MNES Profile

Recognising the importance of renewable energy sources as the best alternative to conventional fuels, the Government of India, as far back as in 1981, set up a Commission for Additional Sources of Energy in the Deopartment of Science and Technology. Later on this was followed by the setting up of a full fledged independent department, the Department of Non-conventional Energy Sources in 1982, converted into the Ministry of Non-conventional Energy Sources (MNES) in 1992.. The following specific items have been assigned to the Ministry
· Commission for Additional sources of Energy (CASE)
· Integrated Rural Energy Programme (IREP)
· Research and Development of biogas and programme relating to biogas units.
· Programme relating to improved chulhas and research and development thereof.
· Micro hydel projects below 3 MW capacity and geothermal energy.
· Solar photovoltaic devices, including their development, production and application.
· Tidal energy, wave and ocean thermal energy.
· Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency

24.8.06

        Renewable energy day Celebration.. Rama subu , President technical Super Spinning mills Coimbatore going to give a guest lecture.

24.8.06

       Renewable energy club launches its website

26.7.06

       Guest lecture on renewable energy by .P.Singh,Advisor,MNES -