India Renewable Energy Policy Handbook 2026

1.1 Renewable Energy Market, Overview
1.2 Yearly Updates
1.3 Policy Snapshot
1.4 Renewable Energy Targets
1.5 Electricity Act of 2003

• Draft Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2025

1.6 Energy Conservation Act of 2001

• Revised Renewable Consumption Obligation (RCO)

1.7 National Tariff Policy (NTP)

• NTP Amendment 2016

1.8 National Electricity Plan (NEP)
1.9 National Electricity Policy
1.10 Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC)
1.11 Round-The-Clock (RTC) Renewable Power Scheme
1.12 National Action Plan on Climate Change

• State Action Plan on Climate Change (SAPCC)

1.13 Renewable Energy Certificates

• Key Amendments to REC Regulations

1.14 Memorandum- “Make in India” for Local Content in Renewable Energy Products
1.15 National Wind-Solar Hybrid Policy
1.16 Renewable Energy Electricity Trading

• Green Term Ahead Market (G-TAM)
• Green Day-Ahead Market (G-DAM)
• Green Real Time Market (G-RTM)

1.17 Green Energy Corridor (GEC)
1.18 Waiver of Inter-State Transmission Charges
1.19 Union Budget Allocation (2026-2027)
1.20 National Green Hydrogen Mission

• Strategic Intervention for Green Hydrogen Transition (SIGHT) Programme
• Tranche II

1.21 Renewable Energy Auctions

• Offshore Wind Auction
• Interstate Transmission Network System (ISTS)-Connected Wind-Solar Hybrid Power Projects
• Auction Analysis

1.22 Uniform Renewable Energy Tariff (URET)
1.23 Supportive Schemes for Solar Power

• Pradhan Mantri Suryodaya Yojana (PMSY)/PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana
• Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission
• PM-KUSUM (Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan)
• Solar Parks scheme
• Loan for Installation of Grid Interactive Rooftop Solar PV Plants
• Customs and Excise Duty Exemption for Grid-connected Roof-top Solar PV Systems
• Simplified procedure on Rooftop Solar (RTS)
• Net-metering
• Net Metering by State
• Feed-in-Tariffs
• Karnataka Net Metering and Gross Metering Policy
• Amendments in Competitive Bidding Guidelines
• Grid-Scale Battery Energy Storage System
• Blockchain in Solar PV, Uttar Pradesh, 2020:
• Suryashakti Kisan Yojana (SKY), Gujarat
• Karnataka Renewable Energy Policy, 2021-2026
• Exemption from CEIG Clearance for Solar Rooftop Project, Karnataka

1.24 Supportive Schemes for Wind Power

• Wind Repowering Policy
• National Repowering and Life Extension Policy for Wind Power Projects
• Generation-Based Incentives (GBI) Scheme
• Draft Offshore Wind Energy Lease Rules, 2019
• Offshore Wind Viability Gap Funding (VGF)

1.25 Supportive Schemes for Biopower

• Biomass Power and Bagasse Co-generation Program
• National Biogas and Manure Management Program (NBMMP)
• “Biourja” Scheme
• National Bioenergy Programme (NBP) 2021-2026
• SATAT / GOBARdhan Initiatives

1.26 Supportive Schemes for Small Hydropower

• Renewable status to large hydro plant above 25MW, 2019
• Small Hydropower Mission
• Small Hydro Power (SHP) Development Scheme

2.1 Abbreviations
2.2 Methodology

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Table 1: Policy Snapshot, India, 2025
Table 2: Draft Electricity (Amendment) Bill Renewable Energy Key Areas, India, 2025
Table 3: Amended NEP 2016, India
Table 4: Key Targets NEP (Vol 1, Generation), India
Table 5: Draft NEP 2026, India
Table 6: Key Design Elements of Round-The-Clock Renewable Power Guidelines
Table 7: Key Targets and Action Points of SAPCC by state, India
Table 8: Prescribed Percentages of Local Content in Renewable Energy
Table 9: Minimum Module Efficiency required to be eligible for enlistment under ALMM
Table 10: National Wind-Solar Hybrid Policy, Key original provisions (2018 policy) and the Revised Provisions, India
Table 11: Green Energy Corridor Phases, India
Table 12: Union Budget Allocation (2026-2027), India
Table 13: SIGHT (Mode-1, Tranche-II) Auction Result, 2025
Table 14: SIGHT (Tranche-II) Distribution of Stack Technology by Type
Table 15: SIGHT (Tranche-II) Auction Result, 2025
Table 16: Indicative Auction Tracjectory for Offshore Wind Power
Table 17: India’s Three Offshore Wind Auction Model
Table 18: Renewable Energy Auctions, India, 2020-2026*
Table 19: PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana Subsidy Details, India
Table 20: Renewable Energy Market, India, Net Metering Regulations in Leading States
Table 21: State-Wise Solar FiT / Export Settlement Rate
Table 22: Renewable Energy Market, India, Net Metering and Gross Metering Policy, Karnataka
Table 23:, Key Provisions of National Repowering and Life Extension Policy, India
Table 24: Abbreviations

Figure 1: Renewable Auctions, Auctioned Capacity (GW) Vs. Awarded Capacity (GW), India, 2017-2026*
Figure 2: Renewable Auctions, Awarded Capacity (GW) by Technology, India, 2017-2026*
Figure 3: Renewable Auctions, Solar PV Prices ($/MWh), India, 2017-2025