UP plans to raise solar power output to 500 GW in 5 years

In a bid to transform Uttar Pradesh, especially regions like Bundelkhand, Vindhya and adjoining areas, into a hub for solar energy, the state government is moving ahead with policy-driven efforts to accelerate solar power generation, official sources said here on Tuesday.

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Sources said that the state which has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Smart Energy Council of Australia and the Hinduja Group in this direction, has set an ambitious target to generate 500 gigawatts (GW) of solar energy by 2030.

Sources said when Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath assumed office in 2017, the state's solar energy production was just 288 MW. "Today, that figure has increased tenfold and the growth is still ongoing. Under the Solar Energy Policy 2022, a near-term target of 2,200 MW has been set," they said.