MP will do phenomenal work in renewable energy sector: CM
   Date :27-Nov-2020

Energy Swaraj Yatra prog
 Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan addressing gathering at Energy Swaraj Yatra programme in Minto Hall in Bhopal on Thursday.
 
 
Staff Reporter :
 
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that deteriorating environment is posing danger for existence of society. Use of other means of renewable energy, including solar energy, can save us from this danger. Madhya Pradesh will show unprecedented work in the field of solar energy. New and Renewable Energy Department was formed in 2010 in State. “After solar power generation of 400 MW in the year 2012, we have reached 5000 MW production from renewable energy at present.
 
The target is to produce 10,000 MW by the year 2022,” said CM while addressing gathering in a programme on the occasion of beginning of Energy Swaraj Yatra at Minto Hall in State capital on Thursday. Lauding the innovations made in the field of solar energy by IIT Mumbai alumni Professor Chetan Solanki, CM said Madhya Pradesh is a State where diamonds are produced.
 
Professor Chetan Solanki is not less than a diamond. Today, when Earth temperature is rising, there is a great need to propagate and use alternative means of energy. Professor Chetan Solanki has done extremely commendable work by taking initiative of Energy Swaraj Yatra. For this, he has established the Energy Swaraj Foundation. Madhya Pradesh government will fully support it. New and Renewable Energy Minister Hardeep Singh Dung, MLA Prahlad Singh Lodhi were also present in programme.