He further said that his government has set a target to develop Himachal Pradesh as a green energy state, and effective steps are being taken to achieve this goal, news agency PTI reported.
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Himachal's annual energy consumption is about 13,000 million units, and to make the state self-reliant in the energy sector, the government has set a target to meet more than 90 per cent of its energy requirement through renewable sources, he said in a statement issued here.
The government has set the target to install solar energy projects with a total capacity of 500 megawatts in the state within the next two years, and special efforts are being made to promote alternative energy projects such as those related to solar, green hydrogen, compressed biogas and other renewable sources, he added.
To achieve the goal of making Himachal Pradesh a green energy state, the state government has given a key role to Gram Panchayats.
The chief minister has launched the Green Panchayat Programme, under which 500-kilowatt ground-mounted solar power projects would be set up in all panchayats, the statement said.
In the first phase, approval has been granted to install 500-kilowatt solar plants in 24 Gram Panchayats, and work has already started in 16 panchayats. The programme aims to generate a total of 150 megawatts of solar power.
Under this scheme, 20 per cent of the revenue earned from the electricity produced would be used by the state government to provide financial assistance to orphaned children and widows in the concerned Gram Panchayats.
The Pekhubela Solar Power Project in the Una district began commercial operations on April 15, 2024. So far, it has generated 79.03 million units of electricity and earned ₹22.91 crore in revenue.
The Bhanjal Solar Power Project in Una started commercial operations on November 30, 2024 and has so far produced 8.57 million units of electricity, earning ₹3.10 crore in revenue, while electricity generation from the Aghlaur Solar Power Project in Una began on May 21, 2025, and it has produced 5.89 million units to date.
At present, three solar power projects with a total capacity of 31 megawatts are in the execution stage, while four projects with a combined capacity of 41 megawatts are in the tender stage. A 200-megawatt solar power plant would also be set up on a barren land in the Damtal area of Kangra district, an official informed.
Solar power projects ranging from 250 kilowatts to 5 megawatts were being allotted on a "first-come, first-served" basis. The electricity produced by these projects would be purchased by the Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Limited (HPSEBL).
Under this scheme, 547 investors have been allotted ground-mounted solar projects, with a total capacity of 595.97 megawatts, and power purchase agreements have already been signed for 403.09 megawatts, he added.
In addition, Himachal Pradesh Energy Development Agency (HIMURJA) has allotted solar power projects with a total capacity of 728.4 megawatts to HPSEBL. Out of these, 120 ground-mounted solar projects with a combined capacity of 150.13 megawatts have already started operations.
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