CHANDERKOTE: Ahead of the Climate Change Summit in Paris, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said renewable energy could be a major component in meeting India’s power requirement and promised to provide electricity to 18,000 villages in the country in the next 1,000 days.
Addressing a rally after inaugurating a 450 MW phase-II Baglihar power project near Jammu, Modi said the need of the hour was to take steps that ensure the environment is preserved for the next generation and therefore, India has set a target of 175 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2022.
“Today the whole world is greatly worried about global warming and climate change… One thing which comes to mind is… The ways in which power generation must be changed.
“The easiest way to save the environment is to rely on hydro electricity, solar electricity and wind electricity. And for this, installation of windmills, solar panels, hydro projects are the steps which need to be taken,” he said.
He said India had set a “major target” of generating 175 GW of renewable energy, which can decrease the dependency on the electricity generated from using fossil fuels. (AGENCIES)
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