Government identifies 12 locations for setting up new solar parks.

A step ahead in the government's ambitious plan of setting up 25 solar parks, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has identified 12 locations in various states where such power projects can come up.

The scheme envisages setting up of 25 solar parks over the next five years with a total capacity of around 20,000 mw, with each park housing a plant with a capacity ranging from 500-1,000 MW.

The installed solar capacity has touched 3,000 MW in the country, according the latest ministry data, and the government aims to increase it to 100,000 MW by 2022.

'We have identified 12 locations so far and are in the process of finalising the draft proposal for the same,' MNRE Joint Secretary Tarun Kapoor told PTI.


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