Vijayawada/Gandhinagar, Sep 16 (UNI) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu took the spotlight at the 4th Global Renewable Energy Investment Meet, inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, where he spoke about the immense potential of clean energy for India’s future.
Speaking at the Chief Ministerial Plenary, Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu pledged Andhra Pradesh’s commitment to generating 72.60 GW of renewable energy by 2030, aligning with India’s goal of 500 GW by the same year. He mentioned that this initiative would create jobs, protect the environment, and make Andhra Pradesh a leader in green energy.
Promoting Andhra Pradesh as the next big player in green energy, the Chief Minister highlighted the state’s coastline, strong industrial base, excellent transport links, and vast potential in solar, wind, pumped storage, and green hydrogen. He invited global investors to take advantage of the state’s investor-friendly policies, which include tax breaks, subsidies, and easy regulations, along with a skilled workforce. “I want to create one of the best ecosystems for green energy in India,” he said.
The Chief Minister also stressed the importance of adopting global best practices in renewable energy, focusing on R&D, policy support, and removing obstacles for emerging technologies. He announced plans to establish a Global University for Clean Energy and Circular Economy to encourage knowledge sharing and innovation.
Naidu said that the State has set renewable energy capacity targets with 40 GW solar energy, 20 GW wind energy, 12 GW pumped storage, 25 GW battery energy storage, 1 MTPA Green Hydrogen and derivatives, 2500 KLPD bio fuels and 500 public charging stations for Electric vehicles.
He further informed that AP has installed 4335.28 MW Solar, 4083.57 MW wind power, 106MW small hydro, 443 MW bio energy and 36 MW Waste to Energy so far. Around 4000 MW solar power parks were established in Ananthapuram, Kurnool and Kadapa Districts. Another 2700 MW Solar capacity is upcoming in Prakasam district and sri sathya sai district.
AP government is implementing PM surya ghar Muft Bijili Yojana and targeted to install roof top solar in 10 lakh households by 2026-27 apart from target of 26 model solar villages (1 solar village in each district) and solarisation of Government buildings on saturation mode up to 150 MW by 2025-26 with support of NTPC vidyut Vyapar Nigam Ltd (NVVN), he stated.
Andhra Pradesh receives award from Ministry of New And Renewable Energy for establishing Solar Parks at Anantapur district Special Chief Secretary for Energy, Vijayanand, received an award on behalf of Andhra Pradesh for setting up Solar Parks in Anantapur from Union Minister Pralhad Joshi.
