Uttarakhand government is planning to develop 1000 solar-powered villages to make them self-sufficient under its new solar power policy which could be implemented soon, an official known to the matter said.
R Meenakshi Sundaram, secretary, energy and non-conventional energy, confirmed the plan but said, “I can’t share much about it since the new solar power policy is yet to be finalised. We will communicate with the stakeholders and concerned departments before it is tabled in the cabinet.”
On November 18 this year, the Uttarakhand energy department had released a draft of the “Uttarakhand State Solar policy-2022”, inviting public comments and recommendations on it.
