Calls for swift expansion of Solar Power projects in State
Punjab Newsline, Shimla, August 7-
CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, while presiding over a meeting of senior officers of Power Department here today, emphasized the need to enhance the solar power generation in the State. He said that a 32 MW Solar Power Project has been established at Pekhubela in Una district and 10 MW solar power project and 5 MW project were under construction in Kutlehar and Gagret assembly constituencies respectively. He said that Himachal Pradesh would be in a position to harness around 50 MW solar energy in the coming six months. Directions were given to the officers to expedite the ongoing solar power projects and commission these projects at the earliest besides identifying the new sites to set up solar power projects.
The Chief Minister said that the state government was also encouraging the youth to enter into the solar power generation sector and earn livelihood for themselves. These projects would be allotted to bonafide Himachali's.
He said that the power demand was increasing day by day and keeping this in view the solar power should also be harnessed alongside the hydel power.