Indian Ports to Go Green

The Indian Government has proposed to implement utility-scale Solar Photovoltaic Power Plant projects at various major ports across the country. The funds for establishment of solar power projects are arranged by the major ports from their own resources and no funds have been released from the Ministry of Shipping, Government of India.
 
 According to Minister of State for Shipping P. Radhakrishnan  the objectives of this Green Port initiative launched by it is to contribute to carbon emissions reduction and consequently help improve the environment. This will also reduce the cost of power purchased from grid by utilization of solar power for power generation and in meeting with Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) as mandated by State Governments.
       
The details, objectives and present status of  Solar Power  Projects, Port-wise, are mentioned in the Annexure.