The projects include solar power plants at the Asia’s largest solar park at Charnka village as well as solar units at ten other places in Gujarat.
‘Gujarat Solar Park’ at Charnka is spread in 3,000 acre land has already attracted investments from around 21 national and international companies have invested in the park. The 600 MW solar park has been made functional in a record time of just one year.
The programme was attended by US Consul General Peter Hesh and the officials from the Asian Development Bank.
Modi said on the ocassion:
“When the entire world is engulfed by the problem of climate change, it is Gujarat’s dream to demonstrate before the world an example of climate justice. This achievement is not merely a step in the direction of power conservation but it provides the world with a vision that how the power needs of the future generations can be solved in an environment-friendly manner”.
Taking a dig at the Centre, Modi claimed that when Gujarat was ready with its own solar energy policy for the first time in the country, the Central government was mulling the nation’s solar policy just on a primary level.
“Due to the efforts made by the Gujarat government, the cost of solar power has come down to Rs 8.50 per unit from Rs 15 per unit,” he claimed adding that the cost will further go down to rupees four per unit in future once the supply of solar power increases.
Delving on the state government’s future moves in the solar sector, the Chief Minister said the government has planned to come up with roof-top solar power policy. This will enable a common man to generate solar power by putting solar panel on the roof of his house and sell the power to the state government.
Modi hoped that the state government’s initiatives in solar sector will influence the global energy market also.
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