India, Feb. 20 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) organized a Stakeholder Consultation Workshop on 20-02-2026 under the Chairmanship of Shri. J.V.N. Subramanyam, Joint Secretary (JS), MNRE to discuss the draft Floating Solar PV (FSPV) Potential Assessment Report and the draft Floating solar policy prepared by National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) & IIT Roorkee, respectively.

Considering the prevailing land constraints faced in Renewable Energy (RE) projects, FSPV has emerged as an alternate avenue. However, only around 700 MW of FSPV projects has been commissioned in India, so far. This is majorly due to lack of data on the potential sites and clear framework for project ...