New Delhi, Oct. 31 -- Uttarakhand has been ranked second among special category states under the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy's (MNRE) Renewable Energy State Assessment Framework (RE-SAF), a national exercise that evaluates the progress of states and Union Territories in the renewable energy sector.

The ministry communicated the ranking through a letter dated October 31, 2026, from its secretary Santosh Sarangi to Uttarakhand chief secretary Anand Bardhan. The letter congratulated the state government and recognised its sustained efforts to develop an enabling ecosystem for renewable energy.

The state is scheduled to be felicitated by Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan during the valedictory session of the Bharat RE Summit...