REWA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a 750 MW solar project in Rewa in Madhya Pradesh on Friday, and assrted that India has emerged as the most attractive global market for clean energy

He launched the ambitious project through video-conferencing. The PM said that the Rewa solar power plant will not only supply power to Madhya Pradesh, but also to the Delhi Metro. The Rewa project comprises three solar generating units of 250 MW each located on a 500 hectare plot of land situated inside a Solar Park (total area 1,500 hectare).

The PM said the state will emerge as a major hub for clean and cheap power in the country. "Solar energy is sure, pure and secure and the country is now among the top five solar power producers in the world," he said.

Modi said self-reliance in electricity is integral for ''Aatmanirbhar Bharat'', adding solar energy will play an integral part in achieving this objective.

The world is in a dilemma on whether to focus on the environment or focus on the economy, Modi said.

He said solar energy is sure, pure, and secure. "It is sure because the sun would shine throughout the world; it is secure because solar energy rather than polluting environment, helps replenish it," he said.

"Today, Rewa has scripted history. Rewa is identified with the name of mother Narmada and the white tiger. Now, the name of Asia's largest solar power project has also been added to it," he said.

Madhya Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Union ministers R K Singh and Dharmendra Pradhan attended the solar plant inauguration virtually.

The Solar Park was developed by the Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Limited (RUMSL), a joint venture company of Madhya Pradesh Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (MPUVN), and Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), a Central Public Sector Undertaking.

I thank PM @NarendraModi for dedicating Asia's largest '750 MW Rewa Solar Project' to the nation. This key futuristic project reinforces Modi govt's vision of #AatmaNirbharBharat & its commitment towards achieving the target of 175 GW installed renewable energy capacity by 2022. pic.twitter.com/WVGWhWH0fl
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) July 10, 2020