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Mr Farooq Abdullah

New Delhi, July 10

The Government will shortly announce a National Solar Mission to electrify remote rural hamlets. “Many villages are still without power. They can be electrified either through solar or wind energy. Today, solar power is very expensive costing Rs 15 per unit and we are making all efforts to bring it down,” the Minister of New and Renewable Energy, Mr Farooq Abdullah, said in the Lok Sabha on Friday. In the case of the Ladakh and Kargil areas in Jammu and Kashmir , the Minister said that a lot of work has been done to look at various options including geo-thermal, wind and solar energy. Mr Abdullah said he would meet all Chief Ministers to ensure that solar energy is tapped in each State and incentives are given for the purpose. On the part of the Centre, tax sops are available for fixing solar panels, he said.

— Our Bureau

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