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OVERVIEW
1.1TheMinistryofNewandRenewableEnergy(MNRE)isthenodalMinistryatthe
federallevelforallmattersrelatingtonewandrenewableenergy.TheMinistryhas
been facilitating the implementation of broad spectrum programs including
harnessingrenewablepower,renewableenergytoruralareasforlighting,cooking
and motive power, use of renewable energy in urban, industrial and commercial
applicationsanddevelopmentofalternatefuelsandapplications.
IndianRenewableEnergyScenario
1.2Overtheyears,renewableenergysectorinIndiahasemergedasasignificant
playerinthegridconnectedpowergenerationcapacity.Itsupportsthegovernment
agendaofsustainablegrowth,while,emergingasanintegralpartofthesolutionto
meet the nations energy needs and an essential player for energy access. It has
been realized that renewable energy has to play a much deeper role in achieving
energysecurityintheyearsaheadandbeanintegralpartoftheenergyplanning
process.

1.3 There has been a visible impact of renewable energy in the Indian energy
scenario during the last five years. Renewable energy sector landscape in India
has, during the last few years, witnessed tremendous changes in the policy
framework with accelerated and ambitious plans to increase the contribution of
solar energy. There is a perception that renewable energy can now play a
significantrole,asalso,thereisaconfidenceinthetechnologiesandcapacitytodo
so.EnlargingthescopeoftheJawaharlalNehruNationalSolarMissionsymbolizes
both, and indeed encapsulates the vision and ambition for the future. This
transformationalchangeis,perhaps,thehighlightofthelastfiveyearsofactivities
under the Mission. In addition, the launching of Renewable Energy Certificate
(REC) mechanism helps in the creation of a PanIndia renewable energy market.
The other significant achievements are introduction of solar specific purchase
obligations launching of improved cookstoves initiatives initiating coordinated
research and development activities in solar PV and thermal second generation
biofuels,hydrogenenergyandfuelcells,etc.
1.4Coredriversfordevelopmentanddeploymentofnewandrenewableenergyin
Indiahavebeen:
a. Energy security: At present around 69.5 per cent of Indias power generation
capacity is based on coal. In addition, Indias increasing dependence on imported
oil,isleadingtoimportsofaround33percentofIndiastotalenergyneeds.
b.Electricityshortages: Despite increase in installed capacity by more than 113
timesin65years,Indiaisstillnotinapositiontomeetitspeakelectricitydemand
aswellasenergyrequirement.Thepeakpowerdeficitduringfinancialyear200102
was12.2percent,approximately9252MW,however,attheendofFinancialYear
201415,thepeakpowerdeficitdecreasedtotheorderof2.4percent.Asafallout
of this situation, planned and unplanned measures were undertaken by the

governmentandutilitiestobridgethisdemandsupplygap.

c. Energy Access: India faces a challenge to ensure availability of reliable and
modernformsofenergyforallitscitizens.Almost85percentofruralhouseholds
dependon
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solidfuelfortheircookingneedsandonly55percentofallruralhouseholdshave
access to electricity. However, even with this low access, most rural households
face issues with quality and consistency of energy supply. Lack of rural lighting is
leadingtolargescaleuseofkerosene.Thisusageneedstobereduced,asitleads
to increased subsidies and import dependence, and consequent pressure on
foreignexchangereserves.
d.Climatechange:Indiahastakenavoluntarycommitmentofreducingemission
intensity of its GDP by 3335 per cent from 2005 levels by 2030. In the recently
concluded 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework
ConventiononClimateChange(UNFCCC)heldatParis,France,Indiacommitted
toachieveabout40percentcumulativeelectricpowerinstalledcapacityfromnon
fossilfuelbasedenergyresourcesby2030withthehelpoftransferoftechnology
andlowcostinternationalfinanceincludingfromGreenClimateFund(GCF).
RENEWABLEENERGYPOTENTIAL
1.5 India has an estimated renewable energy potential of about 900 GW from
commercially exploitable sources viz. Wind 102 GW (at 80 metre mast height)
Small Hydro 20 GW Bioenergy 25 GW and 750 GW solar power, assuming
3% wasteland is made available. The Ministry had taken up a new initiative for
implementationofwindresourceassessmentinuncovered/newareaswithanaim
to assess the realistic potential at 100 m level in 500 new stations across the
country under the National Clean Energy Fund (NCEF). The revised wind energy
potential in the country extrapolated at 80 metre height has been found to be
102,788 MW. National Institute of Wind Energy has used advanced modelling
techniquesandrevisedtheestimatethewindpowerpotentialat100metreat302
GW. Estimates of offshore wind energy potential indicate potential in Tamil Nadu
and Gujarat. Wind energy generators of unit sizes between 250kW and 2.50 MW
havebeendeployedacrossthecountry.Inaddition,thereexistssignificantpotential
from decentralized distributed applications for meeting hot water requirement for
residential, commercial and industrial sector through solar energy and also for
meetingcookingenergyneedsintheruralareasthroughbiogas.Table1.1provides
detailsonstatewiserenewableenergypotentialinthecountry.
1.6Renewableenergyhasagreatpotentialtousherinuniversalenergyaccess.In
adecentralizedorstandalonemode,renewableenergyisanappropriate,scalable
and viable solution for providing power to unelectrified or power deficient villages
and hamlets. Around 1.1 million households are using solar energy to meet their
lighting energy needs and almost similar numbers of the households meet their
cooking energy needs from biogas plants. Solar Photovoltaic (PV) power systems
are being used for a variety of applications such as rural electrification, railway
signalling, microwave repeaters, TV transmission and reception and for providing
power to border outposts. Over 10,000 remote and inaccessible villages and
hamlets have been provided with basic electricity services through distributed
renewablepowersystems.
1.7Indiahasdevelopedextensivedatabasesforrenewableenergyresourceinthe
country. The National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE), formerly known as Centre
for
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Table1.1:Statewiserenewableenergypotential(inMW)
Sl. States/UTs Wind Small BioEnergy Solar Total
No. Power Hydro
Power
Biomass Bagasse Waste
Power Cogeneration to
Energy
Andhra
1 14497 978 578 300 123 38440 54916
Pradesh
Arunachal
2 236 1341 8 8650 10236
Pradesh
3 Assam 112 239 212 8 13760 14330
4 Bihar 144 223 619
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4 Bihar 144 223 619 300 73 11200 12559
5 Chhattisgarh 314 1107 236 24 18270 19951
6 Goa 7 26 880 912
7 Gujarat 35071 202 1221 350 112 35770 72726
8 Haryana 93 110 1333 350 24 4560 6470
Himachal
9 64 2398 142 2 33840 36446
Pradesh
Jammu &
10 5685 1431 43 111050 118208
Kashmir
11 Jharkhand 91 209 90 10 18180 18580
12 Karnataka 13593 4141 1131 450 24700 44015
13 Kerala 837 704 1044 36 6110 8732
Madhya
14 2931 820 1364 78 61660 66853
Pradesh
15 Maharashtra 5961 794 1887 1250 287 64320 74500
16 Manipur 56 109 13 2 10630 10811
17 Meghalaya 82 230 11 2 5860 6185
18 Mizoram 169 1 2 9090 9261
19 Nagaland 16 197 10 7290 7513
20 Orissa 1384 295 246 22 25780 27728
21 Punjab 441 3172 300 45 2810 6768
22 Rajasthan 5050 57 1039 62 142310 148518
23 Sikkim 98 267 2 4940 5307
24 TamilNadu 14152 660 1070 450 151 17670 34152
25 Telangana 20410 20410
26 Tripura 47 3 2 2080 2131
27 UttarPradesh 1260 461 1617 1250 176 22830 27593
28 Uttarakhand 534 1708 24 5 16800 19071
29 WestBengal 22 396 396 148 6260 7222
Andaman &
30 365 8 0 373
Nicobar
31 Chandigarh 6 0 6
Dadra &
32 0 0
NagarHaveli
33 Daman&Diu 4 0 4
34 Delhi 131 2050 2181
35 Lakshadweep 0 0
36 Puducherry 120 3 0 123
37 Others 1022 790 1812
Total 102772 19749 17536 5000 2554 748990 896602
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Wind Energy Technology, has developed the Wind Atlas of India. NIWE also
collects data from Solar Radiation Resource Assessment stations to assess and
quantifysolarradiationavailabilityanddevelopSolarAtlasofthecountry.National
InstituteofSolarEnergyhasassessedtheStatewisesolarpotentialbytaking3%
ofthewastelandareatobecoveredbySolarPVmodules.TheIndianInstituteof
Science,BengaluruhasdevelopedBiomassAtlasofIndia,andtheAlternateHydro
Energy Centre, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee has assessed small hydro
potentialinthecountry.
1.8 A large domestic manufacturing base has been established in the country for
renewable energy systems and products. Companies investing in these
technologies are eligible for fiscal incentives, tax holidays and depreciation
allowance apart from the remunerative returns for the power fed into the grid.
Further,thegovernmentisencouragingforeigninvestorstosetuprenewablepower
projectswith100percentforeigndirectinvestment.TheIndianRenewableEnergy
Programmehasreceivedwiderecognitioninternationallyintherecentyears.Many
countrieshaveevincedinterestincooperationwithIndiaforpromotionofnewand
renewable energy. India has considerable expertise and experience in promoting
renewable energy, both grid interactive and offgrid/standalone applications for
meetingelectricalenergyneeds.Indiahasbeeninteractingwithseveraldeveloped
and developing countries for cooperation in new and renewable energy sector.
Bilateral and multilateral cooperation frameworks have been established with 44
countries.
RENEWABLEENERGYTARGETS
1.9ImmediatelyafterthePrimeMinistersinauguraladdresstothe1stRenewable
Energy Global Investor Meet & Expo (REINVEST 2015) on 15th February, 2015
articulating the future of renewable as moving from megawatt to gigawatt, the
Government quickly worked towards laying down actionable plans for the
Renewable Energy sector to make a quantum jump. Many investors and
stakeholdershavecommittedtheirinvestmentsinthesectorbytakingupprojectsin
differentpartsofthecountry.TheGovernmenthaslaidastrongfoundationforthe
penetrationofrenewableenergyinIndiainthecomingyears.
1.10TheGovernmenthasupscaledthetargetofrenewableenergycapacityto175
GWbytheyear2022whichincludes100GWfromsolar,60GWfromwind,10GW
frombiopowerand5GWfromsmallhydropower.Thecapacitytargetof100GW
set under the National Solar Mission (JNNSM) will principally comprise of 40 GW
Rooftopand60GWthroughLargeandMediumScaleGridConnectedSolarPower
Projects. With this ambitious target, India will become one of the largest Green
Energy producers in the world, surpassing several developed countries. The total
investment in setting up 100 GW will be around Rs.6,00,000 crore. The target,
which looked overambitious, now seems within the realms of reality with several
States already witnessing silent revolution on rooftop solar power generation with
the launch of net metering in the country. Confident of the growth rate in clean
energy sector, the Government of India in its submission to the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change on Intended Nationally Determined
Contribution (INDC) has stated that India will achieve 40% cumulative Electric
powercapacityfromnonfossilfuelbasedenergyresourcesby2030withthehelp
oftransferoftechnologyandlowcostInternational
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Hon'blePrimeMinisterShriNarendraModispeakingattheLaunchofInternationalSolarAllianceinParis,
Franceon30thNovember2015
FinanceincludingfromGreenClimateFund.
1.11 Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and French President Mr. Franois
HollandejointlylaunchedtheInternationalSolarAlliance(ISA)attheUNFCCCCoP
21 in Paris on 30th November 2015 as a special platform for mutual cooperation

