MNRE team to visit Ladakh to sort out issues related to 10-GW renewable energy project

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy will send its team within a week to help the administration of Ladakh sort out issues, mainly related to land, in the implementation of the 10-gigawatt (GW) renewable energy project there. The decision was taken in a high-level meeting chaired by Union Power and New & Renewable Energy Minister R K Singh on Monday.

“Union Minister for Power and Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, R K Singh, reviewed the implementation of 10-GW renewable energy project along with its evacuation plan yesterday (Monday) here,” the power ministry said in a statement.

Ladakh Lieutenant Governor R K Mathur and Minister of State for Power Krishan Pal Gurjar attended the meeting. Secretary (Power), secretary (MNRE) and representatives of the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), PowerGrid, Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), and Border Roads Organisation were also present in the meeting.

Recollecting the announcement of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to set up 7.5 GW of solar park in Ladakh (subsequently enhanced to 10 GW), the power minister sought the support of Ladakh’s lieutenant governor to sort out the land issues in setting up of 10 GW of a renewable energy project in the Union Territory at identified areas of Pang.

The Ladakh administration assured to extend its support for providing land to set up 10 GW of RE project.