Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE)

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is the Government of India's nodal ministry for new and renewable energy. Its lineage runs back to the Commission for Additional Sources of Energy (1981) and the Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources (1992), before it took its present name in 2006. From its headquarters in New Delhi, the ministry steers India's clean-energy transition and the country's target of 500 GW of non-fossil capacity by 2030.

MNRE writes policy and runs incentive programmes spanning solar, wind, hydrogen, bioenergy, small hydro and energy storage. Delivery is handled alongside implementing agencies including the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) and the National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE). Among its programmes are the National Green Hydrogen Mission (₹19,744 crore), which offers incentives for electrolyser manufacturing and green-hydrogen production; PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, which extends rooftop-solar subsidies to households; the PLI for High-Efficiency Solar PV Modules, aimed at domestic manufacturing; and PM-KUSUM, which supports solar pumps and grid-connected solar for farmers.

Cleantech innovation receives backing through R&D grants, technology-demonstration funding, NISE incubation support and manufacturing incentives — chiefly non-dilutive capital subsidies, viability-gap funding and production-linked incentives. Manufacturers, project developers, research institutions and startups active in renewable generation, green hydrogen, storage, e-mobility enablement and energy efficiency can apply under the various schemes. Founders in cleantech, climate-tech and energy storage in search of grants, demonstration funding or manufacturing incentives should follow MNRE notifications at mnre.gov.in and engage with SECI, IREDA and NISE.