The Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy,
Shri Gireesh Pradhan informed a Pakistani delegation led by Mr. Zafar
Mahmood, Secretary, Ministry of Water and Power, Government of Pakistan
about renewable energy scenario in India. During the bilateral talks,
Shri Pradhan presented to the delegation a detailed overview of India’s
journey in the development and application of renewable energy. The
achievement of India in installation of over 25000 MW of grid connected
Renewable Energy was lauded by the visiting delegation. The focus of the
presentation was on solar, wind, biomass and small hydro sectors.
The Pakistan side expressed interest in the development of Renewable
Energy Policy over the last three decades and its implementation in
India. They were informed about the provisions in the Indian
Electricity Act 2003 and Tariff Policy with reference to Renewable
Purchase Obligation for Renewable Energy . It was also informed by Mr
Pradhan that renewable purchase obligation makes it mandatory for all
the power distribution companies to purchase a minimum percentage of
power generated through renewables. It was also mentioned that such a
provision is an extremely effective instrument for promoting the use of
renewable energy. The visiting delegation was also informed about
fiscal and financial incentives given by Government of India to promote
the renewable provision in energy sector.
Mr Zafar Mahmood said that renewable energy is a relatively new area in
Pakistan. He said that this interaction has been extremely useful and
provided him and his colleagues an opportunity to learn from Indian
experience in the field of renewable energy. Mr Mahmood thanked Mr
Pradhan and his team of senior officers for sharing their experience in
the field of renewable energy with his delegation.
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