Lok Sabha Question No. 920 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-27
Subject: Solar Power Systems
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Sukanta Majumdar, Khagen Murmu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENRGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 920

TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.06.2019

## SOLAR POWER SYSTEMS

## 920. DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR SHRI KHAGEN MURMU

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

(a)  whether  Government  proposes  to  install  solar  power  systems  in  all  Government offices/buildings in the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof along with the cost involved therein;

(c)  the  details  of  solar  power  systems  installed  in  Government  offices/buildings  so  far, State/UT-wise including West Bengal;

(d) whether Government has made any assessment regarding the money likely to be saved by using solar systems in Government offices/buildings and if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the details of international collaborations/ tie-ups made for technology transfer in the field of solar power by the Government so far, country-wise and year-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (I/C) FOR NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER (SHRI R. K. SINGH)

(a) to (c)  To promote grid connected solar rooftop systems on Government offices/buildings in the country, achievement linked incentives were being provided by the Ministry of New and  Renewable  Energy  under  its  erstwhile  Achievement  Linked  Incentives  scheme  for Government  /PSU  sector.  Incentives  up  to  25%  of  benchmark  cost  in  general  category States/UTs  and  upto  60  %  of  benchmark  cost  in  special  category  States/UTs  have  been provided depending upon the achievements against the sanctioned target capacity. Phase-I of the Scheme is now over and no fresh sanction is being issued.

Further,  Ministry  of  New  and  Renewable  Energy  has  also  requested  various  Union  /State Government department to install solar rooftop system in various government offices/buildings.

The details of State/UT-wise grid connected rooftop solar power systems reported as installed in Government offices/buildings/institutions etc. as on 20.06.2019 are given in Annexure I.

(d) On an average it is estimated that 1.5 million units per MW per year is expected to be generated from solar rooftop plants. The average cost of generation solar power from rooftop plant  is  around  Rs.4/-  per  unit,  and  in  most  of  the  States  the  power  tariff  for  Government buildings is more than this. Thus, there has been a substantial saving due to installation of rooftop solar power plants on government buildings.

(e)  Ministry  of  New  and  Renewable  Energy  (MNRE)  has  signed  the  Memorandum  of Understanding  (MoUs)  /  Agreements  with  various  countries  /  International  Institutions  for cooperation in the field of Renewable Energy, which inter alia includes technical cooperation also.  The  list  of  MoUs  /  Agreements  signed  between  MNRE  and  various  countries  / International Institutions is placed at Annexure II (attached).

Annexure I

## Annexure I  to part  (a),(b) and (c) of Lok Sabha unstarred question no. 920 to be answered on  27/06/2019

## PCR submitted in SPIN Web Application under Government Beneficiary Category as on 20.06.2019

| S.NO.   | State                       |   Capacity (MW) |
|---------|-----------------------------|-----------------|
| 1       | ANDAMAN and NICOBAR ISLANDS |            1    |
| 2       | ANDHRA PRADESH              |            9.09 |
| 3       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH           |            0    |
| 4       | ASSAM                       |            9.31 |
| 5       | BIHAR                       |            4.89 |
| 6       | CHANDIGARH                  |           20.7  |
| 7       | CHHATTISGARH                |            5.64 |
| 8       | DADRA and NAGAR HAVELI      |            0.36 |
| 9       | DAMAN and DIU               |            0.29 |
| 10      | GOA                         |            0.57 |
| 11      | GUJARAT                     |           27.22 |
| 12      | HARYANA                     |           12.59 |
| 13      | HIMACHAL PRADESH            |            0.21 |
| 14      | JAMMU and KASHMIR           |            4.13 |
| 15      | JHARKHAND                   |            8.07 |
| 16      | KARNATAKA                   |            6.91 |
| 17      | KERALA                      |           11.03 |
| 18      | LAKSHADWEEP                 |            0    |
| 19      | MADHYA PRADESH              |           20.51 |
| 20      | MAHARASHTRA                 |           16.46 |
| 21      | MANIPUR                     |            2.02 |
| 22      | MEGHALAYA                   |            0.05 |
| 23      | MIZORAM                     |            0.4  |
| 24      | NAGALAND                    |            0    |
| 25      | NCT OF DELHI                |           61.37 |
| 26      | ORISSA                      |            7.2  |
| 27      | PUDUCHERRY                  |            0.02 |
| 28      | PUNJAB                      |            8.27 |
| 29      | RAJASTHAN                   |            4.42 |
| 30      | SIKKIM                      |            0.01 |
| 31      | TAMIL NADU                  |           14.23 |
| 32      | TELANGANA                   |            8.03 |
| 33      | TRIPURA                     |            1.92 |
| 34      | UTTAR PRADESH               |           25.82 |
| 35      | UTTARAKHAND                 |            2.58 |
| 36      | WEST BENGAL                 |           21.32 |
|         | Total                       |          316.67 |

