In the latest statement to Lok Sabha, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) revealed that 2762 Indian villages were electrified with renewable energy. The electrification was completed with RE sources like solar energy under the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) scheme.
In December 2014, the Government of India launched Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) for various rural electrification works across the country. The Scheme has a Decentralized Distributed Generation (DDG) component for providing electricity access to the un-electrified villages/habitations where grid connectivity is neither feasible or nor cost-effective. Under DDUGJY, a total of 2762 villages were electrified through off-grid mode including solar energy,” said Mr. R.K Singh in a written reply.
He also shared that villages from over 15 Indian states benefited from the scheme. Moreover, the highest number of installations were made in Arunachal Pradesh and Chhatisgarh.
Source: Lok Sabha
Additionally, in 2017 the Indian government introduced the ‘Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana – Saubhagya’ scheme under which, MNRE provided electricity connections through solar-based standalone systems in locations where grid extension was not feasible. The scheme aimed to achieve universal electrification across households.
The minister informed the Lok Sabha that both the schemes are closed now. And till date, 4.70 lakh households have been electrified through the solar-based standalone systems under the initiatives.
India is intensifying its endeavours to advance renewable energy across various sectors. The nation has recently surpassed the 70 GW solar capacity milestone and is diligently striving to achieve its ambitious goal of attaining 280 GW capacity by 2030.
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Resource: Saur Energy
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