AP to have 2 solar cities.

Andhra Pradesh will have two solar cities - one each in Telangana and coastal Andhra regions. They will be developed as part of the national plan unveiled by the Union Ministry of Renewable Energy.

The Ministry has identified Vijayawada in coastal Andhra and Mahabubnagar in Telangana regions to be developed as solar cities.

The MNRE has so far given in principle approval for 54 locations in the country to develop solar cities. In 2011, it announced a national plan to develop 60 solar cities.

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