Assam’s first solar park opened in Sivasagar

Dibrugarh: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday inaugurated Assam’s first solar park at Amguri in Sivasagar district.
The 70-MW Amguri solar power park is an outcome of the Assam Accord. The foundation stone of the park was laid by former CM Sarbananda Sonowal on February 27, 2019.
Commissioning the mega project, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said the park would provide a new impetus in making Assam self sufficient in terms of power production. He added that it was another step towards realising PM Narendra Modi’s vision of making India ‘Aatma Nirbhar’ (self-sufficient) in electricity production and generation.
Mentioning that the solar park was a huge step towards harnessing clean and green energy, the CM said the project will go a long way in realising the state government’s mission of generating 1,000 MW of electricity. He further added it will aid in creation of employment avenues for youth and also maintain environmental balance through green energy generation.
“Today is a day of great rejoice for the people of Assam. Despite being rich in natural resources and quality manpower, the state has not been able to exploit it due to lack of planning. Way back in 2012, PM Narendra had Modi set up solar power parks in his home state, Gujarat, while Assam had to wait for 10 long years to gets its first park. The newest addition to Assam’s power infra will go a long way towards augmenting the state’s power generation capabilities, while creating employment avenues for youth,” Sarma said.