Jharkhand plans solar power in 200 villages by 2023

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2 years ago

With Giridih gearing up to become the state’s first solar city, theJharkhandgovernment has set an ambitious target of equipping 1,000 villages with solar lights across the state under Jharkhand State Solar Policy 2022 of which 200 villages will be solarised in the first phase by 2023.
Chief minister Hemant Soren’s office

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in a communique said the move will boost to rural economy, improve the quality and reliability of solar power, enhance rural income generation, strengthen Education and Health Services and provide a host of EMPLOYMENT opportunities by integrating solar power into the rural economy.

As a first step, Giridih is being developed as a solar city. Here, a total of 17 MW capacity units are being set up for domestic consumers, 5 MW for commercial sector rooftop power Plants, 1 MW for solar street lights and 18 MW for ground-mounted solar power plants. In the first phase, the process of installing 5 MW rooftop panels for domestic consumers is on.”