PM Modi To Inaugurate Green Energy Projects Worth Rs 5200 Crores

PM to launch the National Solar Rooftop Portal

Ahead of working on the green energy projects, today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate and lay the foundation stone of various green energy projects of National Thermal Power Corporation Limited worth over Rs 5,200 crores and launch the power sector's revamped distribution sector scheme as well as the national solar rooftop portal.

In a statement issued by the PMO, PM Modi will participate in the grand finale marking the culmination of 'Ujjwal Bharat Ujjwal Bhavishya- Power @2047' at 12:30 PM via video conferencing.

'Ujjwal Bharat Ujjwal Bhavishya- Power @2047' is taking place from July 25 to 30 as part of the ongoing 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav'. Organised across the country, it showcases the transformation in the power sector achieved in the last eight years.

In the programme, PM tends to launch the updated distribution sector scheme. He will also dedicate and lay the foundation stone of various green energy projects of NTPC, added the statement.

Not only this, but PM Modi will also launch the national solar rooftop portal.

While leading the programme, the government has taken multiple path-breaking initiatives in the power sector, it said.

These reforms have transformed the sector, with the focus being on making affordable power available for all. Electrification of about 18,000 villages which did not have access to power earlier signified the commitment of the government towards ensuring last mile outreach, the statement by the PMO further said.

In a historic initiative, the prime minister will launch the Ministry of Power's flagship revamped distribution sector scheme, which is aimed at improving the operational efficiencies and financial sustainability of the DISCOMs and power departments, the statement said.

With an outlay of over Rs 3 lakh crores over five years from FY 2021-22 to FY 2025-26, the scheme aims to provide financial assistance to DISCOMs for modernization and strengthening of distribution infrastructure, focusing on the improvement of the reliability and quality of supply to end consumers.

Aim to reduce the AT and C (Aggregate Technical and Commercial) losses to pan-India levels of 12-15 per cent and the ACS-ARR (Average Cost of Supply-Average Revenue Realised) gap to zero by 2024-25 by improving the operational efficiencies and financial sustainability of all state-sector DISCOMs and power departments.