among 121 solar resource rich countries lying fully or partially between Tropic of
CancerandTropicofCapricorn.Theallianceisdedicatedtoaddressspecialenergy
needsofISAmembercountries.
1.12 The new body of Secretariat will be hosted by Government of India. The
Government
Hon'blePrimeMinisterShriNarendraModiandHon'blePresidentofFranceMr.FranoisHollande
pressingthebuttontoinauguratetheInterimSecretariatofInternationalSolarAllianceatSuryaBhavan,
andthelayingoffoundationstonefortheISASecretariatatNISECampusatGwalpahari,Gurgaonon
25.1.2016.ShriPiyushGoyalHon'bleMinsterforCoal,PowerandNew&RenewableEnergyisalsoseen
applauding.
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willprovidelandand$30million(Rs.175crore)toformasecretariatfortheAlliance,
and also support it for five years. The participants, mostly in Latin America and
Africa but also including the US, China, and France, would work together to
increase solar capacity across emerging markets. The inauguration of Interim
Secretariat of International Solar Alliance at Surya Bhavan, and the laying of
foundation stone for the ISA Secretariat was held at National Institute of Solar
Energy at Gwalpahari, Gurgaon on 25 January 2016 by Prime Minister Shri

NarendraModiandFrenchPresidentMr.FranoisHollande.
Hon'blePrimeMinisterShri
NarendraModiaddressing
theaudienceatthe
FoundationStonelayingof
theInternationalSolar
AllianceHeadquarters
buildingatNISECampusat
Gwalpahari,Gurgaonon
25.1.2016
Aglimpseoftheaudience
attheFoundationStone
layingfunctionforthe
InternationalSolarAlliance
Headquartersbuildingat
NISECampusat
Gwalpahari,Gurgaonon
25.1.2016
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RECENTSCHEMESANDPROGRAMMES
1.13 In continuation of the new initiatives launched in the previous year, the
Government has taken up the following new projects/schemes during the current
financialyear:
Scheme for Setting up over 2,000 MW of GridConnected Solar PV Power

Projects with Viability Gap Funding (VGF) Under BatchIII of Phase II of the
NSM. Projects are to be set up by Solar Power developers on BuildOwn
Operate basis, selected through a process of open and transparent
competitivereversebiddingontheVGFamount,withaprovisionofreduction
in tariff. These projects would be selected through a process of ebidding
followedbyereverseauctioning.
Conversion of Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) From Section 8
CompanytoSection3CompanyunderTheCompaniesAct,2013(No.18Of
2013)andtoRenameitasRenewableEnergyCorporationOfIndia(RECI).
CreationofIntraStateTransmissionSystemintheStatesofAndhraPradesh,
Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and
RajasthanatanestimatedcostofRs.8548.68crorewithGovernmentofIndia
contributionfromNationalCleanEnergyFund(NCEF)ofRs.3419.47crore.A
similarprojectatatotalcostofRs.1593crorewithcontributionfromNCEFat
Rs.637 crore was approved earlier by the Government for Tamil Nadu in the
previousyear.
Scaling up of Budget from Rs.600 crore during 12th Five Year Plan to
Rs.5000 crore for Grid Connected Rooftop and Small Solar Power Plants
Programme over a Period of Five Years upto 201920 under National Solar
Mission(NSM).
Scheme for Setting up of over 5000 MW GridConnected Solar PV Power
ProjectswithViabilityGapFundingUnderBatchIVofPhaseIIoftheNSM.
1.14 In order to facilitate integration of large scale renewable generation capacity

addition, Cabinet Committee of Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved creation of
intrastatetransmissionsysteminthestatesofAndhraPradesh,Gujarat,Himachal
Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu
rich in renewable resource potential and where large capacity renewable power
projectsareplanned,atanestimatedcostofRs.10,141.68crorewithGovernment
ofIndiacontributionfromNationalCleanEnergyfund(NCEF)ofRs.4056.67crore.
The activities envisaged under the project includes establishment of 48 new Grid
substations of different voltage levels with total transformation capacity around
17100MVA(MegaVoltAmpere)byinstallingover7800cktkms(CircuitKilometers)
oftransmissionlinesinthesesevenstates.Theprojectisproposedtobecompleted
within a period of three to five years, with costs proposed to be met through KfW
loan(40percentofthetotalcost),NCEFgrant(40percentofthetotalcost)andthe
remaining20percentasStatecontribution.Creationofanintrastatetransmission
system will facilitate evacuation of renewable power from generation stations to
loadcentres

1.15TheGovernmenthasalsoapprovedaScheme,inDecember2014,forsetting
upof25SolarParks,eachwiththecapacityof500MWandaboveandUltraMega
Solar Power Projects to be developed in next 5 years in various States and will
requireCentralGovernmentfinancialsupportofRs.4050crore.Theseparkswillbe
able to accommodate over 20,000 MW of solar power projects. As on date, 33
parkswithcapacityofabout20,000MWin22stateshavebeensanctioned.
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1.16TheGovernmenthasalsoapprovedamendmentstotheNationalTariffPolicy,
2005positivelyimpactingrenewableenergysector,namely
In order to promote renewable energy and energy security, it is decided that

