New Energy India

The governance framework in the energy sector (and RE sector in particular) is quite complex. Government decision-making on energy at the Central level is distributed between the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, the Ministry of Coal, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), the Ministry of Environment and Forests, the Ministry of Atomic Energy, and the Ministry of Power.

While the MNRE is responsible for policy creation and promotion of renewable energy program in the country, the Ministry of Power is responsible for the legal framework around electricity generation and transmission. The responsibility for comprehensive rural electrification (including quality of power and collection) is shared between two different ministries, which sometime leads to confusion and ineffective coordination. Further, being a concurrent subject under the constitution, the states share powers with the Centre for energy development as well as environmental regulation.

Institutional Structure and Key Stakeholders

Source: New Energy India research, 2008.

Stakeholders	Role in RE Sector
Central Government Bodies/Institutions	- The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is the nodal Ministry of the Government of India for all matters relating to new and renewable energy. The broad aim of the Ministry is to develop and deploy new and renewable energy for supplementing the energy requirements of the country. - MNRE operates through state-level nodal department and agencies. - Ministry of Power (MoP) is responsible for designing policies for grid-connected power supply from RE projects. - Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) is a nodal agency for the planning, promotion, co-ordination and overseeing the implementation of environmental (and forestry) programs. - Department of Science and Technology is responsible for research and development of RE technologies.
Regulators	- Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) regulates the tariff of generating companies owned or controlled by the Central Government. (this includes tariff that state government bodies pay for renewable energy) - State Electricity Regulatory Commissions (SERCs) take measures conducive to an efficient electricity industry in the state, safeguard interests of the consumers, and provide advice to the Government.
Financial Institutions	- The government owned financial institutions such as Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA), Power Finance Corporation (PFC), Rural Electrification Corporation (REC), provide concessional finance for renewable energy projects. - Private financial institutions and banks (nationalized and private) provide loans to RE projects on commercial terms and conditions.
Multilateral agencies	- Multilateral agencies such as World Bank and United Nations are formed under inter-governmental agreements and provide operational support, best practice adoption support, capacity building, and low cost financing for the renewable energy projects.
Equipment Suppliers	- Equipment suppliers liaison with the government agencies, R&D organizations, implementation agencies, financial institutions, to participate in schemes for import, design, and provide RE equipment to consumers. They often work with nodal agencies to participate in state-level schemes.
Industry Groups/ NPOs/NGOs	- Industry forums such as Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) work towards the growth of RE industry, partnering industry and government alike through advisory and consultative processes. - NPOs and think tanks such as Winrock International, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), Development Alternatives, work towards promoting sustainable development through project implementation (for multilateral agencies) and capacity development in the renewable energy arena.
Research Organizations	- MNRE funded technical institutions such as the Solar Energy Centre, Centre for Wind Energy Technology, and Sardar Swaran Singh National Institute of Renewable Energy work as technical focal points in key RE technology areas. - Educational institutions such as Indian Institute of Technology (Department of Energy Studies help government agencies through R&D efforts and RE training and development initiatives.

Source: New Energy India research, 2008.

RE Contacts in State Agencies

A & N Islands
Superintending Engineer, Andaman & Nicobar Islands Admn., Port Blair -744101
Tel : 03192-232404, 232685
Fax : 03192-233365

Andhra Pradesh
Managing Director, Non-conventional Energy Development Corporation of Andhra Pradesh (NEDCAP),
5-8-207/2, Pisgah Complex, Namapalli,
Hyderabad - 500001
Tel : 040-23202391, 23203692
Fax : 040-23201666
Email : nedcap@ap.nic.in

Gujarat
Director, Gujarat Energy Development Agency (GEDA), Block No. 11 & 12, 4th Floor Sector - II, Udyog Bhawan, Gandhi Nagar - 382 017
Email : info@geda.org.in

Karnataka
Managing Director, Karnataka Renewable Energy Development (KREDL), No.19, Maj.Gen. A.D. Loganadhan INA Cross, Queens Road, Bangalore - 560 052
Tel : 080-2282220-1
Fax : 080-2257399
Email : kredl@blr.vsnl.net.in

Kerala
Director, Agency for Non-conventional Energy and Rural Technology (ANERT),
P.B.No. 1094, Kesavadasapuram, Thiruvananthapuram - 695004
Tel : 0471-2449854, 2440121-2
Fax : 0471-2449854
Email : anert@vsnl.com

Lakshadweep
Executive Engineer (Ele.), Union Territory of Lakshadweep, Department of Electricity,
Kavaratti - 682555, Tel : 04896-262127
Fax : 04896-262936, 262140

Madhya Pradesh
Managing Director, Madhya Pradesh Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd.(MPUVN), B-Block, Urja Bhawan, Main Road No.2., Shivaji Nagar, Bhopal - 426 016
Tel : 0755-2553595, 2556245
Fax : 0755-2553122
Email : uvnbhop@mp.nic.in

Maharashtra
Director, Maharashtra Energy Development Agency (MEDA), MHADA Commercial Complex, S.No.191-A, Phase-I, Opp. Tridal Nagar,Yerawada, Pune - 411006
Tel : 020-26683633, 26683634
Fax : 020-26683631
Email : meda@vsnl.com

Orissa
Chairman & Chief Executive,
Orissa Renewable Energy Dev. Agency (OREDA), S/59, Macheshwar Industrial Estate, Bhubaneshwar - 751010
Tel : 0674-2580660, 2480258
Fax : 0674-2580368

Rajasthan
Managing Director
Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation Ltd (RRECL) (Formerly REDA & RSPCL), E-166, Yudhisthir Marg, C- Scheme, Jaipur - 302 004
Tel : 0141 - 2384055, 2384077
Fax : 0141 - 2381528

Tamil Nadu
Chairman & Managing Director,
Tamil Nadu Energy Dev. Agency (TEDA), E.V.K. Sampath Maaligai, 5th Floor, College Road, Chennai - 600006
Tel : 044-28224830, 28236592
Fax : 044-28222971
Email : teda@md4.vsnl.net.in

Uttar Pradesh
Director, Non-Conventional Energy Development Agency (NEDA), Vibhuti Khand, Gomati Nagar, Lucknow-226010
Tel : 0522-2392942-3,2392872-4
Fax : 0522-2393952, 2392072

West Bengal
Director, West Bengal Renewable Energy Development Agency (WBREDA),
Bikalpa Shakti Bhavn, Plot No. J-1/10, EP&GP Block Salt Lake Electronics Complex, Sector-V, Kolkata-700 091
Tel : 033-23575038, 23575348
Fax : 033-23575037, 23575347
Email: wbreda@cal.vsnl.net.in