Lok Sabha Question No. 2106 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-10
Subject: Setting up NRE Institutions
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: TAMRADHWAJ SAHU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 2106

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.03.2016

## SETTING UP NRE INSTITUTIONS

## +2106. SHRI TAMRADHWAJ SAHU:

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

- (a) the details of the institutions working in the new and renewable energy sector and presently operational/functional in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to/has any proposal for setting up more such institutions in the country; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise including Chhattisgarh?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The details of institutions working under the administrative control of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) are given below:

| S. No.                     | Institution                                        | Location                   | Major objective/ responsibility                                                                                                                                        |
|----------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| R&D Institutions           | R&D Institutions                                   | R&D Institutions           | R&D Institutions                                                                                                                                                       |
| 1.                         | National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE)          | Gurgaon, Haryana           | To Carry out Research and Development (R&D), Testing and Demonstration for development and promotion of renewable energy technologies / systems in their domain areas. |
| 2.                         | National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE)           | Chennai, Tamil Nadu        | To Carry out Research and Development (R&D), Testing and Demonstration for development and promotion of renewable energy technologies / systems in their domain areas. |
| 3.                         | National Institute of Bio-Energy (NIBE)            | Kapurthala, Punjab         | To Carry out Research and Development (R&D), Testing and Demonstration for development and promotion of renewable energy technologies / systems in their domain areas. |
| Public Sector Undertakings | Public Sector Undertakings                         | Public Sector Undertakings | Public Sector Undertakings                                                                                                                                             |
| 1.                         | Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) | New Delhi                  | A Non-banking financial institution for financing renewable energy and energy efficiency projects                                                                      |
| 2.                         | Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI)           | New Delhi                  | To plan and execute an integrated programme on development and deployment of solar energy technologies to achieve commercialization                                    |

(b)&(c): The process of establishing another specialized institution at Bhubaneswar, Odisha has already been initiated during the  current  year to  address  the  emerging  need  to  work  on  new innovative  ideas  in  the  areas  other  than  Solar,  Wind  and  Biomass  energy.  The  Government  of Odisha has provided land for the proposed institute adjacent to IIT Bhubaneswar, and has also prepared the DPR for the institute.

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