Distributed Renewable Energy Can Boost Rural Jobs, Says MNRE Secretary
MNRE Secretary Santosh Kumar Sarangi highlighted the potential of Distributed Renewable Energy to generate rural jobs and urged states to build skilling ecosystems and innovative green financing models at a national clean energy workshop in Lucknow.
October 08, 2025. By Mrinmoy Dey
He further encouraged States to develop a skilling ecosystem where people are trained throughout the supply chain and work on innovative green financing models.
“We need to understand and acknowledge the transformative impact of renewable energy (RE) on India’s citizens. Renewable energy is presently the most powerful tool to empower individuals to be self-sustainable when it comes to electricity,” Sarangi said.
He further acknowledged that role of State Nodal Agencies (SNA) needs to be re-evaluated, through methods such as a SWOT analysis; to address the evolving RE landscape and how SNAs can better work towards national climate targets.
Sarangi was speaking at Day 2 of a two-day national workshop focusing on accelerating India’s clean-energy transition organised by Association of Renewable Energy Agencies of States (AREAS) and Natural Resources Defense Council in partnership with the Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency and Self-Employed Women’s Association. State government representatives from over 25 Indian states were present along with clean energy technology developers and civil society institutions.
On the first day of the workshop, participants were taken to visit a compressed biogas plant in Barabanki followed by a tour of National Thermal Power Corporation’s 40 MW solar plant in Ayodhya.
The workshop hosted sessions on accelerating the adoption of RE, increasing clean energy financing and strengthening institutional capacities for driving RE. A breakaway session was also organised on different aspects of DRE technologies where State representatives discussed the challenges, solutions and actionable steps to further not only the adoption of DRE technology but also its efficient monitoring and evaluation.
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