## Annexure II

## Annexure II to part  (e) of of Lok Sabha unstarred question no. 920 to be answered on 27/06/2019

## STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF

## MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDINGS (MoUs)/PROGRAMME/

AGREEMENTS

SIGNED WITH FOREIGN COUNTRIES/INSTITUTES/ORGANISATIONS

|   Sl no | Country     | Ministry/department involved                                                                                                        | Brief objective(s)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Year of signing and location                 |
|---------|-------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Australia   | MoU between MNRE and The Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism, Government of Australia                                       | To identify areas of mutual interest cooperation for development of new and renewable energy technologies, systems, sub systems, devices, components, etc. and monitoring and evaluating cooperation activities with the indicative scope of areas of cooperation like Solar, Hydrogen/Fuel Cells, Geo thermal, Small Hydro, Clean Energy related services and any other area as mutually agreed. | Signed On 5 th February, 2010, At New Delhi  |
|       2 | Banglad esh | MoU between MNRE and Power Division, Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, Government of People's Republic of Bangladesh | To establish the basis for a cooperative institutional relationship to encourage and promote technical bilateral cooperation on new and renewable energy (NRE) issues on the basis of mutual benefit, equality and reciprocity.                                                                                                                                                                   | Signed On 6 th September, 2011, At Dhaka     |
|       3 | Belarus     | MoU between MNRE and The State Committee on Science and Technology of the Republic of Belarus                                       | To develop NRE technologies and decide upon project proposal related to design and development of various NRE technologies such as but not restricted to Solar Energy, Wind Energy, Bio Energy and Small Hydro                                                                                                                                                                                    | Signed On 14 th November, 2012, At New Delhi |

|    |                      |                                                                                                 | Power.                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |                                               |
|----|----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|  4 | Belgium              | MoU between MNRE and The Competent Belgian Authorities at Federal and Regional Level for Energy | To establish the basis for cooperative institutional relationship to encourage and promote technical bilateral cooperation on new and renewable energy issues on the mutual benefit, equality and reciprocity             | Signed On 29 th September, 2015, At New Delhi |
|  5 | Brazil; South Africa | MoU between Government of India, Government of Brazil and Government of South Africa            | To establish the basis for cooperation in Wind Resources                                                                                                                                                                  | Signed On 17 th October, 2007, At Pretoria    |
|  6 | Brazil; South Africa | MoU between Government of India, Government of Brazil and Government of South Africa            | To establish trilateral task team on biofuel                                                                                                                                                                              | Signed On 13 th September 2006, At Brasilia   |
|  7 | Brazil; South Africa | MoU between Government of India, Government of Brazil and Government of South Africa            | To establish the basis for cooperation in the area of solar energy                                                                                                                                                        | Signed On 15 th April, 2010, At Brasilia      |
|  8 | Canada               | MoU between MNRE and The University of Saskatchewan, Canada                                     | To establish the basis of cooperation in research, design and development of new and renewable energy technologies                                                                                                        | Signed On 28 th March, 2008, At New Delhi     |
|  9 | Chile                | MoU between MNRE and The National Energy Commission of the Republic of Chile                    | To establish the basis of cooperative institutional relationship to encourage and promote technical bilateral cooperation on new and renewable energy issues on the basis of mutual benefit, equality and reciprocity and | Signed On 17 th March, 2009, At New Delhi     |
| 10 | Denmar k             | MoU between MNRE and The Ministry of Climate and Energy , Government of Kingdom of Denmark      | To establish New Renewable Energy Cooperation between Danish and Indian entities with aim of developing new and renewable energy technologies                                                                             | Signed On 6 th February, 2008, At New Delhi   |
| 11 | Denmar               | Agreement between                                                                               | To cooperate in                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Signed On 6 th                                |

