New and Renewable Energy Minister Hardeep Singh Dang has informed that 'Energy Literacy Campaign' will be launched in the State to deal with challenges of global warming and climate change.
In this, students of class 8 to 12 and citizens will be made energy literate.
This will save the environment along with energy, which will be beneficial for the future generation as well as for the entire human race.
Dang revealed this in the programme of New and Renewable Energy Department organised in Bhopal today attended by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan as chief guest. In the programme, Chief Minister Chouhan and Dang handed over "Letters of Award" (LOA) to the selected developers of 1500 MW Agar-Shajapur-Neemuch Solar Park.
The Minister of New and Renewable Energy informed that in the reverse bidding held on July 12, 2021 for both the units of Agar Solar Park of 550 Megawatt capacity, the lowest rate Rs 2.459 was received from Avaada Power for the first unit of 200 Megawatt and Rs 2.444 for the second unit of 350 Megawatt from Beampow Energy. Solar Park will be set up on 1100 hectares of land.
Similarly, in reverse bidding held on 28 June 2021 for 3 units of 450 Megawatt Shajapur project, the lowest rates of Rs 2 paise 35 and Rs 2 paise 33 per unit respectively were received from NTPC Energy for the first and second units and Rs 2.339 from Talettutayi Solar Projects for the third unit.
Out of the three units of Neemuch Solar Park of 500 MW, the lowest rates were received for the first 160 Megawatt at Rs 2.149 per unit from TP Saurya Ltd. Mumbai and at Rs 2.14 per unit for 170 Megawatt second unit and for the third unit of 170 Megawatt from Dubai-based Aljomaih and Water Company at the rate of Rs 2.15 paise per unit.