Haryana Power Minister, Ranjit Singh on Thursday said that the State Government has set a target of providing 50,000 solar pumps to the farmers.
The Minister said this while addressing a State-Level Energy Conservation Award Ceremony organized for the year 2017-18 and 2018-19 by the Haryana Renewable Energy Development Agency (HAREDA) through virtual medium here.
He said “We have to use our natural resources judiciously and wisely for sustainable development and a better future for our coming generations.”
The Government of India has started an ambitious programme to use 450 GW renewable energy power by 2030. So far, a target of 89 GW has been achieved. In Haryana too, about 561 MW capacity of renewable energy have been added till now, he said.