Haryana to develop two green cities
The Financial Express, January 28, 2009, Page 11
Preeti Parashar Chandigarh, Jan 27
There’s good news for the residents of Delhi suburbs Gurgaon and Faridabad—they who will witness the transition of their cities into green/solar cities within the next five years.
The state of Haryana has got in-principle approval to develop Gurgaon as a solar city by using renewable energy sources for power generation. The proposal for Faridabad has also been forwarded to the ministry of new and renewable energy for approval. The step is being taken in the wake of rising electricity demand—which has gone up by 15% over the last couple of years—in the major cities of the state. The ministry has already announced to spend close to Rs 30 crore (Rs 50 lakh per city) for development of 60 solar/green cities pan India during the eleventh Plan.
The government scheme is a step forward towards reducing the green house gas emissions and promoting renewable energy in the urban areas. As per the latest UN report one million people are moving to urban areas each week. It is estimated that around two-thirds of the world population will be living in cities by 2050. Cities like London, New York, Tokyo have achieved major reduction in carbon emissions by shifting to renewable energy. Now India is toeing the line by initiating the solar cities programme.
The ministry of new and renewable energy has granted in-principle approval to 15 other cities also to be developed into solar cities. These include Agra, Muradabad, Rajkot, Ganganagar, Nagpur, among others. A senior official of the Haryana renewable energy department told FE that the scheme would apply to cities with population between 5 lakh-50 lakh. “We are in the process of hiring a consultant to prepare the master plan for these cities. It is expected that the master plan will be ready within the next three months. The cities will be turned into green cities within five years. The master plan will gauge the total and sector wise demand for energy and supply for the next 10 years,” he said.
The master plan will set a goal of minimum 10% reduction in the projected total demand of conventional energy at the end of five years, which can be achieved through a combination of energy efficiency measures and enhancing supply from renewable energy sources.
The Financial Express, January 28, 2009, Page 11
Preeti Parashar Chandigarh, Jan 27
There’s good news for the residents of Delhi suburbs Gurgaon and Faridabad—they who will witness the transition of their cities into green/solar cities within the next five years.
The state of Haryana has got in-principle approval to develop Gurgaon as a solar city by using renewable energy sources for power generation. The proposal for Faridabad has also been forwarded to the ministry of new and renewable energy for approval. The step is being taken in the wake of rising electricity demand—which has gone up by 15% over the last couple of years—in the major cities of the state. The ministry has already announced to spend close to Rs 30 crore (Rs 50 lakh per city) for development of 60 solar/green cities pan India during the eleventh Plan.
The government scheme is a step forward towards reducing the green house gas emissions and promoting renewable energy in the urban areas. As per the latest UN report one million people are moving to urban areas each week. It is estimated that around two-thirds of the world population will be living in cities by 2050. Cities like London, New York, Tokyo have achieved major reduction in carbon emissions by shifting to renewable energy. Now India is toeing the line by initiating the solar cities programme.
The ministry of new and renewable energy has granted in-principle approval to 15 other cities also to be developed into solar cities. These include Agra, Muradabad, Rajkot, Ganganagar, Nagpur, among others. A senior official of the Haryana renewable energy department told FE that the scheme would apply to cities with population between 5 lakh-50 lakh. “We are in the process of hiring a consultant to prepare the master plan for these cities. It is expected that the master plan will be ready within the next three months. The cities will be turned into green cities within five years. The master plan will gauge the total and sector wise demand for energy and supply for the next 10 years,” he said.
The master plan will set a goal of minimum 10% reduction in the projected total demand of conventional energy at the end of five years, which can be achieved through a combination of energy efficiency measures and enhancing supply from renewable energy sources.
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