NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RENEWABLE
ENERGY
A National Institute
of Renewable Energy is being established as an autonomous institution
of the Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources in District
Kapurthala, Punjab. The Institute will undertake Research and
Development in different areas on non-conventional energy.
The Institute is
not yet fully operational. The construction work of the Institute's
buildings is in progress and action has been initiated towards
recruitment of staff. Once the Institute becomes functional, it
will also undertake activities relating to Human Resource Development
and training programmes in the field of renewable energy.
This information
was given by Shri M. Kannappan, Minister of State for Non-conventional
Energy Sources, in a written reply to a question by Dr. N. Venkataswamy
in Lok Sabha today.
