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Prime Minister Narendra Modi today lauded India’s performance on renewable energy front announcing the country’s solar energy generation capacity rose at a record pace of 81 per cent last financial year. Modi assured the country’s solar equipment manufacturing will be boosted in the coming years and called for greater emphasis on ethanol blending programme.
“You would be happy to know that capacity addition in solar energy in FY17 stands at the highest-ever, at 81 percent. Called for greater emphasis on ethanol blending and expediting the setting up of 2nd generation bio ethanol refineries,” Modi said in a series of tweets following a review meeting of key infrastructure sectors including petroleum and natural gas, power, renewables and housing.
“Our focus is on boosting solar equipment manufacturing. The energy sector will gain and employment opportunities will increase. We also decided that in future review meetings, apart from sectoral progress we will also review district wise progress in key areas. Progress in sectors including renewable energy, rural housing, LED bulbs is gladdening. Over 2 crore people benefitted from Ujjwala Yojna,” the PM said.
