Uttarakhand receives national recognition for its renewable energy performance, ranking second among special category states in the Renewable Energy State Assessment Framework (RE-SAF). The Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) communicates the result in a letter dated October 31, 2026, addressed to Uttarakhand’s Chief Secretary, Anand Bardhan.
Both outlets report that the recognition comes from MNRE and that Uttarakhand is set to be felicitated at the Bharat RE Summit and Expo 2026 on November 5, 2026. They also cite Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami’s remarks linking the outcome to the state’s sustained efforts toward building an enabling ecosystem for renewable energy and supporting environmental conservation. Times of India frames the story around the recognition itself and the planned honouring, while Free Press Journal adds the identifying detail that MNRE’s Secretary, Santosh Sarangi, conveys the message and notes the framing of wider clean-energy progress in Dhami’s comments.
