Question : Foreign Aid for Development of Solar Projects

(a): whether the Government has accepted any aid from the foreign countries to develop solar projects in the country; and

(b): if so, the details thereof during the last two years, year-wise?

Answer given by the minister

MINISTER OF STATE FOR POWER, COAL , NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY & MINES (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)
(a) &(b): Government has initiated various bilateral cooperation programmes with several countries through Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) / Agreements. These MoUs / Agreements are based on the principles of reciprocity and mutual benefits.
Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Department of International Development (DFID) and European Union (EU) are some of the main foreign agencies / organizations supporting demonstration projects and capacity building in India. As such, cooperation programmes / MoUs / Agreements are continuous and on-going efforts, no annual targets or yearly data are prescribed.
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