Chief ministerSukhvinder Singh Sukhusaid that the proposal of his government to invest in Solar power will provide much awaited end results when it comes to conservation of the pristine Environment of the state.
He said that preservation of the ecosystem will certainly pave the way for ‘Green and Clean Himachal’, thereby fulfilling the dream of a Green Energy State.
He said that in a bid towards ‘Green and Clean Himachal’ the government mulls to develop two panchayats in each district of the State as Green Panchayats by setting up Solar Power projects ranging from 500 KW to 1 MW capacity on pilot basis. He said that the youth of the State will also be given 40 percent subsidy to set up solar power projects ranging from 250 KW to 2 MW on their own or leased land, as per budget assurance.
He said that government has also proposed to set up ‘Himachal PradeshPower Sector Development Programme’ to cost Rs 2000 crore with the help of the , Under this there is a provision to construct solar power projects with a capacity of 200 MW and to construct 11 sub-stations and 2 distribution lines serving 13 towns of the State.