8% of total consumption of electricity, excluding hydro power, shall be from
solarenergybyMarch2022.
Renewable Generation Obligation (RGO) New coal/lignite based thermal
plants after specified date to also establish/procure/purchase renewable
capacityasprescribedbyGovernmentofIndia(GoI).
Toallowbundlingofrenewablepowerwithpowerfromthermalplants,whose
PPAshaveexpiredorplantswhichhavecompletedtheirusefullifesubjectto
developmentthroughcompetitivebidding.
No interState transmission charges and losses to be levied for renewable
power(solar/wind)tillsuchperiodasnotifiedbyGoI.
Compulsorily procurement of 100% power produced from all the Wasteto
Energy plants in the State by the Distribution Companies. This will facilitate
meetingtheobjectiveofSwachhBharatMissionfordisposalofwastebesides
generationofelectricity.
In view of geological uncertainties and clearance issues faced by Hydro
projectsandalsotopromotecleanpower,Hydroprojectshavebeenexempted
fromcompetitivebiddingtill15thAugust2022.
Since India is running one of the largest renewable capacity expansion
programmesintheworldandthereisaneedforcorrespondinggridstability.
Regulator will frame norms for ancillary services to support power system or
gridoperationespeciallywithexpandingrenewableenergy.
1.17 The Government approved Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) to

applytotheRegistrarofCompaniesforconvertingitintoaSection3companyand
renamingitastheRenewableEnergyCorporationofIndia(RECI).Afterthis,SECI
willbecomeaselfsustainingandselfgeneratingorganization.Itwillengageitselfin
owning solar power plants generating and selling power and in other segments of
solar sector activities, including manufacturing of solar products and materials.
RECI will take up development of all segments of renewable energy namely, geo
thermal,offshorewind,tidaletc.apartfromsolarenergy.
1.18TheMinistrytookupanambitiousprogrammeforinstallationof1,00,000solar
water pumping systems for irrigation and drinking water in different States of the
countryduring201415.Undertheprogramme63436Solarpumpswillbeinstalled
through the State Govt. Agencies and 15330 pumps has been earmarked for
community drinking water supply in collaboration with Ministry of Drinking Water
and Sanitation. In addition 30,000 solar pumps will be installed through bank loan
for irrigation purpose to individual farmers. NABARD is the Nodal Agency for this
scheme.UndertheschemeBanks(RegionalRuralBanks,CommercialBanksetc.)
extended the loans at normal interest rates and subsidy component to the
beneficiaries.22,000nos.ofsolarpumpshavebeeninstalledduring201516.
1.19 Implementation of Scheme for setting up 1000 MW of Grid Connected

Solar PV Power projects by CPSUs and GOI organizations with Viability Gap
Fundinginthree
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yearsperiodfrom201516to201718.Ason31stDecember,2015,about929MW
have been allocated to various CPSUs under the scheme. Subsequently, full
capacityof1000MWwasallocatedto17CPSUs.
1.20 Scheme for setting up over 300 MW of Grid Connected Solar PV Power
projects by Defence Establishments under Ministry of Defence and Para
Military Forces with Viability Gap Funding under Phase II/III of JNNSM in the
period201419.Ason31stDecember,2015about185MWhasbeenallocatedtill
dateunderthescheme,butsubsequently290MWofavailablecapacityhasbeen
allocatedtodefenceorganisations/establishmentsunderMinistryofDefence.
1.21 Scheme for Development of Grid Connected Solar PV Power Plants on

Canal Banks and Canal Tops: MNRE launched a Scheme for Development of
Grid Connected Solar PV Power Plants on Canal Banks and Canal Tops in the
countryduringthe12thPlanperiodatanestimatedcostofRs.975croreandwith
CentralFinancialAssistance(CFA)ofRs.228crore.TheSolarPVPowerPlantson
Canal Banks and Canal Tops with 50 MW capacities under each category have
been approved to 8 States (Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Uttar
Pradesh,Punjab,UttarakhandandWestBengal).
1.22Anewloanschemetopromoterooftopsolarpowerprojectswaslaunchedby
IREDA in July 2015. The scheme will provide loans at interest rates between 9.9
and10.75percenttosystemaggregatorsanddevelopers.
1.23 Surya Mitra Scheme launched for creating 50,000 trained personnel within a
periodof3years(201516to201718).Thecoursecontenthasbeenapprovedby
the National Council of Vocational Training as per the National Skill, Qualification
Framework.Ason30.9.2015,atotalof27programmesinvolvingRs17crorehave
beensanctionedtoSNAsbyNISE.In201516,70programmeswillbeconducted
againstwhich27programmeshavestarted.
POLICYINITIATIVES
1.24TheMinistryhastakenanumberofPolicyInitiativesasgivenbelow:
NationalOffshoreWindEnergyPolicy,2015:UnderthisPolicy,theMinistry
of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) has been authorized as the Nodal
MinistryforuseofoffshoreareaswithintheExclusiveEconomicZone(EEZ)of
the country and the National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE) has been
authorized as the Nodal Agency for development of offshore wind energy in
the country and to carry out allocation of offshore wind energy blocks,
coordinationandalliedfunctionswithrelatedministriesandagencies.Itwould
pave the way for offshore wind energy development including, setting up of
offshore wind power projects and research and development activities, in
waters, in or adjacent to the country, up to the seaward distance of 200
NauticalMiles(EEZofthecountry)fromthebaseline.Thepolicywillprovidea
levelplayingfieldtoallinvestors/beneficiaries,domesticandinternational.Itis
planned to set up the first offshore wind power project off the Gujarat coast
soon.
WindAtlas,2015Launched:AwindAtlashavinginformationat100mheight
hasbeenlaunched.ItsaGISbasedsoftwaretoolwhichwillhelpnotonlythe
developersbutalsopolicyplanners.
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Restoration of Accelerated Depreciation Benefits for Wind Power

Projects:Aftersignificantharmwasdonetothewindsectorduetowithdrawal
of AD with effect from 1.4.2012, it has been restored on 18.7.2014. This
decision of the Government has helped in creating a robust manufacturing
baseforwindturbinesinthecountry.
Establishment of Partnership to Advance Clean Energy (PACE) Setter
Fund: U.S. and India have signed an MoU to establish PACE Setter Funds
with a contribution of US$ 4 million (INR 25 crores) from each side for
providing grants for seed capital for innovative clean energy projects. The
PACESetterFundshasbeenformallylaunchedon19thAugust,2015inNew
Delhi.
1.25 In addition to the initiatives, other Ministries and Departments of the

Government have taken a number of steps to promote capacity addition in the
renewableenergysector.
Inclusion of Renewable Energy Projects in Priority Sector Lending

NormsofCommercialBanks:InpursuancetotheinitiativestakenbyMNRE,
Reserve Bank of India vide its circular dated 23rd April, 2015 on Priority
Sector Lending: Targets and Classification has issued revised guidelines for
allscheduledcommercialbankstoincluderenewableenergyincategoriesof
prioritysector,inadditiontoexistingcategories.BankloansuptoalimitofRs
15 crore to borrowers for purposes like solar based power generators,
biomassbasedpowergenerators,windmills,microhydelplantsandfornon
conventional energy based public utilities viz. street lighting systems, and
remote village electrification. For individual households, the loan limit will be
Rs10lakhperborrower.
1.26 The consistent followup by the Ministry resulted into the notification by 22
State Electricity Regulatory Commissions (SERCs) of twenty States have
notified regulatory framework on netmetering and feedintariff to encourage
rooftopsolarplants.NetmeteringschemeshasbeenrolledoutinmajorityofStates
whichwillhelpinmeeting40GWrooftopgridconnectedsolarprojects.Sofar,16
States namely Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal
Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Manipur, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu,
Telangana,UttarPradesh,UttarakhandandWestBengalhavecomeoutwithSolar
Policysupportinggridconnectedrooftopsystems.
1.27 The establishment of Renewable Energy Management Centres (REMC)

equipped with advanced forecasting tools, smart dispatching solutions, and real
time monitoring of RE generation, closely coordinating with SLDCs/RLDCs has
been envisaged as a primary requirement for grid integration of large scale RE.
India is planning to establish one REMC in each region which will be connected
throughrespectivestateREMCs.TheCentralREMCwillbeatthetop,whichwillbe
maintained and run by National Load Dispatch Centres. In view of the expected
increase in RE penetration, there is a need to equip the power system operators
withstateofthearttoolsalongwithrealtimedataofREgeneration.Therewillbea
hierarchical connection between the State Load Dispatch Centre, Regional Load
DispatchCentreandNationalLoadDispatchCentre.
CURRENTACHIEVEMENTS
1.28 The main activities/achievements under different programmes of the Ministry