|    | k                   | Government of the Republic of India and Government of the Kingdom of Denmark                                 | political field, Economic and Commercial field, science and technology, environment, energy, education and culture.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | February, 2008, At New Delhi                                         |
|----|---------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 12 | Dominic an Republic | MoU between MNRE and The Ministry of Energy and Mines Government of the Dominican Republic                   | To establish Cooperation between the Indian and the Dominican Republic entities with the aim of developing new and renewable energy technologies in the field of Solar Energy, Wind Energy and Biomass Energy.                                                                                                                                                             | Signed On 17 th February, 2015, At Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| 13 | Egypt               | MoU between MNRE and Ministry of Electricity and Energy of the Arab Republic of Egypt                        | To collaborate in efforts in the field of renewable energy pursued on the basis of equality and joint benefit as mutually agreed upon by the Parties, taking into account their expertise and their development needs                                                                                                                                                      | Signed On 20 th January, 2011, At Cairo                              |
| 14 | Fiji                | MoU between MoU between MNRE and the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, Fiji                          | MoU is to establish the basis for a cooperative institutional relationship to encourage and promote bilateral technical cooperation on new and renewable energy specially in the field of Capacity building, Solar Energy, Biomass/Bio Energy and Small Hydro Energy, on the basis of mutual benefit, equality and reciprocity between the Parties. To establish the basis | Signed On 24 th May, 2017, At Suva                                   |
| 15 | Finland             | MoU between MNRE and The Ministry of Employment and the Economy of the Government of the Republic of Finland | for a institutional cooperation to encourage and promote bilateral cooperation on new & renewable energy                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Signed On 15 th October, 2014, At Helsinki, Finland                  |

|    |          |                                                                                                                | issues on basis of mutual benefit, equality and                                                                                                                                                                                      |                                              |
|----|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| 16 | France   | MoU between MNRE and The Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy of the French Republic        | reciprocity To establish the basis for a cooperative institutional relationship to encourage and promote technical bilateral cooperation on new and renewable energy issues on the basis of mutual benefit, equality and reciprocity | Signed on 10 th April, 2015, At Paris        |
| 17 | German y | MoU between MNRE and The Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation & Development of Federal Republic of Germany | To establish the cooperation in the field of Solar Rooftop, Development of Solar parks and Solar Zones and Solar Off grid application to improve the access to clean and sustainable energy                                          | Signed On 5 th October, 2015, At New Delhi   |
| 18 | German y | Implementation Agreement between MNRE and Deutsche Gesellschaft Fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)        | Implementation Agreement concerning the project Indo- German Energy Programme-Green Energy Corridors (IGEN-GEC)                                                                                                                      | Signed on 28 th August, 2017 At New Delhi    |
| 19 | German y | Implementation Agreement between MNRE and Deutsche Gesellschaft Fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)        | Implementation Agreement concerning the project Indo- German Energy Programme-Access to Energy in Rural Areas (IGEN-ACCESS)                                                                                                          | Signed on 21 st November, 2017 At New Delhi  |
| 20 | German y | MoU between NISE and Fraunhofer Institute Fur Solare Energiesysteme (ISE)                                      | To implement, research/ demonstration / pilot projects between NISE and ISE in solar energy                                                                                                                                          | Signed On 11 th April, 2013, At Berlin       |
| 21 | Greece   | MoU between MNRE and the Ministry of Environment and Energy of Hellenic Republic                               | To establish the basis for a cooperative institutional relationship to encourage and promote bilateral technical cooperation on new and renewable energy especially in the field of Capacity                                         | Signed On 27 th November, 2017, At New Delhi |

