Punjab taps agro residues to speed up lean energy transition

Chandigarh, Aug 28 Punjabs agriculture the states mainstay holds a huge potential for energy generation from agro-residues, an alternative model of diversification, besides clean energy transition by tapping solar power even in the agricultural field.

Energy experts told the farmers who have leased out land for solar power generation are happier than those tilling it.

Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy R.K. Singh, in a reply in the Rajya Sabha this month, said Punjab has taken the lead by generating over 6,034 million units

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