Himachal Pradesh targets to be first ‘green energy state’ by 2025

Himachal Pradesh targets to be first ‘green energy state’ by 2025: The Himachal Pradesh government intends to make the state as the first Green Energy State by the end of 2025 by harnessing hydro, hydrogen and solar energy and switching to green products. The State is projected as a Power State in the Country, and the State Government is Resolute to Promote, Develop and Harness Optimally the Huge Energy Potential of the State under the Visionary Leadership of Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu.

January 2023 Current Affairs Quiz

Initiative led by Himachal Pradesh

• The state government would also invest in solar power plants, installing 500 MW worth of solar projects between 2023 and 2024. Of this amount, HPPCL would instal 200 MW, for which land has been identified with a 70 MW capacity, and the rest sites will be determined soon.
• Solar projects up to 150 MW capacity would be installed by HIMURJA through private participation and priority would be given to Himachalis in awarding these projects, he said and added that the capacity of the projects will range from 250 KW to 1 MW.
• The Government of Himachal Pradesh has received a dividend of Rs. 2355 crore against the equity contribution of Rs. 1055 crore and 12 percent free power from Nathpa Jhakri and Rampur hydro power projects amounting to around Rs. 7000 crore so far.
• Thaplan, Solar Power Project (SPP) of 112.5 MW was being set up in district Una. Furthermore, 20 MW SPP Bhanjal and Kadh in the Una district and 20 MW in Fatehpur in the Kangra district, 30 MW SPP Kolar in Sirmaur district and 12.5 MW in Rajgir in district Kangra were under pre-construction stage.