|    |            |                                                                                            | Building, Solar Energy, Wind Energy, Biomass/Bio Energy and Small Hydro Energy, on the basis of mutual benefit, equality and reciprocity between the Parties.                        |                                             |
|----|------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| 22 | Guyana     | MoU signed between MNRE and Ministry of Public Infrastructure of Guyana                    | To establish Cooperation between Indian and Guyanese entities with the aim of developing New and Renewable Energy Technologies                                                       | Signed On: 30 th January, 2018 At New Delhi |
| 23 | Iceland    | MoU between MNRE and Ministry of Industry of the Republic of Iceland                       | To cooperate in the field of Geothermal Energy                                                                                                                                       | Signed On 9 th October, 2007 At New Delhi   |
| 24 | Indonesi a | MoU between MNRE and Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources of the Republic of Indonesia | To encourage and promote bilateral technical cooperation on new and renewable energy on the basis of mutual benefit, equality and reciprocity                                        | Signed On 2 nd November, 2015, At Jakarta   |
| 25 | Iran       | MoU between MNRE and Ministry of Power of the Islamic Republic of Iran                     | To establish the basis for a cooperative institutional relationship to encourage and promote technical bilateral cooperation on NRE issues                                           | Signed On 9 th July, 2010, At New Delhi     |
| 26 | Italy      | MoU between MNRE and The Ministry of Environment, Land and sea of the Republic of Italy    | To establish new and renewable energy cooperation between Italian and Indian entities with the Aim of Developing new and renewable energy technologies                               | Signed On 24 th May, 2007, At Havana        |
| 27 | Italy      | MoU signed between MNRE and the Ministry of Environment of the Italian Republic            | To confirm the commitment of the Parties to collaborate in the field of new and renewable energy with special attention to technologies and/or resources based on wind energy, solar | Signed On 30 th October, 2017, At New Delhi |

|    |            |                                                                                                        | energy, small hydropower and biomass, innovation in the field of energy (i.e. storage) and their promotion and use.                                                                                                                     |                                              |
|----|------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| 28 | Japan      | MoU among DEA, NEDO, VIOM, MeiTY, MNRE, GTL Infrastructure                                             | To contribute to the efficient use of energy and the protection of environment in India by installing PV Power.                                                                                                                         | Signed On 6 th August, 2014, At New Delhi    |
| 29 | Japan      | MoU signed between MNRE and Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC)                            | Development of Renewable Energy Projects, Including Canal Top Solar Power projects on pan India basis, in general and in Gujarat in particular.                                                                                         | Signed On 1 st September, 2014, At Tokyo     |
| 30 | Malaysia   | MoU between MNRE and The Ministry of Energy, Green Technology and Water of the Government of Malaysia. | To encourage and promote cooperation in renewable energy but not limited to Biomass and Biogas; Micro and Pico Hydropower, solar Energy including thermal and photovoltaic; Energy from domestic and agriculture waste; and Wind Power. | 7 th November, 2012, At New Delhi            |
| 31 | Mauritiu s | MoU between MNRE and Ministry of Public Utilities Government of Republic of Mauritius                  | To Develop and promote the economic and scientific technical cooperation in the field of non conventional energy sources                                                                                                                | Signed On 21 st November, 2003, At New Delhi |
| 32 | Mexico     | MoU between MNRE and Secretariat of Energy of the United Mexican States                                | To establish the basis of cooperative institutional relationship to encourage and promote technical bilateral cooperation in the field of New and Renewable Energy                                                                      | Signed On 17 th April, 2008, At Mexico City  |
| 33 | Mongoli a  | MoU between MNRE and Ministry of Energy of the Government of Mongolia                                  | To encourage and promote bilateral technical cooperation on new and renewable energy on the basis of mutual benefit,                                                                                                                    | Signed On 17th May, 2015, At Ulaanbaatar     |

