NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICY
The Ministry of Non-Conventional
Energy Sources had prepared a Draft Renewable Energy Policy Statement
for accelerated development of renewable energy sources in the
country.
The objectives of
the Policy Statement are to enhance the contribution of renewable
viz. solar, wind, bio-mass and small hydro for meeting rural energy
needs, providing decentralized/off-grid supply for agriculture,
industry, commercial and household sectors in rural and urban
areas; and, grid quality power generation and supply.
The draft of the
Policy Statement has been submitted by the Ministry for further
approvals. The approvals have not yet been accorded.
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.