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1st Solar Electrified Village of Nagaland

1st Solar Electrified Village of Nagaland

Shinnyu village under the Mon district administration which is considered to be in the remotest part of the district has been electrified with solar power.

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A total of 60 households, Churches and community hall was electrified using solar power. The entire cost for the project which stood at Rs. 23 Lacs was borne through CSR funding and executed by the GHE.

Global Himalayan Expedition (GHE) works towards providing clean energy access through solar power to remote communities and has also won the United Nation Global Climate Action Award 2020.

Shinnyu was set up in 1977 and recognised by the State government in 2002 but it has virtually remained cut off in the absence of proper road infrastructure. The Power Department tried to electrify the village in 2013-14 but the project was abandoned due to logistical problems.

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