To incentivise greater clean energy adoption, the government is set to link the adoption of renewable energy to the long-term, interest-free loans states get from the Centre for capital expenditure. Speaking at the Confederation of Indian Industry’s Annual Business Summit 2026 on Tuesday, Minister of New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi said the policy tweak has been approved by the Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Power. “RE (renewable energy) adoption is now being linked with fiscal incentives for the states. The new policy has been accepted by the Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Power,” Joshi said, adding that consumption of greater renewable energy will be one of the conditions for availing loans under the said scheme. The 2026-27 Union Budget allocated Rs 2 lakh crore as 50-year, interest-free capex loans for states called Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment (SASCI) .…