Ladakh govt to provide 20,000 acres of land for a renewable energy park

Ladakh administration will make available 20,000 acre of land to set up a renewable energy park. The provision of a further 20,000 acre will be explored based on inputs from the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI). This was revealed at a meeting chaired by the RK Singh, Minister for Power to review the implementation of the project. To evacuate 13 GW of renewable power—9 GW solar and 4 GW wind — a 5 GW transmission network from Pang in Leh to Kaithal in Haryana will be constructed. 

A battery energy storage system of 12 GWh will also be installed, which will provide 76 per cent utilisation of transmission capacity. 

Contact: Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh

Website: www.ladakh.nic.in