Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

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Agency overview
Formed1982; 42 years ago (1982)
Preceding Agency
  • Department of Non-conventional Energy Sources (DNES)
JurisdictionGovernment of India
HeadquartersNew Delhi, India
Annual budget₹10,222 crore (US$1.2 billion) (2023-24 est.)[1]
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
Agency executive
  • Prashant Kumar Singh, IAS, Secretary
Websitehttps://mnre.gov.in/
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Renewable energy

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is a ministry of the Government of India, headed by current Union Cabinet Minister Pralhad Joshi, that is mainly responsible for research and development, intellectual property protection, and international cooperation, promotion, and coordination in renewable energy sources such as wind power, small hydro, biogas, Battery Energy Storage and solar power.

The broad aim of the ministry is to develop and deploy new and renewable energy for supplementing the energy requirements of India. The current secretary of the ministry is Bhupinder Singh Bhalla.[2]

The ministry is headquartered in Lodhi Road, New Delhi.[3] According to the Ministry's 2016-17 annual report, India has made significant advances in several renewable energy sectors which include, solar energy, wind power, Battery Energy Storage (BESS) and hydroelectricity.[4]

  1. ^ "Budget data" (PDF). www.indiabudget.gov.in. 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Bhupinder Singh Bhalla joins MNRE as Secretary". Whispers In The Corridors. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  3. ^ Contact Details Archived 20 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Annual Report". Mnre.gov.in. Retrieved 15 September 2018.