Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma recently attended the bhumi pujan for a 50 MW solar project in the Sonitpur district developed by SJVN Green Energy Limited (SGEL). 

The project will generate 101 million units of green energy in the first year and will be built at an estimated cost of Rs 291 crores. The energy generated will be supplied to Assam Power Development Corporation Limited at Rs. 3.92 per unit. SJVN Green Energy Limited is developing three solar projects of capacity of 200 MW, 70 MW, and 50 MW, totaling a total power capacity in the state of 320 MW. 

SJVN Limited, a Mini Ratna- Category-I and Schedule-'A' Central Public Sector Enterprise, has set ambitious targets to achieve 25,000 MW installed capacity by 2030 and 50,000 MW installed capacity by 2040.

"SJVN is developing three solar projects of capacity 200 MW, 70 MW, and 50 MW, thus amounting to a total power capacity in the state of 320 MW", chairperson and managing director of SJVN Geeta Kapur said. Among these, the foundation stone for the 70 MW Solar Project in Dhubri, Assam was laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 4.

The development comes amid a massive push for increasing solar energy sources in the country. Rooftop solarisation to empower one crore households to receive up to 300 units of free electricity every month, was one of the key resolutions of the last interim budget.

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