{"id":167783,"date":"2025-05-30T19:46:32","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T14:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/?post_type=current-affairs&p=167783"},"modified":"2025-05-30T19:46:32","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T14:16:32","slug":"diu-indias-first-solar-powered-district","status":"publish","type":"current-affairs","link":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/current-affairs\/diu-indias-first-solar-powered-district","title":{"rendered":"Diu Becomes India\u2019s First 100% Solar-Powered District"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Diu<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a Union Territory district, has become the <\/span><b>first in India to meet 100% of its electricity needs with solar energy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, achieving a generation capacity of <\/span><b>11.88 MW<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This achievement highlights India\u2019s progress in <\/span><b>renewable energy adoption<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, especially at the district level.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>Significance<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Demonstrates the <\/span><b>economic viability<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of solar energy infrastructure with investment recovery.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Supports India\u2019s <\/span><b>climate commitments and energy transition goals<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shows effective implementation of <\/span><b>PM-Surya Ghar Yojana<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in urban-rural energy access.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>About PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"vc_table_green\"><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 99.6993%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 21.6433%;\"><b>Feature<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; width: 80.2353%;\"><b>Details<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 21.6433%; text-align: center;\"><b>Type<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 80.2353%; text-align: center;\"><b>Central Sector Scheme<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 21.6433%;\"><b>Launch Year<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 80.2353%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2024<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 21.6433%;\"><b>Ministry<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 80.2353%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 21.6433%;\"><b>Objective<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 80.2353%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Provide <\/span><b>free electricity up to 300 units\/month<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to households using rooftop solar panels<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 21.6433%;\"><b>Target<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 80.2353%;\"><b>1 crore households<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> across India<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 21.6433%;\"><b>Mode<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 80.2353%;\"><b>Subsidy-based rooftop solar installations (The subsidy will cover up to 40% of the cost of the solar panels).<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 21.6433%;\"><b>Other Features:<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 80.2353%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It will create more than 3 lakh skilled manpower, through fresh skilling, and up-skilling.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_table_green\"><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 99.6375%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 111.19%; 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