Punjab seeks funds from Centre to arrange 100 MW biomass tasks
Chandigarh, February 14
New and Renewable Power Sources Minister Aman Arora has referred to as on Union Minister of Energy, New and Renewable Power RK Singh at his workplace, New Delhi, searching for viability hole funding (VGF) to arrange 100 MW biomass energy tasks within the state.
A press launch right here at this time acknowledged that Arora apprised the Union Minister that the proposed tasks would eat a million tonne paddy straw each year and go a protracted method to save the setting by discovering a sustainable resolution to the agriculture residue burning menace. He requested RK Singh to think about the demand for offering Rs 5 crore per MW VGF for these 100 MW tasks.
He additionally sought monetary help and technical assist for organising biomass photo voltaic hybrid energy tasks.
RK Singh assured the Punjab minister that he would contemplate to supply VGF for biomass energy tasks and resolve all different points on the earliest, in addition to contemplating Punjab as one of many favorite states underneath the Nationwide Inexperienced Hydrogen Mission.
In the meantime, PPCC chief Amarinder Raja Warring has written to Union Minister for Energy, New and Renewable Power RK Singh on the transportation of coal from Orissa to Punjab. Warring stated the coal ought to be immediately transported by way of the Railways and it might must cowl just one,800 km from Orissa to coal vegetation in Punjab. The orders of transporting coal by way of Mundra Port had no justification apart from the blatant intent of the Authorities of India to favour Adani, who owns the port, he stated.