Writing a new chapter in renewable energy, Punjab on Saturday decided to fruitfully utilise abundant land on Indo-Pak border adjoining fencing with setting up of 2.10 MW solar power plant costing `16.40 crore in village Chhina Bidhi Chand.
This initiative is expected to pave the way for large scale investment in solar energy sector along with fencing on 550 kms long International Border.
Bikram Singh Majithia, New & Renewable Energy Minister, inaugurated the project set up by an NRI, Ranbir Singh Chhina (Abundant Energy Private ltd). Majithia said that Solar energy is one of the most abundant energy sources in our State, which averages around 300 sunny days per year and now the time has come to take full advantage of that potential to provide better access to clean energy, and reduce the dependence on fossil fuels to promote sustainable economic growth.
Majithia said in just two years in State, the solar power generation has been enhanced 25 times it was 9 MW and now crossed 225 MW. He said 24 new projects of 229 MW capacity plus 65 MW rooftop projects with an investment of `2,100 crore were all set to be started soon.