duringtheyear201516arehighlightedasunder:
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RENEWABLEPOWERINSTALLEDCAPACITY
1.29Thegrossinstalledcapacityofgridinteractiverenewablepowerinthecountry
stoodatabout33.8GWason31stDecember2015asshowninTable1.2.Asof
December2015,solar,wind,biomassandsmallhydropowercontributeabout13.60
per cent of the total installed capacity for electricity. Renewable energy has been
witnessingover20percentgrowthinthelastfiveyears.Fromthetotalrenewable
powerinstalledcapacityof14,400MWatthebeginningof2009,ithasreacheda
capacity of 38,822 MW at the end of December 2015. Wind energy continues to
dominate Indias renewable energy industry, accounting for over 64 % of installed
capacity(25,088MW),followedbysolarpower(4,879MW),biopower(4,677MW)
andsmallhydropower(4,177MW).
1.30 India occupies the fifth position in the world with a wind power installed
capacityof25.1GW.Duringtheyearagainstatargetof2400MW1,645MWwind
power projects were commissioned. During year up to 31st December 2015,
1119.76MWSolarPowerProjectswerecommissioned.
1.31 The cumulative biomass power projects including through baggasse

cogeneration with an aggregate surplus power generation capacity of about 4761
MWhavebeensuccessfullycommissioned.Biomassgasifiersbasedprojectsof12
kWeeachare
Table1.2CumulativeDeploymentofVariousRenewableEnergy
Systems/Devicesinthecountry(ason31.12.2015)
Sector Achievements Cumulative
during201516 Achievements
(uptoDecember (ason31.12.2015)
2015)
I.GRIDINTERACTIVEPOWER(CAPACITIESIN
MW)
WindPower 1,644.58 25,088.19
SmallHydroPower 121.55 4,176.90
BioPower(Biomass&GasificationandBagasse
132.00 4,550.55
Cogeneration
WastetoPower 12.00 127.08
SolarPower 1,119.76 4,878.87
Total 3,029.89 38,821.59
II.OFFGRID/CAPTIVEPOWER(CAPACITIESIN
MWEQ)
WastetoEnergy 0.50 146.51
Biomass(nonbagasse)Cogeneration 10.50 602.37
BiomassGasifiers
Rural 0.20 18.15
Industrial 8.67 160.57
AeroGenrators/Hybridsystems 0.15 2.67
SPVSystems 54.66 289.01
Watermills/microhydel 0.00 17.21
Biogasbasedenergysystem 0.00 0.00
Total 74.68 1,236.64
III.OTHERRENEWABLEENERGYSYSTEMS
FamilyBiogasPlants(numbersinlakh) 0.22 0.00
SolarWaterHeatingCollectorArea(millionm2) 48.34 8.90
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providing
uninterrupted power
supplyto17telecom
towers based on
sustainable business
model by
entrepreneurs in
Rajasthan. Offgrid
power capacity from

biomass gasifier in
19 rice mills and
other industries
including flour mill,
bakeries for meeting
captive demand of
electricity and
thermal applications
have been installed
invariousstateswith
an installed capacity
of 11.98 MW during
201516. Small
hydroprojectswitha
capacity of 121.55
MW have been
commissionedduring
theyear.Solarpower
projects installations
grown by 431 MW
capacity solar power
plants using solar
photovoltaics and
solar thermal
technologies being
commissionedduring
theyear.
50MWWindFarmatTheniKamatchipuram,Tamilnadu
NATIONALSOLARMISSION
1.32 26 nos. SPV projects of aggregate 330 MW capacity have been

commissioned. A 5 MW SPV project by Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor
DevelopmentCorporationLimited(DMICDC)hasalsobeensetupundertheMNRE
bundling scheme. Thus, 523 MW solar PV projects and 202.5 MW solar thermal
power projects have been commissioned under the bundling scheme. Under the
100SPVpowerplants,78projectswereselectedtosetup98MWcapacityprojects
from 12 States. Against this, 71 projects of total capacity 90.80 MW have been
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Rajasthan
1.33Underthe750MWVGFschemeunderPhaseIIBatchI,duringtheyear2015
16,largescalegroundmountedsolarPVprojectswithcumulativecapacityof490
MW have been commissioned and are under commercial operation, thereby
bringingtheaggregatecapacitycommissionedandundercommercialoperationin
thisschemeto650MWacross6states.Another30MWcapacityisexpectedtoget
commissionedby31stMarch,2016.
1.34UndertheMission,theMinistryhasalsosetupthefollowingschemes:
UndertheGridConnectedSolarPVPowerProjects(3000MW)byNTPCand
otherPSUsTendersfor2750MWcapacityprojectallottedtoAndhraPradesh
(1000 MW all in solar park), Rajasthan (420 MW in solar park, 230 MW
outside solar park), Uttar Pradesh (100 MW outside solar park), Karnataka
(600MWinsolarpark)andTelangana(400MWoutsidesolarpark)havebeen
issuedbyNTPCLtd.For850MWcapacitysolarPVprojectsinsolarpark
inKurnoolDistrictofAndhraPradesh,biddinghasbeencompletedand
thelowestbidsofRs.4.63/unithavebeenreceived.
ProjectforSettingupof15,000MWofGridConnectedSolarPVPowerPlants
through NTPC Limited / NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited (NVVN) under
NationalSolarMission.
1.35UndertheGridInteractiveRooftopSPVprojectsofcapacity476.56MWphave
been sanctioned till December 2015 including 315.96 MWp under 5 nos. projects
underNationalCleanEnergyFund(NCEF).Duringtheyear,solarsystemshaving
totalcapacitiesof72.00MWpwhichincludessolarlanterns,solarhomelights,solar
streetlights,solarpumpsandpowerplantswereinstalledinvariousStates.
1.36 Since the market for Solar Water Heating System has reached a level of
maturity to sustain with its own technology and competency, the subsidy for the
SchemeforSolarWaterHeatershasbeendiscontinuedw.e.f.01.10.2014andhas
beentransferredtoIREDAasaloanscheme.
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1.37Around25systemswith5266sq.m.ofConcentratedSolarThermalareawere
alsocompletedduringtheyear201516makingatotalof200Systemswith45,000
Sq.m.ofareainstalledsofarinthecountry.Inaddition,anumberofsolarsteam
cooking systems have been installed at college hostels and religious institutions
acrossthecountry.
1.38Continuedemphasiswaslaidonresearchanddevelopmentinvariousareas
of solar energy technologies and application. The focus was on indigenization of
technology,productdevelopmentandresourceassessment.Atpresent,28number
ofR&Dprojectsareunderimplementationinareaofsolarphotovoltaic(SPV)and
solarthermal(ST).
RENEWABLEENERGYFORRURALAPPLICATIONS
1.39Morethan37,000biogasplantsoftheapprovedmodelswereinstalledacross
thecountrywithfinancialsupportoftheMinistry,takingthecumulativeinstallationto
over48.34lakhbiogasplantsinallStatesandUnionTerritoriesofthecountry.The
targetof1.11lakhduringtheyearislikelytobeachievedinfull.
1.40UndertheNationalBiomassCookstovesInitiative,severalpilotprojectshave
beentakenupduringtheyearfordeploymentofimprovedbiomasscookstovesfor
demonstrationamongdomesticandlargesizedcommunitycookinginAnganwadis,
Midday meal schemes in schools, Tribal Hostels etc. Projects taken up under
Unnat Chulha Abhiyan are now eligible for Carbon Credits under the CDM
mechanism with Sardar Swaran Singh National Institute of Renewable Energy
(SSSNIRE), an autonomous institute of MNRE, located at Jalandhar, Punjab has
been designated as Coordinating and Managing Entity (CME). At present 40
models of improved cookstoves have been approved by the Ministry, as per the
TestReportsissuedbytheTestCentres.
1.41Ricehuskgasifierbased12villagelevelprojectsof32kWeeachhavebeen
installedbasedonsustainablebusinessmodelbyentrepreneursinvariousvillages
of Bihar. In addition, 10 systems are under various stages of installation /
commissioning.Offgridpowercapacityfrombiomassgasifierin10ricemillsand12
other industries including bakeries for meeting captive demand of electricity and
thermal applications have been added. A grid connected biomass gasifier based
project of 1 MW capacity in Haryana has been installed for meeting the captive
powerneedsoftheindustry.
RENEWABLE ENERGY FOR URBAN, INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL

