The Himachal Pradesh Government has decided to move towards meeting 100 per cent of its energy requirement through renewable and green energy. If it is achieved, the State will become the first Green State in the Country.
This was the big takeaway of the budget presented by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Saturday.
Himachal consumes about 12000 MU (Million Units) of Power every year. Only 2000 MU of which is thermal power and rest is green/renewable power. The State has to use thermal power because of two reasons. First, because the State has entered into PPA (Power Purchase Agreements) long back with Thermal Power Stations. The obligations under these PPAs will end only by 2034. The obligations include paying for both fixed costs and actual consumption charges.
The second reason is that the State uses some thermal power as Round the Clock (RTC) power as it is cheaper than renewable power.
