MNRE asks states to allow free movement of material and engineers

BENGALURU: The new and renewable energy ministry on Thursday told states to allow movement of material and engineers to ensure continuous renewable power generation.

“Power generation (including renewable power generation) is an essential service for securing smooth and uninterrupted power flow across and within states ,” the ministry said in a notification addressed to concerned authorities of all states. There is a need to ensure uninterrupted power supply in the current scenario of Covid-19 outbreak and nationwide lockdown, it said.