West Bengal Renewable Energy Development Agency, formed in the year 1993, has a mandate to promote Renewable Energy technologies and create an environment conducive to their commercialisation through innovative projects. The Agency, popularly known as WBREDA, has its corporate office at kolkata, India.

Since inception, WBREDA has implemented a large number of programmes related to Solar Energy, Wind Energy, Mini & Micro Hydel, Bio-energy, etc.Today, West Bengal is one of the leading states in the country in respect of utilisation of Renewable Source of Energy. More than hundred thousand families of West Bengal are now using electricity derived from Sun, Biomass, Wind etc. In the rural areas of West Bengal, 150 thousand families are using Bio-Energy for cooking purpose. WBREDA has set up one unique Energy Education Park in the country at the city of Kolkata. WBREDA has a Regional Office at Siliguri, North Bengal. In order to sell Renewable Energy products, WBREDA has set up four Aditya Solar Shops in the following locations:
(1) Alipore, Kolkata (2) Narendrapur, South 24 Paraganas District. (3) Siliguri, Darjeeling District. (4) Durgapur, Burdwan District.

WBREDA helps the State Government, Panchayets, Municipal Bodies, and NGOs on all matters relating to promotion of alternative sources of energy. WBREDA has a group of experts in the field of renewable sources of energy who are responsible for formulation, design and proper implementation of the projects related to renewable sources of energy. WBREDA has a programme to assist other States in respect of formulating project proposals on Village Electrification through Renewable Energy Sources, setting up of Energy Education Park Students from abroad visit projects of WBREDA in connection with their research activities etc.