Budget 2026, Jan. 31 -- The energy sector is going to be a key focus tomorrow as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tables the Union Budget 2026 at 11 am. The finance minister is set to present her ninth consecutive Budget on 1 February, with industry experts pinning hopes on her for India to carry on its clean energy mission.

In Budget 2025, India's renewable energy sector got a major boost at the Centre increased the sector's allocation by 53%. Going forward, experts expect that this momentum would sustain as the country approaches its goal of Vikshit Bharat.

In Budget 2025, FM Sitharaman allocated Rs.22,600 crore to the renewable energy sector - a massive over two-fold surge from budget estimates (BE) for FY25, and a 53% jump from t...