No solar, wind, renewable energy project within 1 km of international border, says Home Ministry
The Indian Ministry of Home Affairs has implemented new security guidelines banning renewable energy projects within 1 km of international borders. Projects within 50 km now require mandatory security clearance and face restrictions on foreign labor and land transfers.
Why it matters
This policy shift balances the need for renewable energy expansion with critical national security concerns in sensitive border regions.
Amid surge in applications for solar, wind and hybrid renewable energy projects in border areas, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued new national security guidelines, introducing a blanket ban on such projects within 1 km of the international border and mandating security clearance for projects located up to 50 km away. The guidelines impose restrictions on foreign participation and staffing, stating that the applicants should not engage engineers, staff, employees, labour from Pakistan, Bangladesh and China without the MHA’s permission.
It added that project developers will not be allowed to transfer land to foreign companies without prior approval from the Central government and security clearance from the MHA.
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