By: ICN Bureau
Last updated : August 30, 2021 10:07 am
The MoUs between AREAS and three institutions will further focus on cooperation for promotion of renewable energy technologies in India.
The Association of Renewable Energy of States (AREAS) celebrated its 7th Foundation Day by signing Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) between AREAS and the three institutions - National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE), National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE), and Sardar Swaran Singh National Institute of Bio Energy (SSS - NIBE) which function under the administrative control of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.
The MoUs were signed in the presence of Indu Shekhar Chaturvedi, Secretary, MNRE, who is also ex-officio President, AREAS. The MoUs between AREAS and three institutions will further focus on cooperation for promotion of renewable energy technologies in India.
The Union Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy, R. K. Singh who is also ex-officio patron of AERAS in his message said, "State Nodal Agencies (SNAS) have been playing a key role in promotion of renewable energy and this role is becoming increasingly important as we work to achieve the target of 450 GW of installed renewable energy capacity in the country by 2030."
Bhagwant Khuba, Minister of State New Renewable Energy and Chemical and Fertilizer in his message highlighted the importance of State Nodal Agencies in achieving the ambitious target of renewable energy capacity by 2030.
Indu Shekhar Chaturvedi, President, AREAS said, "SNAS should explore innovative technologies and solutions for increasing the speed of renewable energy capacity addition."
He also proposed that AREAS should bring out a roadmap for achieving energy independence by 2047 as announced by the Prime Minister on the 75th Independence Day.
Association of Renewable Energy Agencies (AREAS) came into existence on the initiative of the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy. All state nodal agencies for renewable energy are members of AREAS. On this platform, they can learn from each came into existence and other’s experience in promotion of renewable energy in the country.