Parliament Question: Mapping of Renewable Energy Potential

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5475 ANSWERED ON 25.03.2026 MAPPING OF RENEWABLE ENERGY POTENTIAL 5475. DR. C N MANJUNATH Will the Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government has undertaken or supported any initiative to assess and map the renewable energy potential on Government and public land parcels situated along expressways and National Highway corridors and if so, the details thereof; (b) whether any coordination mechanism is in place with the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) or the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) for joint utilisation of available Right of Way (RoW) or adjacent land for installation of solar, wind or hybrid renewable energy systems and if so, the details thereof; and (c) whether the Government proposes to formulate a national framework or policy guidelines for integrating renewable energy infrastructure into future highway development projects and if so, the details thereof? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK) (a) to (c) A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) and Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI) on 10th November, 2025 to take up the development of renewable energy projects on National Highways and Expressways. As per the information received from Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH), in first phase, the development of solar power project on the Delhi Portion of Delhi Dehradun Highway (709B) is under consideration. For the project, coordination with local DISCOM i.e. BSES Yamuna Power Limited and SECI is being done to execute the project. *****