It is reported that the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy has been facilitating the implementation of broad spectrum program including harnessing renewable power, renewable energy to rural Areas for lighting, cooking and motive power, use of renewable energy in urban, industrial and commercial applications and development of alternate fuels and applications.
The Ministry evolved renewable energy program in three distinctive stages during last 25 years of which the third stage emphasized more on application of matured technologies for power generation, based on Wind, Small Hydro, Biogas Co-generation and other biomass systems.