Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

History

Mission

1. Energy Security: Lesser dependence on oil imports through development and deployment of alternative fuels and their applications to contribute towards bridging the gap between domestic oil supply and demand;
2. Increase in the share of clean power: Renewable electricity to supplement fossil fuel based electricity generation;
3. Energy Availability and Access: Supplement energy needs of cooking, heating, motive power and captive generation in rural, urban, industrial and commercial sectors;
4. Energy Affordability: Cost-competitive, convenient, safe, and reliable new and renewable energy supply options; and
5. Energy Equity: Per-capita energy consumption at par with the global average level by 2050, through a sustainable and diverse fuel- mix.

Vision

Key functional areas

• Commission for Additional Sources of Energy ;
• Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency ;
• Integrated Rural Energy Programme ;
• Research and development of biogas and programmes relating to biogas units;
• Solar energy including solar photovoltaic devices and their development, production, and applications;
• Programme relating to improved chulhas and research and development thereof;
• All matters relating to small/mini/micro hydel projects and below 25 MW capacities;
• Research and development of other non-conventional/renewable sources of energy and programmes relating thereto;
• Tidal energy;
• Geothermal energy;
• Biofuel: National Policy; research, development and demonstration on transport, stationary and other applications; setting up of a National Bio-fuels Development Board and strengthening the existing institutional mechanism; and overall coordination.

Initiatives

• Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission - The National Solar Mission was launched on 11 January 2010 by the Prime Minister. The Mission has set the ambitious target of deploying 20,000 MW of grid-connected solar power by 2022. Further, Government has revised the target of Grid Connected Solar Power Projects from 20,000 MW by the year 2021-22 to 100,000 MW by the year 2021-22 under the National Solar Mission and it was approved by Cabinet on 17 June 2015.
• National Biogas and Manure Management Programme
• Solar Lantern Programme LALA
• Solar thermal energy Demonstration Programme
• Remote Village Lighting Programme
• National Biomass Cookstoves Initiative
• National Offshore Wind Energy Authority
• Association of Renewable energy agencies of states : It was formed by Ministry for better coordination and sharing of best practices among various state nodal agencies for renewable energy. The Minister in charge of the MNRE is the patron while the Secretary of MNRE is the ex-officio president of the association.
• One Sun One World One Grid initiative : The ambitious project aims to connect 140 countries of South East Asia and Middle East to a trans-national solar power grid. The idea was first proposed by India in 2018 assembly of International Solar Alliance and is aimed at moving one step ahead in the direction of target of government to produce 40% of its energy requirements from the renewable sources. The idea behind this initiative is, "Sun never sets" and it is constant at a particular geographic location at a given point of time. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy will head this initiative with technical support from the World Bank.

Achievements

Power from renewables

Grid-based

Off-grid

Other renewable energy systems

Institutions

• National Institute of Solar Energy : National Institute of Solar Energy, an autonomous institution of Ministry of New and Renewable, is the apex National R&D institution in the field Solar Energy. The Government of India has converted 25-year-old Solar Energy Centre under MNRE to an autonomous institution in September 2013 to assist the Ministry in implementing the National Solar Mission and to coordinate research, technology, skill development, training, consultancy, incubation and other related works. NISE is located in Gurugram, Haryana
• National Institute of Wind Energy : NIWE has been established in Chennai in the year 1998, as an autonomous R&D institution by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India. It is a knowledge-based institution of high quality and dedication, offers services and seeks to find complete solutions for the kinds of difficulties and improvements in the entire spectrum of the wind energy sector by carrying out further research. NIWE is located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Website : https://niwe.res.in/
• Sardar Swaran Singh National Institute of Bio-Energy : SSS-NIBE is an autonomous Institution of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. Govt. of India spread over a sprawling campus of about 75 acres, the Institute is marching towards development into a Global Centre of Excellence in the Bio-Energy. The objectives of the Institute are to carry out and facilitate research, design, development, testing, standardization & technology demonstration eventually leading to commercialization of RD&D output with a focus on bioenergy, biofuels & synthetic fuels in solid, liquid & gaseous forms for transportation, portable & stationary applications, development of hybrid / integrated energy systems, to undertake & facilitate human resource development at all levels including postdoctoral research. It is located in Kapurthala.
• Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency : IREDA is a Non-Banking Financial Institution under the administrative control of this Ministry for providing term loans for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects.IREDA is a Public Limited Government Company.
• Solar Energy Corporation of India : SECI is a CPSU under the administrative control of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, set up on 20th Sept 2011 to facilitate the implementation of JNNSM and achievement of targets set therein. It is the only CPSU dedicated to the solar energy sector. It was originally incorporated as a section-25 company under the Companies Act, 1956

State Nodal Agencies

Cabinet Ministers

• Key: I/C – Independent Charge