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India to double solar park capacity to 40 GW by 2020

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Solar Panel, Renewable energy
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Solar Panel, Renewable energy

Shreya Jai New Delhi
The Union Cabinet Committee of Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday approved enhancing the capacity of solar park power projects to 40 GW by 2020. A total of 50 solar parks would be set up to meet the new target. Earlier the target was to set up 33 solar parks with a total capacity of 20 GW. The government aims to add 175 GW of solar capacity during same period.

Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), a subsidiary of ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE) would execute the projects along with the respective state governments. Land identification and selecting solar power