|    |                  |                                                                                                          | equality and reciprocity.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |                                              |
|----|------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| 34 | Mozamb ique      | MoU between MNRE and THE REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE                                                          | To establish the basis for a cooperative institutional relationship to encourage and promote technical bilateral cooperation, investment promotion and partnership on new and renewable energy issues on the basis of mutual benefit, equality and reciprocity                                                                          | Signed On 5 th August, 2015, At New Delhi    |
| 35 | Myanma r         | MoU between MNRE and The Ministry of Education of the Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar | To encourage and promote bilateral cooperation on new and renewable energy on the basis of mutual benefit, equality and reciprocity.                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Signed On 29 th August, 2016, At New Delhi   |
| 36 | The Netherla nds | MoU between MNRE and Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation of The Netherlands         | To establish the basis for cooperative institutional relationship to encourage and promote technical bilateral cooperation on new and renewable energy issues on the basis of mutual benefit, equality and reciprocity                                                                                                                  | Signed On 11 th February, 2014, At New Delhi |
| 37 | Philippin es     | MoU between MNRE and The Department of Energy, Republic of Philippines                                   | To establish cooperation in research, design and demonstration of renewable energy technologies; Solar Photovoltaic, Solar Heating, Biogas, Biomass, Geo thermal, Small Hydro, Wind, Waste to Energy, Tidal Ocean and other Renewable Sources as identified through mutual discussions and also to undertake collective efforts for the | Signed On 5 th October, 2007, At New Delhi   |

|    |             |                                                                                                                                      | preparation and effective implementation of a 'Programme for Cooperation'                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                      |
|----|-------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| 38 | Portugal    | MoU between Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and The Ministry of Economy of the Portuguese Republic on Renewable Energy          | To promote the establishment of the basis for a cooperative institutional relationship and to encourage programmes and activities between the signatories in the field of renewable energy.                                                | Signed On 6 th January, 2017, At New Delhi           |
| 39 | Russia      | MoU between Solar Energy Cooperation of India and Russian Energy Agency, Regarding construction of Solar power Plants in Republic of | To cooperate in good faith to realize the potential projects in of construction of large stage photovoltaic power plants (PVP) during year 2016 22. To Setup the 500 MW in the year 2016 17 (Pilot Project as per Government Scheme Norms) | Signed On 24 th December, 2015, At Moscow            |
| 40 | Rwanda      | MoU between MNRE And Ministry of Infrastructure, Government of the Republic of Rwanda                                                | To promote bilateral cooperation on new and renewable energy issues on the basis of mutual benefit, equality and reciprocity.                                                                                                              | Signed On 15 th February, 2012, At Kigali            |
| 41 | Scotland    | MoU between MNRE and The Government of Scotland                                                                                      | To establish New and Renewable Energy Corporation Between Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India and the Government of Scotland                                                                                         | Signed On 14 th October, 2009, At New Delhi          |
| 42 | Seychell es | MoU between MNRE and The Government of the Republic of Seychelles                                                                    | To Strengthen, promote and develop renewable energy cooperation between two countries on the basis of equality and mutual benefit                                                                                                          | Signed on 11 th March, 2015, At Victoria, SEYCHELLES |
| 43 | Spain       | MoU between MNRE                                                                                                                     | To confirm the                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Signed On 30 th                                      |

