Ministry of Energy, New and Renewable Energy Maharashtra or MAHAURJA is a ministry of Government of Maharashtra.
The Ministry is currently headed by Nitin Raut, a Cabinet Minister.
The Ministry is mainly responsible for research and development, intellectual property protection, and international cooperation, promotion, and coordination in renewable energy sources such as wind power, small hydro, biogas, and solar power.
The broad aim of the Ministry is to develop and deploy new and renewable energy for supplementing the energy requirements of India.
The Ministry is headquartered in Mantralaya, Mumbai, Mumbai.
According to the Central New and Renewable Energy Ministry's 2012–2013 annual report, India has made significant advances in several renewable energy sectors which include, Solar energy, Wind power, and Hydroelectricity.
List of Cabinet Minister
Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, INC
14 March 1995 - 31 January 1999
Narayan Rane, Shivsena
1 February 1999 - 17 October 1999
Padamsinh Patil	, NCP
19 October 1999 - 16 January 2003
Sushilkumar Shinde, INC
18 January 2003 - 4 November 2004
Dilip Walse-Patil	, NCP
9 November 2004	- 1 December 2008
Sunil Tatkare, NCP
8 December 2008 – 6 November 2009
Ajit Pawar, NCP
7 November 2009	- 10 November 2010
Ajit Pawar, NCP
11 November 2010 - 25 September 2012
Prithviraj Chavan, INC
25 September 2012 - 7 December 2012
Ajit Pawar, NCP
7 December 2012 - 26 September 2014
Chandrashekhar Bawankule, BJP
31 October 2014 - 8 November 2019
Balasaheb Thorat, INC (Acting)
28 November 2019 - 30 December 2019
Nitin Raut, INC
30 December 2019 - Incumbent List of Ministers of State
Prajakt Tanpure, NCP
30 December 2019 - Incumbent Mission
The mission of the Ministry is to bring in Energy Security; Increase the share of clean power; increase Energy Availability and Access; improve Energy Affordability; and maximise Energy Equity.
Key functional area
The major functional area or Allocation of Business of MNRE are:
Commission for Additional Sources of Energy (CASE);
Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA);
Integrated Rural Energy Programme (IREP);
Research and development of Biogas and programmes relating to Biogas units;
Solar Energy including Solar Photovoltaic devices and their development, production and applications;
Programme relating to improved chulhas and research and development thereof;
All matters relating to small/mini/micro hydel projects of and below 25 MW capacities;
Research and development of other non-conventional/renewable sources of energy and programmes relating thereto;
Tidal energy;
Geothermal Energy;
Biofuel: (i) National Policy; (ii) research, development and demonstration on transport, stationary and other applications; (iii) setting up of a National Bio-fuels Development Board and strengthening the existing institutional mechanism; and (iv) overall coordination.
Initiatives
Achievements
Power from renewables
Grid-based
Off-grid
Remote village electrification
Other renewable energy systems
Institutions and regional offices
State Nodal Agencies
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Ministry of General Administration (Maharashtra)
Ministry of Information and Public Relations (Maharashtra)
Ministry of Law and Judiciary (Maharashtra)
Ministry of Home Affairs (Maharashtra)
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Ministry of Planning (Maharashtra)
Ministry of Revenue (Maharashtra)
Ministry of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection (Maharashtra)
Ministry of Special Assistance (Maharashtra)
Ministry of Social Justice (Maharashtra)
Ministry of Forests Department (Maharashtra)
Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (Maharashtra)
Ministry of Tourism (Maharashtra)
Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (Maharashtra)
Ministry of Food and Drug Administration (Maharashtra)
Ministry of Animal Husbandry Department (Maharashtra)
Ministry of Agriculture (Maharashtra)
Ministry of Public Health (Maharashtra)
Ministry of Energy (Maharashtra)
Ministry of Rural Development (Maharashtra)
Ministry of Urban Development (Maharashtra)
Ministry of School Education (Maharashtra)
Ministry of Medical Education (Maharashtra)
Ministry of Higher and Technical Education (Maharashtra)
Ministry of Industries (Maharashtra)
Ministry of Textiles (Maharashtra)
Ministry of Housing (Maharashtra)
Ministry of Cultural Affairs (Maharashtra)
Ministry of Marathi Language (Maharashtra)
Ministry of Woman and Child Development (Maharashtra)
Ministry of Water Supply (Maharashtra)
Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (Maharashtra)
See also
Energy policy of India
National hydrogen energy road map
Renewable energy in India
Wind power in India
References
External links
Official website
Alternate Hydro Energy Centre
Centre for Wind Energy Technology
Department of Science and Technology, India
Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency
