Explanation:

The Department of Renewable Energy is responsible for formulating policies and programmes necessary for popularizing the applications of various non -conventional and renewable sources of energy in the State. It is implementing various schemes concerning utilization of solar energy, biogas, micro hydel, biomas Energy etc. The Department is also acting as a State Designated Agency for the implementation of the Energy Conservation Act, 2001 in the Statefor taking full advantage of fiscal and financial incentives made available by the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE), Govt of India and Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) and to give impetus to the process of implementation, State Govt. has set up a new agency called Haryana Renewable Energy Development Agency (HAREDA) in May, 1997. This agency is acting as a nodal agency to implement the various centrally and state sponsored schemes/ projects in the area of renewable energy in the State.

The Deptt./HAREDA has been Implementing the following Programmes/ Projects :

A) Solar Thermal Schemes                                                                                B) Solar Photovoltaic schemes                                              C) Special Area Development Projects

Solar Water Heating scheme                                                                              Solar Lantern                                                                          45 KW Solar Power Plant and other RE Devices for Haryana Raj Bhawan
Solar Cooker scheme ( Box / dish type)                                                             SPV Home Lighting                                                                 4.5 KW Solar Power Plants for 10 District Collectorates
Solar Passive Architecture scheme ( GreenBuilding)                                        SPV Street Lighting
                                                                                                                            SPV Water Pumping
                                                                                                                            Small Solar Power Pack /Solar Inverter