Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu inaugurated the first 750-kilowatt solar power project at Dharamshala in Kangra district on Friday, built at a cost of Rs. 4.74 crore.
He said that a 32 MW Solar Power Project has been established at Pekhubela in Una district and 10 MW solar power project and 5 MW project were under construction in Kutlehar and Gagret assembly constituencies respectively.
The project spans 49 hectares and has been completed at a cost of Rs. 220 crore.
In February the Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh, which is facing the brunt of climate change impacting lives, environment and the economy, and the World Bank discussed a greener and more sustainable growth path to achieve the target of a 'Green Energy State' by 2026.
SJVN chairman and managing director Nand Lal Sharma said the company bagged the project through an open competitive bidding process for quoted capacity of 1,000 MW at the maximum tariff of Rs 2.45 per unit.
