Daily News Wrap-Up: MNRE’s ₹5.15 billion Solar Program for Tribal Areas
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The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has received the President of India’s approval to implement a new solar power program with an outlay of ₹5.15 billion (~$61.9 million) for Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG) habitations and villages under the Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan. The program aims to electrify 100,000 PVGT households in areas where electricity supply through the grid is not deemed techno-economically feasible with 0.3 kW off-grid solar power systems.
