Implementing renewable energy power projects should be easy: MNRE to states

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has written to various state governments, asking them to ease up procedures for implementation of renewable energy (RE) power projects.

The MNRE has also removed the mandatory registration for RE projects with respective state nodal agencies as well as recommendation by the latter for clearances.

The ministry's move comes in the wake of complaints received by MNRE regarding misusing of the process of registration in certain states.

For instance, it has found that Gujarat's nodal agency Gujarat Energy Development Agency (GEDA) had stopped performing work connected to wind power projects, except those of the state