The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy in India has evolved over time, starting from committees looking at energy policy in the 1970s and 1980s, to the creation of dedicated departments and ministries for non-conventional and renewable energy. Key policies and programs have been implemented to promote renewable energy development and grid integration. The ministry's vision is for energy security through mainstreaming renewable energy sources. Ambitious targets have been set to increase renewable energy capacity and contribution to total energy and electricity. Considerable renewable energy potential from various sources like solar, wind and biomass exists in India.

1. Evolution of Ministry
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• Fuel Policy Committee (1974) looked at energy sector as a whole
• Working Group on Energy Policy (1977) recommended
conservation of energy and encouragement of renewable energy
• Commission for Additional Sources of Energy (1981)
• Creation of Department of Non-conventional Energy Sources
(1982)
• Ministry of Non-conventional Energy Sources (1992)
• Renaming the Ministry as Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
(2006)

2. 2
Acts and Policies
• Electricity Act 2003
• National Electricity Policy 2005
• National Tariff Policy 2006
• Rural Electrification Policy 2006
• Integrated Energy Policy Report (Planning Commission) 2006
• Renewable power purchase guidelines 1993
• Launch of Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (Jan. 2010)

3. Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
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Vision
To upscale and mainstream the use of New
and Renewable Energy sources in
furtherance of the national aim of energy
security and energy independence.

4. Mission
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• Develop, demonstrate and commercialize technologies for
harnessing new and renewable energy sources in close
concert with corporate, scientific and technical institutions.
• Replace use of different fossil fuels wherever possible,
and increase access to electricity/lighting in remote and
rural areas, through Renewable Energy Systems.
• Increase the contribution of Renewable Energy in the
total energy mix of the country to 6 per cent by 2022, with
about 10 per cent contribution to total electricity mix, in
line with IEPR projections.

5. Objectives
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• To promote deployment of grid-interactive renewable power
generation projects to augment contribution of renewables in
total electricity mix
• To promote decentralised and off-grid renewable energy
initiatives for meeting energy needs in rural areas.
• To promote renewable energy initiatives to supplement energy
needs in urban areas.
• To promote renewable energy initiatives to supplement energy
needs in industry and commercial establishments.
• To promote research, design and development activities at
premier national institutions and industries on different aspects
of new and renewable energy (NRE) technologies.
• Increasing indigenisation.

6. Functions
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• Putting in place suitable policy and regulatory framework at the national and
State levels for growth of new and renewable energy sector.
• Supporting related Research & Development (R&D) activities/ projects taken
up by institutions and industry.
• Undertaking resource assessment and potential estimation studies for all new
and renewable sources of energy.
• Human Resource Development in the new and renewable energy sector.
• Making available necessary fiscal and financial incentives
• Fostering international cooperation in new and renewable energy sector.
• Information, Publicity, Public Awareness creation in the renewable energy
sector.

7. Renewable Power Potential
S.
No.
Resource Estimated
Potential
(In MWeq.)
1. Wind Power (as per C-WET estimates at 80 m hub
height)
~ 100,000
2. Solar Energy > 100,000
30-50 MW/ sq. km.
3. Small Hydro Power (up to 25 MW) 20,000
4. Bio-Power:
Agro-Residues 17,000
Cogeneration - Bagasse 5,000
Waste to Energy:
- Municipal Solid Waste to Energy
- Industrial Waste to Energy
2,600
1,280
Total >2,45,880 7

8. Plan wise Renewable Power Growth
Beginning
of
10th Plan
1.4.2002
(MW)
Beginning
of
11th Plan
1.4.2007
(MW
Achievements
during 11th
Plan
2007-2012
(MW)
Cumulative
Achievements
up to 31.3.2012
(MW)
Wind 1,628 7,092 10,260 17,352
Small
Hydro
1,434 1,976 1,419 3,395
Bio power 389 1,184 2041 3,225
Solar 2 3 939 941
Total 3,453 10,255 14,660 24,914

9. Indian Renewable Energy at a Glance
Total Installed capacity 28,904 MW
Wind, 19,661
MW 68.2%
Bio Power,
3,698 MW
12.8%
Small Hydro
3,706 MW
12.8%
Solar
1839 MW 6.3%
Renewables constitute about 12.65 % of the total power
generation installed capacity in the country
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10.  Deployment of renewable power during the 11th
Plan (2007-2012) has made it the second
largest source after conventional power.
 14,000 MW capacity addition has been achieved
during the 11th Plan.
 30,000 MW is being targeted during the 12th
Plan.
GRID INTERACTIVE RENEWABLE POWER
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11. Renewable Energy Programmes
The Programmes and Schemes of the Ministry are
classified in following Five Groups:
 Grid Interactive and Distributed Renewable Power
 Grid - Interactive
 Off-grid power systems
 Renewable Energy for Rural applications
 Renewable Energy for Urban, Industrial & commercial
applications
 Research , Design, & Development in RE

12. 12
12th Plan Projections
Installed Capacities in MW
Source Installed
capacity by end
of 11th Plan
31.3.2012
Capacity
addition Target
for 12th Plan
(2012-17)
Target installed
capacity at the
end of 12th Plan
% of Potential
likely to be
harnessed at the
end of 12th Plan
Wind power
17,352
15,000 32,500 64%
Small Hydro 3,395 2,100 5,500 37%
Biomass Power
1,150
500 1,700 11%
Bagasse
Cogeneration
1,985
1,400 3,300 64%
Waste to Power
90 500
600 22%
Solar Power 941
10,000
10,200 10%
TOTAL 24,914 29,500 53,800 28%

13. Contribution of renewables after
12th Plan ( 2017)
At the end of 12th Plan: the total power generation
capacity of the country is expected to be 318,800 MW
Renewables are expected to contribute about 17% in this
capacity (55,000 MW) and over 9% in the electricity mix
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14. Renewable Energy: Credentials
• Harnessed 11% of the estimated potential
• 5th Position in overall RE Capacity Installations world-
wide
• 5th largest Wind installed capacity world-wide
• 2nd largest number of installed Biogas plants
• 6 million decentralized systems in use
• Renewable is the second largest source of power
generation after thermal.

15. • India is blessed with abundant sources of renewable energy
such as solar, wind, biomass and small hydro. The Ministry of
New and Renewable Energy, Government of India, responsible
for the research and development, demonstration and
commercialization of renewable energy, has been implementing
one of the largest and broad based programmes in the world on
renewable energy.

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