PM Modi to declare Gujarat’s Modhera as India’s first 24×7 solar-powered village – EQ Mag Pro
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be declaring Modhera in poll-bound Gujarat as India’s first solar-powered village. Modhera will be India’s first village to become a net renewable energy generator.
- PM Modi to declare Modhera as India’s first solar-power village
- Modhera will be India’s first village to become a net renewable energy generator
- PM Modi will be making the declaration on October 9
By Saurabh Vaktania: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be declaring Modhera in Gujarat as a 24 x 7 solar-powered village on October 9. Modhera will be India’s first solar-powered village.
“I am happy that Gujarat has once again taken the lead in fulfilling the prime ministers vision of generating clean energy. We are committed to fulfilling his resolve of producing 50% of Indias energy requirements through renewable energy by 2030,” said Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel.
ABOUT THE PROJECT
The central and Gujarat government initiated the solarisation of Modhera Sun Temple and town to provide round-the-clock solar energy through a solar power project integrated with Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) at Sujjanpura in Mehsana, nearly 6 km away from the Sun Temple.
The Gujarat government had allotted 12 hectares of land for the development of this project.
An amount of Rs 80.66 crore was spent on a 50:50 basis by both the state and central government in two phases. The first phase constituted Rs 69 crore, and the second phase, Rs 11.66 crore.
SALIENT FEATURES
– Through this project, Modhera will become the first village in India to become a net renewable energy generator.
– It will be the first modern village to have a solar-based ultra-modern electric vehicle charging station.
– To be Indias first grid-connected megawatt-hours (MWh) scale battery energy storage system.
– People in Modhera would be saving 60% to 100 % on electricity bills.
Source: PTI
