Lok Sabha Question No. 66 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-02
Subject: Research Sharing Agreements
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: MEENAKASHI LEKHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 66

TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.02.2017

## Research Sharing Agreements

## 66. SHRIMATI  MEENAKSHI  LEKHI :

Will the Minister of NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  any  agreements  have  been  signed  with  many  countries  for  sharing  research  on new and renewable sources of energy in the country; and
- (b):    if so, the details thereof country-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR POWER, COAL, NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND MINES (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a)  &  (b): Yes,  Madam.  List  of  MoUs  and  Agreements  signed  with  various  countries  for cooperation in the field of new and renewable energy including sharing of research in this field is attached as Annexure-I.

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## Government of India Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (International Relations Division)

List of MoUs, Agreements signed with various countries/organisations :-

|   S. No. | Countries/International Organisations                    | Date of signing                                                                      |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Mauritius                                                | 21 st November, 2003                                                                 |
|        2 | Italy                                                    | 15 th February, 2007                                                                 |
|        3 | Cuba                                                     | 24 th May, 2007                                                                      |
|        4 | Thailand                                                 | 26 th June, 2007                                                                     |
|        5 | Philippines                                              | 05 th October, 2007                                                                  |
|        6 | Iceland                                                  | 09 th October, 2007                                                                  |
|        7 | India - IBSA (Biofuels, Wind Resources and Solar Energy) | 17 th October, 2007                                                                  |
|        8 | Denmark                                                  | 06 th February, 2008                                                                 |
|        9 | Canada (Agreement)                                       | 28 th March, 2008                                                                    |
|       10 | Mexico                                                   | 17 th April, 2008                                                                    |
|       11 | Spain                                                    | 22 nd April, 2009                                                                    |
|       12 | Spain                                                    | 23 rd November, 2011                                                                 |
|       13 | Chile                                                    | 17 th March, 2009                                                                    |
|       14 | Scotland                                                 | 14 th October, 2009                                                                  |
|       15 | USA                                                      | 27 th September, 2013 at Washington, USA and 29 th January, 2014 at New Delhi, India |
|       16 | C-WET (India) - NREL (USA)                               | 23 rd November, 2009                                                                 |
|       17 | SEC (India)- NREL (USA)                                  | 23 rd November, 2009                                                                 |
|       18 | Australia                                                | 5 th February, 2010                                                                  |
|       19 | USAID (Agreement)                                        | 30 th September, 2010                                                                |
|       20 | Sweden                                                   | 19 th April, 2010                                                                    |
|       21 | IRAN                                                     | 09 th July, 2010                                                                     |
|       22 | Egypt (MoU)                                              | 20 th January, 2011                                                                  |
|       23 | Egypt                                                    | 19 th March, 2013                                                                    |

## Annexure-I

|   S. No. | Countries/International Organisations           | Date of signing                              |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|       24 | Uruguay                                         | 25 th February, 2011                         |
|       25 | Bangladesh                                      | 06 th September, 2011                        |
|       26 | Rwanda                                          | 15 th February, 2012                         |
|       27 | Japan                                           | 30 th April, 2012 renew on 6 th August, 2014 |
|       28 | Malaysia                                        | 7 th November, 2012                          |
|       29 | Belarus                                         | 14 th November. 2012                         |
|       30 | Germany                                         | 11 th April, 2013                            |
|       31 | Germany (Joint Declaration)                     | 11 th April, 2013                            |
|       32 | United Arab Emirates                            | 18 th January , 2014                         |
|       33 | The Netherlands                                 | 11 th February, 2014                         |
|       34 | Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) | 1 st September, 2014                         |
|       35 | Finland                                         | 15 th October, 2014                          |
|       36 | Dominican Republic                              | 17 th February, 2015                         |
|       37 | Seychelles.                                     | 11 th March, 2015                            |
|       38 | France                                          | 10 th April, 2015                            |
|       39 | Germany                                         | 14 th April, 2015                            |
|       40 | Mongolia                                        | 17 th May, 2015                              |
|       41 | USA (PACESetter FUND)                           | 30 th June, 2015                             |
|       42 | Mozambique                                      | 5 th August, 2015                            |
|       43 | Belgium                                         | 29 th September, 2015                        |
|       44 | Germany (Indo-German Solar Energy Partnership)  | 5 th October, 2015                           |
|       45 | Indonesia                                       | 2 nd November, 2015                          |
|       46 | United Arab Emirates (General Framework)        | 11 th February, 2016                         |
|       47 | Myanmar                                         | 29 th August, 2016                           |
|       48 | Portugal                                        | 7 th January, 2017                           |