Solar power: First mega projects in Ladakh expected to get good response

The Centre IS thinking big as far as tapping the solar potential of Jammu and Kashmir’s Ladakh region is concerned. On its agenda is the creation of 23-GW solar capacity in the region, entailing investments of `45,000 crores. With a single tender for the first phase of the ‘ultra mega’ solar project having been floated, a pre-bid meeting will be held on February 18 for the installation of 2,500-MW capacity in the Kargil region and 5,000 MW in the Leh district.