|    |                 | and Ministry of Energy, Tourism and Digital Agenda of the Kingdom of Spain                                   | commitment of both parties to collaborate in the field of New and Renewable Energy                                                                                                                                                     | May, 2017, At Madrid                                   |
|----|-----------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| 44 | Spain           | MoU between MNRE and Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology, Spain                              | To establish the basis for a programme for Industrial R&D Cooperation in the field of Renewable Energy                                                                                                                                 | Programme Signed On 23 rd November, 2011, At New Delhi |
| 45 | Sweden          | MoU between MNRE and Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications of Sweden                             | Bilateral cooperation between the participants on new and renewable energy                                                                                                                                                             | Signed On 19 th April, 2010, At New Delhi              |
| 46 | Thailand        | MoU between MNRE and The Ministry of Energy Government of Kingdom of Thailand                                | To Collaborate research and development in field of renewable energy specifically in the field of Photovoltaic, Solar Thermal, Biogas, Biomass, Small Hydro, Wind Energy & Other Technological Application                             | Signed On 26 th June, 2007, At New Delhi               |
| 47 | UAE             | MoU between MNRE and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates on Renewable Energy Corporation | To collaborate in efforts to establish the basis for a framework through which extensive projects, investments, other forms of commercial endeavors, cooperation in R&D in Renewable and Clean Energy and knowledge Sharing platforms. | Signed On 11 th February, 2016, At New Delhi           |
| 48 | UAE             | MoU between MNRE and Ministry of foreign affairs, DECC of the UAE                                            | To establish the basis for Institutional relationship to encourage and promote RE cooperation                                                                                                                                          | Signed On 18 th January, 2014, At Abu Dhabi            |
| 49 | United Kingdo m | MoU between Government of India and Government of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland       | Establish a framework for strategic cooperation covering technical, policy, research and commercial aspects of development of energy sector                                                                                            | Signed On 11 th November, 2015, At London              |
| 50 | Uruguay         | MoU between MNRE                                                                                             | To establish the basis                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Signed On 25 th                                        |

|    |         | and the Government of Uruguay                                                                        | for a cooperative institutional relationship to encourage and promote bilateral cooperation on NRE issues                                                                                                                                                                                                      | February, 2011, At New Delhi                                                              |
|----|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 51 | USA     | MoU between MNRE and USA                                                                             | To foster cooperation between India and USA in the area of renewable energy to Facilitate a new track known as 'Promoting Energy Access through Clean Energy' (PEACE)                                                                                                                                          | Signed On 27 th September, 2013, At Washington, USA And 29 th January, 2014, At New Delhi |
| 52 | USA     | MOU between MNRE and The Department of Energy, USA on Cooperation in the field of Biofuel.           | To encourage a framework of cooperation covering scientific, policy, technical aspects of production conversion, utilization, distribution and marketing of biofuels in sustainable and environment friendly manner in accordance with national priorities and socio economic development strategic and goals. | Signed On 3 rd February, 2009 At New Delhi                                                |
| 53 | USA     | MoU between MNRE and USA                                                                             | To establish a fund to support the Promoting Energy Access Through Clean Energy (PEACE) track of the US India partnership to advance clean energy (PACE)                                                                                                                                                       | Signed On 30 th June, 2015                                                                |
| 54 | USA     | MoU between NISE and NREL                                                                            | To establish the basis for Collaboration on Solar Energy Research and development                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Signed On: 23 rd November, 2009 At Golden Colorado                                        |
| 55 | USA     | MoU between NIWE and NREL                                                                            | To establish the basis for Cooperation in the Area of Wind Energy                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Signed On 23 rd November, 2009, At Golden Colorado                                        |
| 56 | Morocco | MoU between MNRE and Ministry of Energy, Mines and Sustainable Development of the Kingdom of Morocco | To establish the basis for a cooperative institutional relationship to encourage and promote bilateral                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Signed on 10 th April, 2018                                                               |

