This booklet aims to familiarize the concerned legislators with the importance and potential of low carbon development in India, especially through the means of clean energy supply.

‘Maharashtra Government’s recent decision and public announcement to launch a new integrated policy for the renewable energy in 2015 is a much-welcomed decision. A comprehensive and integrated renewable energy policy, with higher capacity addition targets in line with the national ambitions, increased emphasis on the development of solar energy including net metering, enhancement of grid infrastructure, addressing rural electrification supply issues and human resource development, will tremendously improve the power scenario of the state’, said Mr.

This document consists of Guidelines, to lay the grounds towards the preparation of a Model Comprehensive Renewable Energy (RE) Policy in Indian states. The Guidelines provide an overall policy framework to support State Government and other agencies to formulate long-term and comprehensive State Renewable Energy Policy.

This study seeks to examine the energy-development context in Odisha to chalk out the state’s major energy challenges. In doing so, the study also examines the ongoing renewable energy initiatives, focusing on the existing institutional, policy and regulatory frameworks.

In India, electricity falls under the concurrent list – that is, on which both the central and state governments have jurisdiction. Broad level programmes, policies and schemes are formulated at Central level.

In a meeting organized by Youth Forum of Legislatures and Climate Parliament, a global network of legislators on 11 June 2014 in Mumbai, cross party MLAs along with experts from IIT Mumbai and Climate Parliament have identified several policy and financial challenges that need to be urgently addressed by the state and the central governments, to give a boost to both off grid and grid connected renewable energy in the state.

Letter to Planning Commission from Climate Parliament regarding Submission of an Expert Report on ‘Policy, Regulatory and Financial Initiatives to Augment Renewable Energy Deployment in India’ for implementation by the Planning Commission.

Letter to Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas from Climate Parliament regarding Submission of an Expert Report on ‘Policy, Regulatory and Financial Initiatives to Augment Renewable Energy Deployment in India’ for Implementation by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.

Letter to Ministry of Power from Climate Parliament regarding Submission of an Expert Report on ‘Policy, Regulatory and Financial Initiatives to Augment Renewable Energy Deployment in India’ for Implementation by the Ministry of Power.

Letter to Honourable Minister of New and Renewable Energy from Climate Parliament regarding Submission of an Expert Report on ‘Policy, Regulatory and Financial Initiatives to Augment Renewable Energy Deployment in India’ for Implementation by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.

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