UP seeks Rs 55 billion investment in Bundelkhand green energy corridor

The Uttar Pradesh government seeks private investments worth Rs 55 billion in the proposed Bundelkhand green energy corridor that is expected to generate 4,000 megawatt (MW) solar power, said a minister on Friday.

UP additional energy resources minister Brijesh Pathak said the state will foot the bill on evacuating power from solar energy projects of 5 mw and above onto the grid in Bundelkhand and Purvanchal regions.

The state will promote private solar power parks and as public-private partnerships to reduce its dependence on coal and achieve its target of 10,700 mw solar energy generation by 2022.

Pathak, while speaking at UP Green