Major Initiatives by WISE

 

  • Drafting of a Model Renewable Energy Law for India and its advocacy for adoption by Parliament. This effort gained national and international support, and in 2008, the Government of India decided to enact a Renewable Energy Law for India.

  • Undertaking major public policy initiatives for introduction of Production Tax Credit and Renewable Energy Certificates, preparation of long term R.E. Vision Documents for various state governments, development of an innovative Solar Energy Policy for India, research into repowering of old wind farms in India, etc.

  • Sensitising and training the media, financial institutions, and the academia across the country, to generate awareness among them about renewable energy, thus facilitating a conducive environment for its market expansion.

  • Conducting the first ever study of Human Resource Needs of the Renewable Energy Sector upto 2015, and initiating various cutting-edge HR programmes for the renewable energy sector.

  • Undertaking nation-wide field level research projects on Comparative Public Cost of Conventional Electricity Generation in India, quantifying externalities of commercial power generation, etc.

  • Organising the national conference-cum-exhibition on 'wind power development in India' titled Wind India, India's premier conference-cum-exhibition on solar energy titled Solar India, and Climate Change India, which were extremely successful.

    WISE is also involved in providing consultancy support to some major state electricity regulatory commissions, and various renewable energy industries and investors; preparing comprehensive renewable energy development plans for states like Puducherry; and assisting the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Govt. of India, in certain key areas of renewable energy development in India.

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