APPLICATIONS
1.42 During the year 201516, the physical achievement under the programme is
14.1 MWeq. and cumulative achievement in the sector is 265.4 MWeq. As part of
thenewinitiativestheGovernmenthasamendedtheNationalTariffPolicytomake
DistributionLicenceesto100%procurepowerproducedfromWTEplants.
1.43Acumulativecapacityof601.87MWhassofarbeencommissionedmainlyin
the states of Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh,
Uttarakhand,PunjabandRajasthan.
1.44CEAhavenotifiednormsfordeterminationofGenericTariffforMSW,RDFand
BiogasbasedWTEprojectsalongwithGenericTariffforFY201516.Asapartof
newinitiativeofsupportingBioCNGproduction,twoMNREsupportedprojectsfor
cumulative production of 9,538kg/day of BioCNG, got commissioned during the
financialyearFY201516,inAhmedabad,GujaratandDelawas,Jaipur.
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1.45UnderDevelopmentofSolarCitiesProgrammetheMinistryassistsMunicipal
CorporationsandUrbanLocalBodiesinpreparationofaMasterPlanforincreasing
energy efficiency and renewable energy supply in the city. Sanction has been
accorded during the year for developing three cities as Solar City. Under the
programme 56 cities have been sanctioned of which master plan of 49 cities has
beenfinalized.Fourcities,namelyNagpur,Chandigarh,MysoreandGandhinagar,
arebeingdevelopedasModelSolarCities.Inaddition,33solarcitieswereincluded
undertheSmartCityprogrammeofMinistryofUrbanDevelopment.Theproposal
of32Campuses/TownshipsweresanctionedtodevelopasGreenCampuses.
1.46TheEnergyEfficientSolar/GreenBuildingsProgrammeforpromotingGRIHA
rating system continued under implementation. So far, cumulative sanctions to 97
government building projects have been registered for GRIHA certificationcum
rating. 210 Capacity building programmes were conducted for evaluators and
trainersonGRIHARatingsbyvarioustechnicalinstitutions.970GRIHAevaluators
andtrainersweredevelopedundertheprogramme.
RESEARCHANDDEVELOPMENT
1.47 The Research and Development efforts of the Ministry are directed towards
technology development and demonstration, leading to commercialization, apart
from strengthening the capacity of R&D/ Academic Institutions and Industry for
taking up advanced research for technology development. The ultimate goal is to
reduce the cost and improve efficiency in the near future. The prominent projects
taken up include advanced research and demonstration of higher efficiency solar
cells, solar thermal power generation, hydrogen energy storage and fuel cells
development,developmentanddeploymentofimprovedbiomasscookstoves,etc.
Research & development activities have been taken up with national laboratories,
universities,scientific&educationalinstitutions&industryforimprovementsinthe
renewableenergysystemsandproducts.Thefocusisonimprovedefficiency,cost
reductionandtechnologytransferanddemonstrationfortheircommercialization.A
NationalLaboratoryPolicyforRenewableEnergySectorisunderpreparation.
RENEWABLEENERGYINNORTHEASTERNSTATES
1.48AsperthedirectionsoftheGovernmentofIndia,10%oftheannualbudgetof
the Ministry is allocated for the promotion of renewable energy programmes &
projectsintheNorthEasternStatesofIndiaincludingSikkim.Specialemphasisis
accorded to the implementation of programmes such as remote village
electrification, biogas, small hydro power, village energy security test projects &
biomassgasifiersformeetingthelighting,cookingandotherelectricalneedsofthe
farandremotevillagesandhamletsintheNorthEasternStatesincludingSikkim.
TECHNICALANDFINANCIALINSTITUTIONS
1.49 During the year, National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) continued to
coordinate research & technology and other related work envisaged under the
JawaharlalNehruNationalSolarMission(JNNSM).
1.50 The following activities have been initiated at NISE during 201516 (i) Up
gradationofSPVmoduletestfacility(ii)Upgradationofsolarcelltestfacility(iii)
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batterytestfacility(iv)EnlargeSPVwaterpumpingtestfacilityandotherlabs(v)
UpgradationofSolarThermalLabs(vi)EstablishmentofITcell(vii)Renovationof
workshopfacility(viii)EstablishmentofR&Dmonitoringcell(ix)Settingupof500
kW SPV power plantand (x) House the Secretariat of the International Solar
Alliance, whose foundation stone was laid jointly by the Indian Prime Minister
NarendraModiandFrenchPresidentFranoisHollandeon25thJanuary2016.
1.51 NISE has also taken up in a big way Skill Development Activities by
conductinganumberofTrainingprogrammesfortrainersandotherprofessionals.
They have conducted 30 skill development programmes during the year. Another
training programme is the Suryamitra Programme apart from the international
trainingprogrammesregularly.
1.52 The National Institute for Wind Energy (erstwhile Centre for Wind Energy
Technology) serves as the technical focal point for wind power development in
India. During the year, 9 new wind monitoring stations were commissioned in
various states. 125 sites have been registered for wind measurement by private
sectorfromvariousstatesinIndia.
1.53 National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE) continued a project to conduct a

realisticassessmentconsideringtangiblelandavailabilityforwindfarmingforseven
windpotentialstatesnamelyTamilnadu,Karnataka,AndhraPradesh,Maharashtra,
Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Rajasthan at 100 m level facilitating validation of
mesoscalebasedresultsindicatedintheWindAtlas.107Windmonitoringstations
are under operation. It is also conducting research on Offshore wind resource
assessment. The Indian Wind Atlas was launched with realistic and practical
assumptionsandestimatedthewindpowerpotentialat100mheight.
1.54 The certification unit of NIWE has completed five type certification projects.
The unit has also issued letters in connection with grid synchronization for three
prototypewindturbinemodels.
1.55SardarSwaranSinghNationalInstituteofRenewableEnergy(SSSNIRE),at
Wadala Kalan, District Kapurthala (Punjab) is an autonomous Institution of the
Ministryfocusedonbiomassenergyresearchanddevelopment.Duringtheyear,a
stateoftheart research facility for biodiesel, bioethanol, gasification, biogas,
biomasscookstovesresearch&testingandforotherareasinBioenergyhasbeen
developedattheinstitution.ThetestingandcertificationcentreforCookstoveshas
begun its operation with testing of available cookstove models as per new BIS
norms. In addition, research projects on: Process development for bioethanol
productionfromagriculturalresiduesandBiogasproductionandutilizationofheat
andpowergenerationapplicationsusingpotentialalternativefeedstockscontinued.
Theprojectonhydrocrackingofnonediblevegetableoilwascompletedduringthe
year.
1.56 The Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd. (IREDA), a non
banking financial institution under the Ministry sanctioned loans to the tune of
Rs.4864.14 crore and disbursed Rs.2315.29 crore against the annual target of
Rs.6,150croreandRs.3,675crorerespectively.Theloansweresanctionedforthe
establishment of about 1714 MW of installed capacity of power generation. The
cumulative sanctions and disbursements as on 31st December 2015 were of the
orderofRs.35,690.56croreandRs.19,254.61crorerespectively.Duringthe2015
16, IREDA has been awarded MiniRatna CategoryI CPSE status by the
GovernmentofIndia.Therefore,intermsofDPEguidelines,noequityiscontributed
byMRNE,GOIduringAprilDecember,2015.Asondate,paidupcapitalofIREDA
is Rs.784.60 Crore against the authorized share capital of Rs.6000 crore. IREDA
raisedresourcestothetuneofRs.710.07crorefrom1stApril,
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2015 to 31st December, 2015 from various external sources i.e. Kreditanstalt fur
Wiederaufbau (KfW), Japan Cooperation Agency (JICA) & Agence Francaise De
Developpement(AFD).IREDAhasalsoraisedRs.284crorefromTaxFreeBonds
(Seriesxiv). Besides, Rs.1716 crore were also raised during the January, 2016
throughpublicissueofTaxFreebondsofIREDA.
1.57SolarEnergyCorporationofIndia,wassetupasaSection25ofCompanies
Act, 1956, as a not for profit Company, under the administrative control of the
MinistrytoassisttheMinistryfunctionedastheimplementingandexecutingarmof
the JNNSM for development, promotion and commercialization of solar energy
technologiesinthecountry.SECIhasbeensetupwithanAuthorizedShareCapital
of Rs.2,000 crore and Rs.204 crore has been released by the Govt. of India as a
budgetary support up to 31st December 2015. Under the 750 MW VGF scheme
underJNNSMPhaseIIBatchI,490MWcapacityhasbeencommissionedacross
the country. Under the Solar Parks Scheme, 19 solar parks have been given
administrativeapprovalbringingthetotalto33parksacrossthecountry.Underthe
GridConnectedRooftopProgramme,anaggregatecapacityof62.25MWpcapacity
hasbeenallocatedoutofwhich22MWpcapacityiscompleted.
1.58Inaddition,SECIisalsoinvolvedwithdevelopmentandsaleoflowcostsolar
lanterns,developmentofmini/microgridprojectsforruralelectrification,installation
ofsolarstreetlightsunderCSRactivity.
INFORMATIONANDPUBLICAWARENESS
1.59 The Ministry continued its programme of Information and Public Awareness
through a multiagency approach namely, State Nodal Agencies, Directorate of
Advertising & Visual Publicity, Doordarshan, All India Radio, Department of Posts,
etc.,usingtheelectronic,printandoutdoormedia.TheMinistryalsohadaTableau
presented during the Republic Day Parade on 26th January 2016. A new 52
episode TV programme has been launched from 21st February 2015 on DD
Nationalchannel.
INTERNATIONALCOOPERATION
1.60 During the year 201516, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy took
various initiatives for promoting cooperation with other countries in the field of
renewable energy. Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) / Agreements / Letter of
Intent (LoI) etc were signed and Bilateral / Multilateral Meetings / Joint Working
GroupMeetingswereconvenedandparticipatedbyMNRE.TheMinistryalsogets
supportfromvariousinternational/multinationalfundingagencies,likeWorldBank,
UnitedNationsDevelopmentProgramme(UNDP),AsianDevelopmentBank(ADB),
and United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and Global
Environment Facility (GEF), who are providing project based assistance for
renewable energy programmes in India. Currently there are 46 Memoranda of
Understandingwith35countries,includingnewMoUswithFrance,Mongolia,USA,
Mozambique,Belgium,GermanyandIndonesia.
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INTERNATIONALSOLARALLIANCE(ISA)
Solarenergytechnologieshavemadesignificantprogressandarenowconsidered
as a viable option for meeting energy needs in a sustainable manner. Countries
lying fully or partially between Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn are
endowed with excellent solar irradiance and have more than 300 sunny days in a
year. There is abundant sunlight available yearround which can lead to cost
effectiveutilisationofsolarenergyforelectricityandotherenduses.Thereisagap
atpresentintheapplicationofsolartechnologiesprimarilyduetolackofsystematic
information about the onground requirements as well as scarce opportunities for
technologydevelopment,capacitybuildingandtrainingofusersoftechnologiesand
finally, a shortage of suitable financing arrangements to make new technologies
affordable. A desire to ensure universal energy access, energy equity and
affordabilityareissuescommontothedevelopingcountriesfallingwithintheregion.
At present there is no international body focussing on or addressing the specific

needsofthe121solarresourcerichcountrieslyingfullyorpartiallybetweenTropic
of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn. These include some developed countries
namely, Australia, New Zealand, France, Japan, the Netherlands, the United
KingdomandtheUnitedStatesofAmerica.WhereasAustraliapartiallyfallswithin
the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn, other developed countries have
islandsintheidentifiedregion(ListofcountriesatBox1).
HonblePrimeMinisterofIndiainameetingheldon20June2014,suggestedthat
India take steps for working together with Group of Nations with high solar
insolation/potentialformutualcooperationinareasofsolarenergypolicy,research
and development (R&D) and applications in emerging solar R&D areas. The
mandatewasgiventotheMinistryofNewandRenewableEnergy(MNRE)towork
for establishing the same in collaboration and consultation with the Ministry of
ExternalAffairs(MEA).
Inviewoftheabovebackground,InternationalSolarAlliance(ISA)wasenvisioned
as a specialized platform to contribute towards the common goal of increasing
utilization and promotion of solar energy and solar applications in its member
countries.MNREinclosecollaborationwithMEAinitiatedeffortstoestablishISA.In
this process wide range of consolations were held with the prospective member
countries.On14May2015Hon'bleMinister,Power,CoalandNewandRenewable
EnergygreenflaggedthelocationofISAattheNationalInstituteofSolarEnergy,
Gwalpahari, Gurgaon. On 30 July 2015 and 5 November 2015 Hon'ble Minister,
Power, Coal and New & Renewable Energy addressed Ambassadors/ High
Commissioners/HeadsofMissionofeligibleISAmembercountriesinMEAwherea
nonpaper on ISA detailing its aims, objective and programme of activities was
presented.Inordertoapprisetheprospectivemembers,presentationonISAwas
made in the 2nd Summit of the Forum for IndiaPacific Islands Countries on 20
August 2015. Hon'ble Prime Minister of India invited African countries to support
and join ISA in the third IndiaAfrica Summit during 2830 October 2015. On 4
November 2015, Secretary, MNRE chaired a meeting of bilateral and multilateral
agenciesandapprisedthemabouttheISA.Theseagenciesexpressedsupportto
theISAinitiativeandthegeneralviewwasthattheISAstructureshouldbeflexible
toaccommodatemultifacetedprogrammesandactivitiestoacceleratesolarenergy
developmentanddeploymentprocessinmembercountries.
These efforts led to ISA launch jointly by the Prime Minister of India and the
PresidentofFranceon30November2015atParis,Franceonthesidelinesofthe
21stConferenceofPartiestotheUnitedNationsFrameworkConventiononClimate
Change.Representativesfromaround70countriesincludingmorethan30Heads
of State/Government, 500 high level representatives from government and
internationalorganizations,and50representativesfromtheindustry
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Hon'blePrimeMinisterShriNarendraModiandHon'blePresidentofFranceMr.FrancoisHollande,jointly
layingthefoundationstoneoftheInternationalSolarAlliance(ISA)Headquartersandinauguratethe
interimSecretariatoftheISAinNationalInstituteofSolarEnergy(NISE),Gwalpahari,Gurgaon
participatedintheISAlaunchceremony.TheParisdeclarationonISAannounced
in the launch ceremony states that the countries share the collective ambition to
undertakeinnovativeandconcertedeffortsforreducingthecostoffinanceandcost
of technology for immediate deployment of competitive solar generation, financial
instruments to mobilise more than 1000 Billion US Dollars of investments needed
by2030forthemassivedeploymentofaffordablesolarenergyandtopavetheway
forfuturesolargeneration,storageandgoodtechnologiesforcountriesindividual
needs(ParisDeclarationonISAatBox2).
ThefirstmeetingoftheInternationalSteeringCommittee(ISC)oftheISAwasheld
on
1December2015atParis,Francefollowedbythe2ndISCmeetingon18January
2016atAbuDhabi,UAE.TheISCidentifieddevelopmentofafocusedroadmapfor
ISA and plan for involvement of national government, private sector, financing
institutionsandothersinISAactivitiesandstructureasimportantactionpoints.
India offered to host ISA at the premises of NISE and has offered 5 acres land.
ThreefloorsoftheSuryaBhawanofNISEhasbeenofferedforstartingtheinterim
Secretariat. Indias effort is to build an Iconic structure for ISA Secretariat. In
addition,IndiahasofferedacontributionofRs100crore(aroundUS$15million)for
creating ISA corpus fund. In addition, Government of India has offered training
supportforISAmembercountriesattheNationalInstituteofSolarEnergyandalso
supporttoISAmembercountriesfordemonstrationprojectsforsolarhomelighting,
solar pumps for farmers and for other solar applications. This will inspire other
membercountriessuchasFrance,Japan,Netherlands,UnitedKingdomandUSA
totakesimilarmeasures.
On25January2016,Shri Narendra Modi, Honble Prime Minister of India and Mr

