In response to increasing power demand and soaring electricity prices, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is promoting solar energy as a sustainable alternative in Uttar Pradesh.

In this direction, the state is developing several large-scale solar projects, including nine solar parks with a total capacity of 3,710 MW.

So far, three such parks of 435 MW capacity have been commissioned and the remaining six are set to follow suit soon as the bidding process progresses.

The land allocation for all nine parks has been finalized paving the way for their swift implementation.

Notably, under the guidance of the chief minister, the solar parks have been established in four cities in the Bundelkhand region (Jhansi, Lalitpur, Chitrakoot, and Jalaun), as well as in cities like Kanpur Nagar, Kanpur Dehat, Mirzapur, and Prayagraj.

The bidding process for the solar parks under construction in Bundelkhand, Kanpur Nagar, and Kanpur Dehat is currently on.

Anupam Kumar Shukla, director of the Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency, said that the state has received significant investments specifically for the establishment of solar parks in the solar energy sector.

Under this initiative, nine solar parks are being developed. Of these, solar parks with capacities of 365 MW and 65 MW, totaling 435 MW, have already been commissioned, and production has begun.