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MNRE has Agreements with Various Countries for RE Projects, says RK Singh
The ministry has agreements with Australia, Finland, Germany and the UAE for promotion of bilateral cooperation in renewable energy. Meanwhile, the government has supplemented the efforts of the states through various schemes.
March 15, 2023. By Anurima Mondal

In a bid to promote bilateral cooperation in the field of renewable energy, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) enters into various kinds of agreements with foreign countries from time to time. It has reportedly inked pacts with Australia, Finland, Germany and the UAE, said power and renewable energy minister R.K. Singh in the Rajya Sabha.
A Letter of Intent (LoI) on new and renewable energy technology cooperation was signed between Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India and Ministry of Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction, Government of Australia on 15 February 2022.
On 29 April 2022, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in the field of renewable energy was signed between Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India and Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment of the Republic of Finland.
A Joint Declaration of Intent (JDI) on the Indo-German green hydrogen task force was signed between the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India and the Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) of the Federal Republic of Germany on 2 May 2022.
Another Joint Declaration of Intent (JDI) regarding renewable energy partnership was signed between the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India and the Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of the Federal Republic of Germany on 2 May 2022.
A Memorandum of Understanding to promote discussion and cooperation between the parties in the potential areas of cooperation in the spectrum of green hydrogen development and investments in India and the UAE was signed between the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India and the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, Government of the United Arab Emirates on 13 January 2023.
Electricity is a concurrent subject and supply or distribution of electricity to all consumers of rural areas falls primarily under the purview of the respective state governments or state power utilities. Government of India has supplemented the efforts of the states through its various schemes including Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) and Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (SAUBHAGYA) to help them to achieve the objective of providing uninterrupted power supply to all villages and households.
Under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY), it was targeted to connect every inhabited village with electricity by strengthening the rural distribution system. All inhabited villages as per census 2011 stood electrified as on 28 April 2018 across the country and the scheme has been closed on 31 March 2022.
Further, universal household electrification was targeted under SAUBHAGYA by providing electricity connections to all un-electrified households in rural areas and all poor households in urban areas in the country.
A total of 2.817 crore households were electrified since the launch of SAUBHAGYA, up to 31 March 2021. Thereafter, 4.34 lakh households were electrified under DDUGJY till 31 March 2022. Accordingly, as on 31 March 2022, a total 2.86 crore households were electrified.
A Letter of Intent (LoI) on new and renewable energy technology cooperation was signed between Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India and Ministry of Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction, Government of Australia on 15 February 2022.
On 29 April 2022, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in the field of renewable energy was signed between Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India and Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment of the Republic of Finland.
A Joint Declaration of Intent (JDI) on the Indo-German green hydrogen task force was signed between the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India and the Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) of the Federal Republic of Germany on 2 May 2022.
Another Joint Declaration of Intent (JDI) regarding renewable energy partnership was signed between the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India and the Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of the Federal Republic of Germany on 2 May 2022.
A Memorandum of Understanding to promote discussion and cooperation between the parties in the potential areas of cooperation in the spectrum of green hydrogen development and investments in India and the UAE was signed between the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India and the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, Government of the United Arab Emirates on 13 January 2023.
Electricity is a concurrent subject and supply or distribution of electricity to all consumers of rural areas falls primarily under the purview of the respective state governments or state power utilities. Government of India has supplemented the efforts of the states through its various schemes including Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) and Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (SAUBHAGYA) to help them to achieve the objective of providing uninterrupted power supply to all villages and households.
Under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY), it was targeted to connect every inhabited village with electricity by strengthening the rural distribution system. All inhabited villages as per census 2011 stood electrified as on 28 April 2018 across the country and the scheme has been closed on 31 March 2022.
Further, universal household electrification was targeted under SAUBHAGYA by providing electricity connections to all un-electrified households in rural areas and all poor households in urban areas in the country.
A total of 2.817 crore households were electrified since the launch of SAUBHAGYA, up to 31 March 2021. Thereafter, 4.34 lakh households were electrified under DDUGJY till 31 March 2022. Accordingly, as on 31 March 2022, a total 2.86 crore households were electrified.
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