Indian Army Inaugurates its 1st Green Solar Energy Harnessing Plant in North Sikkim

Indian Army Inaugurated its 1st Green Solar Energy Harnessing Plant of 56 KVA (KiloVolt-Ampere) in North Sikkim. The Plant uses Vanadium based battery Technology and is situated at an Altitude of 16000 Ft.

• The project has been completed in collaboration with IIT Mumbai.
• It was completed by a team from IIT Mumbai which was led by Professor Prakash Ghosh and troops of the Indian Army.
• The project will benefit troops in forward areas and will be environment friendly.

Fact:

In March 2020, Indian Army decided to electrify the areas of its Siachen, the world’s highest battlefield with Clean Solar Energy and reduce carbon footprint.

India’s Renewable Energy Targets

• India Targets 175 GW Renewable Energy by 2022 – 100 GW Solar, 60 GW Wind, 10 GW Bio-Energy, 5 GW Small Hydro.
• India also set a target to achieve 450 GW renewable energy by 2030.
• At present, 93 GigaWatts (GW) of RE capacity have been installed in India.

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i.November 10, 2020, An agreement was signed between Rajasthan Government, NTPC & SECI to  establish Ultra Mega Renewal Energy Power Park for illuminating India’s border areas with Pakistan in Rajasthan.

About Indian Army

Chief of Army Staff – General MM Naravane
Headquarters – New Delhi