FranoisHollande,HonblePresidentofFrancejointlylaidthefoundationstoneof
the International Solar Alliance (ISA) Headquarters and inaugurated the interim
Secretariat of the ISA in National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE), Gwalpahari,
Gurgaon.Speakingontheoccasion,HonblePrimeMinisterofIndiastatedthatISA
isaGlobalandIndependentInstitution.AsUnitedNationsisheadquarteredinUSA
but it is of entire world, in the same way ISAs Headquarter is heritage of entire
world.Itwillrunindependently,andpeoplefromdifferentpartoftheworldwilllead
and take its responsibility. Today its Secretariat is being inaugurated which will
developISAgovernancestructure.
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ShriPiyushGoyal,Hon'bleMinisterofState(IC)forCoal,PowerandNew&RenewableEnergyspeakingat
thefunctionforthefoundationstoneoftheInternationalSolarAlliance(ISA)Headquartersandinauguration
ofInterimSecretariatofISAatNISE,Gurgaon
The IndiaFrance Joint Statement issued on 25 January 2016 on the occasion of

theStateVisitoftheMrFranoisHollande,HonblePresidentofFranceobserved
thefollowing.
Translating their shared commitment to clean energy and combating

climatechangeintopracticalaction,PresidentHollandeandPrimeMinister
ModijointlylaunchedthenewInternationalSolarAlliance(ISA)initiativein
Paris on 30 November 2015 on the sidelines of the COP 21. To advance
thisinitiative,thetwoleadersjointlylaidthefoundationstoneofthebuilding
for Headquarters of International Solar Alliance (ISA) and inaugurated the
interim Secretariat of the ISA in Gurgaon, India, on 25 January 2016.
Reaffirming their commitment to enhance the use of solar energy globally,
the leaders underlined the importance of deepening cooperation both
bilaterally and under the aegis of ISA in joint research, development,
financingandtechnologyinnovationaswellasdiffusionofcleanenergyand
efficiency solutions that will help in promoting energy access in a clean,
affordableandsustainablemanner.
The two leaders welcomed the French commitment to support the solar projects
launchedbythemembercountriesofISA.Tothateffect,theAFDGroupwillprovide
fundingamountingto300millionEuros.Thispledgeisinlinewiththefinancingof2
billion Euros for the development of renewable energies, announced by France

duringCOP21
AnInterimAdministrativeCell(IAC)hasbeensetupinMNRE(Box3).TheIACwill
facilitateestablishmentofISAanditstransformationfromdefactotoalegalinter
governmentalbody.InordertodevelopprogrammeofactivitiesofISA,discussions
have also been held with ISA countries resident diplomatic missions, United
Nations, World Bank, Exim Banks, New Development Bank, United Nations Asia
PacificCentreforTechnologyTransfer,andalsowiththecorporatesector.Further,
ISA website has been created and information about ISA is available at
www.intsolaralliance.org.
ISA will be a major international body headquartered in India. It will be a new

beginning for accelerating development and deployment of solar energy for
achieving universal energy access and energy security of the present and future
generations.
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BOX1
ProspectiveISAMemberCountries
Peoples Democratic Republic of

1. 33. CommonwealthofDominica
Algeria
2. AntiguaandBarbuda 34. DominicanRepublic
3. RepublicofAngola 35. RepublicofEcuador
4. ArgentinaRepublic 36. ArabRepublicofEgypt
5. CommonwealthofAustralia 37. RepublicofElSalvador
6. CommonwealthofBahamas 38. RepublicofEquatorialGuinea
7. PeoplesRepublicofBangladesh 39. StateofEritrea
Federal Democratic Republic of
8. Barbados 40.
Ethiopia
9. Belize 41. RepublicofFiji
10. RepublicofBenin 42. France
11 PluriNationalStateofBolivia 43. GaboneseRepublic
12 RepublicofBotswana 44. RepublicofTheGambia
13. FederalRepublicofBrazil 45. RepublicofGhana

14. NationofBrunei,AbodeofPeace 46. RepublicofGrenada
15. BurkinaFaso 47. RepublicofGuatemala
16. RepublicofBurundi 48. RepublicofGuinea
17. KingdomofCambodia 49. RepublicofGuineaBissau
18. RepublicofCameroon 50. RepublicofGuyana
19. RepublicofCapeVerde 51. RepublicofHaiti
20. CentralAfricanRepublic 52. RepublicofHonduras
21. RepublicofChad 53. RepublicofIndia
22. RepublicofChile 54. RepublicofIndonesia
23. PeoplesRepublicofChina 55. Jamaica
24. RepublicofColombia 56. Japan
25. UnionofComoros 57. RepublicofKenya
26. CongoDemocraticRepublicof 58. RepublicofKiribati
Laos Peoples Democratic
27. CongoRepublicof 59.
Republic
28. NewZealand 60. RepublicofLiberia
29. RepublicofCostaRica 61. Libya
30. RepublicofCotedivoire 62. RepublicofMadagascar
31. RepublicofCuba 63. RepublicofMalawi
32. RepublicofDjibouti 64. FederationofMalaysia
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65. RepublicofMaldives 93. KingdomofSaudiArabia

66. RepublicofMali 94. RepublicofSenegal
67. RepublicofMarshallIslands 95. RepublicofSeychelles
68. IslamicRepublicofMauritania 96. RepublicofSierraLeone
69. RepublicofMauritius 97. RepublicofSingapore
70. UnitedMexicanState 98. SolomonIslands
71. FederatedStatesofMicronesia 99. FederalRepublicofSomalia
72. RepublicofMozambique 100. RepublicofSouthAfrica
73. RepublicofMyanmar 101. RepublicofSouthSudan
DemocraticSocialistRepublicof
74. RepublicofNamibia 102.
SriLanka
75. RepublicofNauru 103. RepublicofSudan
76. TheNetherlands 104. RepublicofSuriname
77. RepublicofNicaragua 105. UnitedRepublicofTanzania
78. RepublicofNiger 106. KingdomofThailand
Democratic Republic of Timor
79. FederalRepublicofNigeria 107.
Leste
80. SultanateofOman 108. TogoleseRepublic
81. RepublicofPalau 109. KingdomofTonga
82. RepublicofPanama 110. RepublicofTrinidadandTobago
Independent State of Papua New
83. 111. Tuvalu
Guinea
84. RepublicofParaguay 112. RepublicofUganda
85. RepublicofPeru 113. UnitedArabEmirates
86. RepublicofPhilippines 114. UnitedKingdom
87. RepublicofRwanda 115. UnitedStatesofAmerica
88. St.Lucia 116. RepublicofVanuatu
89. FederationofSaintKittsandNevis 117. BolivarianRepublicofVenezuela
90. SaintVincentandtheGrenadines 118. SocialistRepublicofVietnam
91. IndependentStateofSamoa 119. RepublicofYemen
Democratic Republic of Sao Tome
92. 120. RepublicofZambia
andPrincipe
121. RepublicofZimbabwe
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BOX2
Declaration on the occasion to launch the International Solar Alliance of

countriesdedicatedtothepromotionofsolarenergy
Recognizing that sustainable development, universal energy access, and energy

security are critical to the shared prosperity and future of our planet, and
acknowledging that clean and renewable energy needs to be made affordable for
all, we do hereby declare our intention to support Indias proposal to launch an

international solar alliance as a common platform for cooperation among solar
resource rich countries lying fully or partially between the Tropics of Cancer and
Capricorn.
United by a shared vision to bring clean, affordable and renewable energy within
the reach of all, we affirm our intention to join the international solar alliance as
foundingmemberstoensurethepromotionofgreen,cleanandsustainableenergy,
andtodrawonthebeneficenceoftheSuninthisendeavour.
Wesharethecollectiveambitiontoundertakeinnovativeandconcertedeffortswith
a view to reducing the cost of finance and cost of technology for immediate
deploymentofcompetitivesolargenerationassetsinallourcountriesandtopave
thewayforfuturesolargeneration,storageandgoodtechnologiesadaptedtoour
countriesindividualneeds.
United by our objective to significantly augment solar power generation in our

countries, we intend making joint efforts through innovative policies, projects,
programmes, capacity building measures and financial instruments to mobilize
morethan1000BillionUSDollarsofinvestmentsthatareneededby2030forthe
massivedeploymentofaffordablesolarenergy.Werecognizethatthereducedcost
offinancewouldenableustoundertakemoreambitioussolarenergyprogrammes
tobringdevelopmentandprosperityforourpeople.
We intend working together towards the development of appropriate benchmarks,

