Gujarat's Modhera becomes India's first 'net-zero' energy community

As a result of Project Suryagram (Sun Village), Gujarat's Modhera has emerged as India's first 24X7 solar-powered village. It is also a 'net-zero' energy community, meeting 100 per cent of its energy requirements using on-site solar power. 

Under the project, 1 kilowatt (KW) solar panels have been installed on the roof of almost every house in Modhera in two phases. 

The work was initiated in February. The solarisation of the Modhera area was completed in August, according to a report by Financial Express (FE). Currently, nearly 1,380 households in the Modhera area have solar rooftop systems, including 1,177 at Modhera,