New Delhi, Feb. 21 -- The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) on Friday organised a stakeholder consultation workshop to discuss the draft Floating Solar PV (FSPV) Potential Assessment Report and the draft floating solar policy.

The meeting was chaired by J.V.N. Subramanyam, Joint Secretary, MNRE, and attended by senior officials from MNRE, state renewable energy nodal agencies, representatives of states and Union Territories (UTs), the Solar Energy Corporation of India, NISE, and IIT Roorkee.

The draft potential report was prepared by the National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE), while the draft policy was developed by IIT Roorkee.

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