DRAFT UTTAR PRADESH SOLAR ENERGY POLICY-2022

Aug. 20, 2022

The Uttar Pradesh government unveiled the draft of its Solar Energy Policy-2022, which suggests that the State would be targeting generation of 16,000 Mega Watt of renewable power by 2026-27.

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  • The policy was released by the Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency (UPNEDA).
  • The government has proposed to meet the ambitious 16,000 MW target by generating 4,000 MW from solar rooftop projects, 2,000 MW from distributed solar generation and the rest (10,000 MW) from utility/grid scale solar projects and solar parks.
  • Under the proposed policy, the government would develop 20 solar cities covering 10 lakh households with rooftop installations. The draft also proposes rooftop solar installations in government buildings and in 21,000 unelectrified primary schools. 
Source : The Hindu

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