Himachal Pradesh to become the 'first Green Energy State' by the end of 2025 by harnessing hydro, hydrogen and solar energy and switching to green products.

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The Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu announced that, the state to become the 'first Green Energy State' by the end of 2025 by harnessing hydro, hydrogen and solar energy and switching to green products. CM directed all the concerned departments including HPSEBL, HIMURJA, Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (HPPCL) and the Department of Energy to initiate action in this direction and make policy changes, wherever required. To ease the norms, the Chief Minister directed the officers to make necessary amendments to the existing power policy and open all the solar projects up to 5 MW capacity for allotment. The state government would also invest in solar plants and will install 500 MW solar projects during the year 2023-24, out of this, 200 MW would be installed by HPPCL for which land has been identified for 70 MW capacity and the rest of the sites will be finalized soon. CM also directed HIMURJA to ensure 5 percent premium for the state in each solar power project up to 5 MW and 10 percent share in the solar power projects of more than 5 MW capacity.


     

      Governor- Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar

     

 

     


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