|    |         |                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | technical cooperation on new and renewable energy especially in the field of Capacity Building, Solar Energy, Biomass/Bio- Energy and Small Hydro Energy                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                               |
|----|---------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 57 | France  | National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) and Commissariat a I'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives (CEA), the National Solar Energy Institute (INES), France                                              | To identify research/ demonstration/ pilot project between NISE and CEA in the mutually identified areas                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Signed on 10 th March, 2018   |
| 58 | Peru    | MNRE and the Ministry of Energy and Mining of the Republic of Peru                                                                                                                                                  | To establish the basis for a cooperative institutional relationship to encourage and promote bilateral technical cooperation in new and renewable                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Signed on 11 th May, 2018     |
| 59 | Bahrain | Ministry of New and Renewable Energy of the Republic of India and the Ministry of Electricity and Water Authority of the Kingdom of Bahrain                                                                         | energy To establish the basis for a cooperative institutional relationship to encourage and promote bilateral technical cooperation on new and renewable energy on the basis of mutual benefit, equality and reciprocity between the Parties. The cooperation will focus on Solar Energy, Small Hydro, Wind Energy, Biomass/ Bio-energy and Capacity building as the areas for development of new and renewable energy technologies The objective of the | Signed on 15th July 2018      |
| 60 | France  | Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited Government of the Republic of India and The Agence Francaise De Developpement, French Public entity governed by French Law. | Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is to establish the basis for a cooperative institutional relationship to encourage and promote bilateral technical cooperation on new and renewable energy on the basis of mutual benefit,                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Signed on 03 rd October, 2018 |

|    |             |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | equality and reciprocity between the Parties. The cooperation will focus in the domain of renewable energies, and solar energy technologies in particular. The areas of technical cooperation will include energy storage, integrated renewable energy network managements in islands or isolated areas, solar energy powered charging infrastructure for e- vehicles, floating solar technology, rooftop solar system, manufacturing of solar cells in India and integration of farming with solar power plant.   |                               |
|----|-------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 61 | France      | Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI), a Central Public Sector Undertaking of Government of the Republic of India; Commissariat á Í Énergie Atomique Et Aux Energies Alternatives (CEA), French state-owned research entity and BlueStorage SAS, a French Company | The objective of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is to define the modalities of discussions concerning, in particular, the future collaboration in a pilot project to provide SECI an e-vehicle charging station with embedded batteries, powered by solar panels and optimized connection to the grid in order to support the Government's ambitious plan for the deployment of electrical vehicles by maximizing solar mobility and minimizing its grid impact.                                            | Signed on 03 rd October, 2018 |
| 62 | Tajikista n | Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy of the Government of the Republic of India and the Ministry of Energy and Water Resources of the Government of the                                                                                                                      | The objective of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is to establish the basis for a cooperative institutional relationship to encourage and promote bilateral technical cooperation on new and renewable                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Signed on 08 th October, 2018 |

|    |          | Republic of Tajikistan                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | energy on the basis of mutual benefit, equality and reciprocity between the Parties. The cooperation will focus on development & deployment of new and renewable energy and storage technologies.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |                                |
|----|----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 63 | Denmar k | Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and Denmark Technical University                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | The objective of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is to establish the basis for a cooperative institutional relationship to encourage and promote research and technical cooperation in the areas identified for collaboration on the basis of mutual benefit, equality and reciprocity between                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Signed on 17 th December, 2018 |
| 64 | Denmar k | Cooperation Agreement between Ministry of New and Renewable Energy of the Republic of India and Ministry for Energy, Utilities and Climate of the Kingdom of Denmark on Strategic Sector Cooperation in the field of Renewable Energy with a focus on Offshore Wind Energy and Letter of Intent (LoI) to establish an Indo- Danish Centre of Excellence for Integrated Renewable Power in India | The objectives of the cooperation agreement are as follows: • Technical capacity building for management of off- shore wind project • Measures to develop and sustain a highly efficient wind industry, onshore as well as offshore • Measures to ensure high quality of wind turbines, components, and certification requirements • Forecasting and scheduling of off- shore wind • Any other area as may be mutually agreed upon The objective of the Letter of Intent is to document the intent of India and Denmark to establish a Centre of Excellence for Integrated Renewable Power in India | Signed on 6 th March 2019      |

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