LUCKNOW, Jun 9 : Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved the setting up of a 250-MW solar power project along with a battery energy storage system (BESS) at Sitapur (Ex-Cantonment) district of Uttar Pradesh, an official statement said on Tuesday.
The project, to be developed on approximately 850 acres of vacant defence land, is a major step towards enhancing energy security, promoting renewable energy and ensuring optimum utilisation of unused land.
This is the first-of-its-kind project undertaken by the Ministry of Defence (MoD). The initiative reflects the government’s commitment towards clean energy, sustainability and cutting dependence on conventional energy sources, the statement said.
Besides strengthening long-term energy security for the armed forces, the project is also expected to substantially reduce expenditure on conventional grid power for defence establishments, resulting in significant savings to the government exchequer over the life cycle of the project, the statement said.
State-owned NTPC is implementing the project in coordination with the integrated headquarters of MoD (Army) and the Directorate General of Defence Estates (DGDE).
Upon completion, the Sitapur solar power project is expected to emerge as one of the country’s most significant renewable energy projects established on defence land and a benchmark for future solar-plus-storage projects in the defence sector, the statement added. (PTI)
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