Mr. Piyush Goyal inaugrates Surya Bhawan at NISE

Mr. Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal and New and Renewable Energy, inaugurated “Surya Bhawan” the New Solar Passive Building of the National Institute of Solar Energy situated in Gurgaon, Haryana on 14^th May, 2015.

On the occasion, Mr. Goyal also launched a Biomass knowledge portal which aims to disseminate information about effective use of Biomass for Power generation. The Portal would provide information about Biomass resource potential, latest technologies and technical inputs to setup grid connected as well as off-grid projects.

Following the Inauguration of the New Building, the Minister visited various solar projects in the Campus. The campus of National Institute of Solar Energy would soon meet all its electrical requirements from the Solar Power Projects setup in the campus with Solar Thermal and Solar Photovoltaic Technologies. The NISE is aiming towards becoming a NET ZERO Electricity Centre

Lauding the role and contribution of all officers and students of NISE in establishing this Institute, Mr.  Goyal said “in coming days, role of the NISE will take quantum growth particularly when energy security of the country is intrinsically linked with success of Renewable Energy mission.” He further said that our efforts to reach 175000 MW of renewable energy shouldn’t be completed by 2022 but by 2019-20 by putting all of our efforts.

The Minister also announce establishment of International Solar Policy and Applications Agency which would be a coalition of solar resource rich countries for the development of Solar Energy and Solar technology applications. This would help in addressing special energy needs of these countries and in the long run reduce reliance on fossil fuels by increasing the share of Solar Energy in the energy mix. The Minister also announced preparation of establishing World Renewable Museum in the NISE campus.