SECI 15th Foundation Day Stakeholders' Meet
Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI) celebrated its 15th Foundation Day with a stakeholders' meet on September 20, 2026, attended by senior government officials and industry leaders. Shri Shripad Yesso Naik, Minister of State for Ministry of New & Renewable Energy and Power, highlighted SECI's central role in India's clean energy vision and noted that its 15-year journey reflects India's growing leadership in global renewable energy transition.
Operational Milestones and Achievements
SECI reported significant cumulative achievements including over 41 GW of renewable energy generation capacity commissioned through third-party developers. The corporation has signed power sale agreements exceeding 67 GW with various DISCOMs and consumers, and has enabled cumulative market investments of approximately ₹3.6 lakh crores. The company is rapidly scaling its own projects portfolio and is actively promoting energy storage, green hydrogen, and allied areas.
Thematic Sessions and Future Focus
The stakeholders' meet featured two thematic sessions addressing emerging opportunities in renewable energy. The first session, "Reimagining Industry through Green Molecules," explored the role of green hydrogen and its derivatives in decarbonizing hard-to-abate sectors, covering opportunities for domestic production, emerging applications, and the policy support, infrastructure, technology, and financing required to develop green molecule markets at scale.
The second session, "The Changing Energy Landscape: Distributed Renewables and New Energy Markets," examined the evolving role of distributed renewable energy in India, including greater consumer participation, integration of distributed energy resources, emerging market mechanisms, and the policy and regulatory frameworks needed for effective integration and expansion of renewable energy.
SECI Managing Director Shri Akash Tripathi emphasized the corporation's commitment to opening new opportunities in the renewable energy sector through close collaboration with stakeholders and innovation aligned with market requirements. Incorporated on September 20, 2011, SECI began as India's dedicated implementing agency for the National Solar Mission and has grown into a Navratna CPSE focused exclusively on renewable energy with a mandate spanning the complete renewable energy ecosystem.