India is planning a ‘green city’ powered by renewable energy in every state
Indian government wants to develop a “green city” in every state of the country, powered by renewable energy. The “green city” will mainstream environment-friendly power through solar rooftop systems on all its houses, solar parks on the city’s outskirts, waste to energy plants and electric mobility enabled public transport systems.
India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy on December 3 unveiled a concept note stating that Prime Minister Narendra Modi desires one city in each state to be developed as a green city that will meet all its energy requirements from renewable sources of energy.
The ministry notes that the idea is in line with international trends in green energy. “Various countries have announced periods during which they will use only green energy,” said the concept note. “Many buildings and enterprises are declaring and moving towards net-zero emissions.
The city will continue to be connected with the grid, and the renewable energy injected into the grid shall be equivalent to or more than the total consumption of electricity in the city.” The idea is to have either the state’s capital city or a renowned tourist area for this programme.
Of the 100 GW of solar power that the Indian government aims to have by 2022, 40 GW is targeted through solar rooftop by 2022. However, the solar rooftop sector’s growth has been very poor with just over six GW installed capacity.
