Jawaharlal Nehru Solar Mission sets target for India's solar power at 1 Lakh MW

Q.  What is the target set by Cabinet for India’s solar power capacity by 2022 under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission?
- Published on 19 Jun 15

a. 10 Thousand MW
b. 1000 KW
c. 1 Lakh KW
d. 1 Lakh MW

ANSWER: 1 Lakh MW
 
The Cabinet gave its approval on 17th June’15 for stepping up India’s solar power capacity target under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission by five times, reaching 1,00,000 Mega Watt by 2022. The target will principally comprise of 40,000 mega watt Rooftop and 60,000 mega watt through Large and Medium Scale Grid Connected Solar Power Projects. With this ambitious target, India will become one of the largest Green Energy producers in the world, surpassing several developed countries.

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