facilitating resource assessments, supporting research and development and
demonstration facilities, with a view to encouraging innovative and affordable
applicationsofsolartechnologies.
Desirous of establishing an international alliance of countries dedicated to the

promotion of solar energy as an effective mechanism of cooperation, we agree to
createanInternationalSteeringCommittee,opentointerestedcountries,toprovide
the necessary guidance, direction and advice to establish the international solar
alliance.
Monday,30thNovember2015
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GovernmentofIndia
MinistryofNewandRenewableEnergy
Block14CGOComplex,
LodhiRoadNewDelhi110003
29January2016
OfficeMemorandum
Subject: ConstitutionofInterimAdministrativeCell(IAC)ofInternationalSolar
Alliance (ISA) to facilitate establishment of ISA from de facto to de
jurestatusreg.
TheInternationalSolarAlliance(ofcountrieslyingfullyorpartiallybetweenTropicof
Cancer&TropicofCapricorn)hasbeenlaunchedon30November2015.TheParis
declaration of ISA states that the countries share the collective ambition to
undertake innovative and concerted efforts with a view to reducing the cost of
finance and cost of technology for immediate deployment of competitive solar
generation assets and to pave the way for future solar generation, storage and
goodtechnologiesadaptedtoourcountriesindividualneeds.Italsoseekstomake
joint efforts through innovative policies, projects, programmes, capacity building
measures and financial instruments to mobilize more than US $1000 Billion of
investments that are needed by 2030 for the massive deployment of affordable
solarenergy.IndiaishostingISASecretariat.
2.Hence, in the first International Steering Committee meeting of ISA, held in

Paris on 1 December 2015, reference to ISA cell in the Ministry of New and
RenewableEnergy(MNRE)hasbeenmade.Accordingly,ithasbeendecided
to constitute an Interim Administrative Cell (IAC) of ISA in MNRE. The
overarchingobjectiveofIACCellwillbetofacilitateestablishmentofISAand
its de facto to de jure transformation, pending the creation, constitution and
fullscale functioning of ISA in the prescribed manner, as suggested by the
Legal&TreatiesDivisionoftheMinistryofExternalAffairs.
3.IACwillbesetupinMNRE.TheinterimmanagementoftheISAwillbedone
byIAC.ThecompositionoftheIACisasunder:
1. Secretary,MinistryofNewandRenewableEnergy(MNRE),Chairman
2. Secretary(M&ER),MinistryofExternalAffairsornomineeMember
Joint Secretary, Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance or
3.
NomineeMember
JointSecretary,MinistryofEnvironment,ForestsandClimateChange
4.
orNomineeMember
5. JointSecretary(Solar),MNRE,Member
6. JointSecretary(Wind),MNRE,Member
7. JointSecretary&FinancialAdviser,MNRE,Member
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8. EconomicAdviser,MNRE,Member
9. Director(IR),MNRE,Member
10. DeputySecretary(Finance),MNRE,Member,
11. DrN.P.Singh,Sr.Consultant,MNRE,Member
12. ManagingDirector,SolarEnergyCorporationofIndia(SECI),Member
13. DirectorGeneral,NationalInstituteofSolarEnergy(NISE),Member
14. DirectorGeneral,NationalInstituteofWindEnergy(NIWE),Member
15. DirectorGeneral,NationalInstituteofBioEnergy(NIBE),Member
16. Chairman&ManagingDirector,IREDA,Member
17. Dr.P.C.Maithani,Director,MNREMemberConvener
4.TheTermsofReferencesoftheIACwillbeasunder:
i.FacilitatecreationandfunctioningofISAanddevelopingofISAsobjectives
ii.Renderadviceonadministeringthefinancereceived,includingrecommending
on the mode and manner of raising money through grants, pledges and
support, and recommending on the mode and manner of expenditure
therefrom
iii.Render advice on securing cooperation and coordination with agencies,
collaboratorsandpartnersinfurtheranceofobjectsofISA
iv.Render advice in connection with arrangement/agreement with Governments
and other authorities/bodies including setting up meetings with Embassies/
Consulates of Governments and other agencies as advised by the
InternationalSteeringCommittee
v.Advise National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) on ISA related matters,
includingpreparationofinterimSecretariatinSuryaBhawan
vi.Explore cooperation with local embassies, UN Agencies and other
AssociationstopromoteISAobjectives
vii.Assist MNRE to conduct International Steering Committee (ISC) meetings,
organise Founding Conference in coordination with ISC and prospective
membercountries,andPlanroadmapforfiveyears,withannualbreakup
viii.Developaninterimlogo,letterpadsforcorrespondenceetc.
ix.Any other action necessary & incidental in the interest of ISA, with due
consultation with ISC and subject to ratification by Internal Steering
Committee(ISC)ofISAand
x.Liaison with national & international bodies & organizations as well as put
sectortodeveloppartnershipsinimplementingroadmaps.
5. The cell will cease to exist, once ISA comes legally into force after the ISA
foundingconferenceinJuly2016andratificationby25countries.
6. Account of IAC will be maintained by the National Institute of Solar Energy

(NISE). A separate account will be opened in NISE and audited for the purpose,
until a durable mechanism to outsource administrative and financial activities is
workedoutasperUNprocedure.
7.TheCellwillmeetasoftenasrequired.ItmayholditsmeetingsatNewDelhior
atanyotherlocationasdecidedbytheChairman.
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8.The Cell will be serviced by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. All
actions to be taken by the cell will be subject to approval by International
SteeringCommitteeofISA
9.ThisissueswiththeapprovalofHonbleMinisterforPower,CoalandNewand
RenewableEnergy
(P.C.Maithani)
Director
To
AllMembersoftheInterimAdministrativeCell
Copyto:
1.ShriJawedAshraf,JointSecretary,PrimeMinister'sOffice,SouthBlock,New
Delhi110011
2.Shri Alok V. Chaturvedi, Joint Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat, Rashtrapati
Bhawan,NewDelhi110004
3.Shri Soumen Bagchi, Joint Secretary (Energy Security), Ministry of External
Affairs,JawaharlalNehruBhawan,23D,Janpath,NewDelhi110011
4.Shri Santosh D. Vaidya, Director, Prime Minister's Office, South Block, New
Delhi110011
Copyalsoto:
1.PSOtoSecretary,MNRE
2.AllGroupHeads,MNRE
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of this situation, planned and unplanned measures were undertaken by the

21 in Paris on 30th November 2015 as a special platform for mutual cooperation

Energy at Gwalpahari, Gurgaon on 25 January 2016 by Prime Minister Shri

Scheme for Setting up over 2,000 MW of GridConnected Solar PV Power

1.14 In order to facilitate integration of large scale renewable generation capacity

In order to promote renewable energy and energy security, it is decided that

1.17 The Government approved Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) to

1.19 Implementation of Scheme for setting up 1000 MW of Grid Connected

1.21 Scheme for Development of Grid Connected Solar PV Power Plants on

Restoration of Accelerated Depreciation Benefits for Wind Power

1.25 In addition to the initiatives, other Ministries and Departments of the

Inclusion of Renewable Energy Projects in Priority Sector Lending

1.27 The establishment of Renewable Energy Management Centres (REMC)

1.28 The main activities/achievements under different programmes of the Ministry

1.31 The cumulative biomass power projects including through baggasse

power capacity from

1.32 26 nos. SPV projects of aggregate 330 MW capacity have been

RENEWABLE ENERGY FOR URBAN, INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL

1.53 National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE) continued a project to conduct a

At present there is no international body focussing on or addressing the specific

On25January2016,Shri Narendra Modi, Honble Prime Minister of India and Mr

The IndiaFrance Joint Statement issued on 25 January 2016 on the occasion of

Translating their shared commitment to clean energy and combating

billion Euros for the development of renewable energies, announced by France

ISA will be a major international body headquartered in India. It will be a new

Peoples Democratic Republic of

13. FederalRepublicofBrazil 45. RepublicofGhana

65. RepublicofMaldives 93. KingdomofSaudiArabia

Declaration on the occasion to launch the International Solar Alliance of

Recognizing that sustainable development, universal energy access, and energy

all, we do hereby declare our intention to support Indias proposal to launch an

United by our objective to significantly augment solar power generation in our

We intend working together towards the development of appropriate benchmarks,

Desirous of establishing an international alliance of countries dedicated to the

2.Hence, in the first International Steering Committee meeting of ISA, held in

6. Account of IAC will be maintained by the National Institute of Solar Energy

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