Tripura sets target to generate 500 MW solar power by 2030, lays focus on renewable energy sector

He said, “We don’t have coal, gas is depleting. We don’t have sufficient water except in the Gomati River. Power cannot be produced based on this river. We have to be dependent on renewable energy forms like solar. Prime Minister (Narendra Modi) has asked Union Power Minister (R K Singh) to fix a target of producing 500 megaWatt power from solar energy in Tripura by 2030.”

He added that the state government has sought help from the Asean Bank of Development so that double power can be produced using the same gas through the latest technology.

Lashing out at the erstwhile Left Front government, Nath said, “They failed to provide food, clothing and houses to the people during their reign but the BJP-IPFT government has fulfilled the promises given to the people before coming to power, including the Rs 2000 allowance and others.”

“Earlier, only three per cent of houses had water connections. Now, 69 per cent of houses have already been covered. The Lefunga block is already covered. Is this happening anywhere in India? Only in Tripura,” he said.