Madhya Pradesh has always been working for environmental protection. This is the reason that our state has got the distinction of having the largest area of forests. We have been working in the field of environmental protection in various ways. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that the state is progressing rapidly in the field of green energy generation. We have increased its production by more than 10 times in the last 8 years.
Chouhan said that in the year 2012, our production in solar power, wind power, power and small Hydro Power used to be 438.24 megawatt, which has increased to about 5500 megawatt in 2021.
He further said that the future belongs to green energy, because the traditional Resources of energy will definitely be exhausted gradually, the Sound of which is already being heard, due to exploitation of coal reserves in energy production, there is a supply crisis.
The state has set new benchmarks of progress in the field of Solar Energy. Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Project is one of the important solar projects not only in the country but also in Asia. In the year 2019-20, 14 projects of 401.95 megawatt capacity were established and 8 projects of 45.63 megawatt capacity were registered. Similarly, in the year 2020-21, 12 projects of 81.20 megawatt capacity were registered and a total of 13 projects were established. So far, 2386 megawatt power is being generated from 128 solar power projects in the state.