Green energy like solar power would power India as 175 gigawatt (GW) of electricity is expected to be generated from renewable sources, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in Bengaluru on Sunday.
According to IANS, PM Modi at a public function in the Palace Grounds in by 2022, when India will be celebrating 75 years of independence, 175 GW of renewable energy will be generated. The government is working towards meeting 40 per cent of the country’s energy needs from renewable sources like solar and wind by 2030.
Modi said over Rs 110 billion were spent by the current Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in the renewable energy sector in the past three years, against a mere Rs 40 billion by the Congress-led UPA. India is capable of generating a total 750 GW of energy if it puts all of its resources to work.
Asserting that the future is not of diesel and petrol, Prime Minister said startups should look at innovations that help the country’s population. Through Ujjwala scheme, over three LPG connections have been distributed to the poor in the country, he said.
