Computer facility at
its Headquarters for an easy access to various types of information by the visitors
coming to this Ministry.

Introduction
Introduction
The Ministry has been supporting Research, Design & Development (RD&D) in new and
renewable energy since 1982. Considering that the market would largely drive the
renewable energy sector, a scheme has been evolved for associating and supporting
RD&D carried out by industry. This scheme provides guidelines for project
identification, formulation appraisal, approval and financial support. A Research,
Design & Development Project Appraisal Committee (RDPAC) has been constituted
under the chairmanship of Secretary, MNRE for the purpose of giving guidance to the
overall direction of RD&D effort in new and renewable energy. This Committee also
elicits RD&D proposals, appraises them, and recommends financial support wherever
required.
Aims
The need to refocus attention on Research, Design & Development (RD&D) has arisen.
The underlying purpose of RD&D effort is to make industry competitive. A
comprehensive statistic that measures competitiveness is net foreign exchange
earning. Accordingly, RD&D effort is to make the country a net foreign exchange
earner in the New and Renewable Energy Sector. In addition, the share of indigenously
designed, developed and manufactured new and renewable energy systems/ devices

has also to increase and consequently monitored for its eventual growth to a dominant
position.
Study on
Developmental Impact and Sustainable Governance aspects of
Renewable Energy Projects

Renewable energy is fast becoming an important component of total energy mix in India.
Since renewable energys expansion is happening at a rapid pace, it was felt that the
sustainable governance and management aspects of its expansion is critical in its growth and
needs to be studied. Accordingly, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy commissioned
a study to understand Developmental Impact and Sustainable Governance aspects of
Renewable Energy Projects.
The study report has now been prepared and may be seen at Developmental Impact and
Sustainable Governance aspects of Renewable Energy Projects.
Views/comments, if any, on the study report may please be sent to : policy-mnre@nic.in

Case studies can be refered