Cabinet approves ₹20,773.70 crore for 13 GW Green Energy Corridor project in Ladakh
livemint.com₹20,773.70 crore, with central financial assistance at 40% of the project cost i.e. ₹8,309.48 crore.
Prime Minister Modi, during his Independence Day speech, had announced the setting up of 7.5 GW Solar Park in Ladakh. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy prepared a plan to set up a 13 GW Renewable Energy generation capacity along with a 12 GWh Battery Energy Storage System in Pang, Ladakh.
The Power Grid Corporation will be the implementing agency for the project, and will be deploying Voltage Source Converter based High Voltage Direct Current system and Extra High Voltage Alternating Current state-of-the-art technology to complete the project. The transmission line for evacuating this power will pass through Himachal Pradesh and Punjab up to Kaithal in Haryana, where it will be integrated with the National Grid.
An interconnection is also planned from this project in Leh to the existing Ladakh grid so as to ensure reliable power supply to Ladakh, the government said. "Exciting news! Mint is now on WhatsApp Channels
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