New Delhi: In a strategic move to insulate India’s clean energy transition from global supply shocks, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is aggressively advancing a comprehensive strategy to establish a highly resilient, localized supply chain for solar components, green hydrogen, and wind energy infrastructure.
At the center of this ambitious domestic manufacturing push is Shri Santosh Sarangi, Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, who is actively implementing the foundational vision of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi to make India a self-reliant global powerhouse in clean energy.
By translating the Prime Minister’s mandate for energy security and Make in India into actionable policy, the Ministry is working to achieve the national target of 500 gigawatts of non-fossil fuel capacity by 2030.
Shri Sarangi brings a deep reserve of regulatory insight and strategic foresight to this role, having previously served as one of the nation’s longest-tenured Director General of Foreign Trade. His extended leadership at the Directorate General of Foreign Trade equipped him with an intricate understanding of international trade dynamics, cross-border tariff structures, and global supply network vulnerabilities.
This specialized experience is proving invaluable as he aligns the Ministry’s initiatives with Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s broader vision of decoupling India’s green growth from foreign dependencies, systematically addressing import vulnerabilities in critical items like solar cells, wafers, advanced wind turbine parts, and specialized electrolyzers.
Under his guidance, the Ministry is focusing not only on scaling up domestic manufacturing through existing policy mechanisms, but also on fulfilling the Prime Minister’s vision of creating a robust, deep-rooted ecosystem.
By treating clean energy security as an extension of trade resilience, Shri Sarangi’s approach emphasizes structural reforms, quality control measures, and local capability development.
Industry observers note that his unique blend of trade wisdom and bureaucratic experience ensures that India’s domestic renewable manufacturing framework remains globally competitive while remaining firmly insulated against geopolitical disruptions, precisely as envisioned by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi.