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RDPR Facing High Power Bills Delivers Plan to Generate 3k MW Solar Power in State's Rural Areas
The New Indian Express Mysuru
|February 27, 2025
INABILITY of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (RDPR) department to pay Rs 22 crore per annum bills raised by electricity supply companies, has given birth to a plan aiming at generating 3,000 MW of solar power using rural areas.
RDPR officials and those from Energy department are in a series of talks to generate a total of 3,000 MW of solar power utilizing rural areas in 29 of the 31 districts of Karnataka. Due to difficulties in installing solar power infrastructure in rain-fed districts of Kodagu and Chikkmagalur, solar panels meant for these two districts will be installed in their neighbouring districts, officials privy to the talks told The New Indian Express.
This story is from the February 27, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Mysuru.
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