Solar Power

Asia’s largest solar park inaugurated in Patan

31 December 2010

Chief minister Narendra Modi on Thursday formally launched work on the 500 MW solar power park, Asia’s largest such project, at Charanka village in Patan district, and expressed confidence that the park would bring a lot of benefits for the local populace and the area. Speaking on the occasion, Modi said that the heat in [...]

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Narendra Modi talks with IIMA alumnis, says Gujarat will be global capital for solar energy

29 December 2010

Chief Minister Shri Narendra Modi today at IIMA conclave said that Gujarat is heading towards being a global capital for solar energy. IIMA conclave was organized today jointly by IIMA alumni association and government of Gujarat, as a part of celebration of IIMA’s golden jubilee and promotion of forthcoming Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors’ Summit. Chief [...]

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Gujarat will trigger saffron revolution: Modi

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Gujarat is indeed all set to paint the country ‘saffron’, Chief Minister Narendra Modi said in New Delhi but the Hindutva icon was referring to his state taking the lead in bringing about an energy revolution. “The milk (white) revolution began here, the green revolution was from Delhi, and now, we will trigger the energy [...]

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Gujarat takes the lead among states in Solar Power

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When his design didn’t find takers nationally, Narendra Modi went local. A few years ago, the Gujarat chief minister was at an international summit. When a session on energy crisis cast light on solar power, Modi thought of the Rann of Kutch in his home state, where the land was endless and the sun’s heat [...]

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Clinton Climate Initiative signs MOU worth 50,000 crore with Gujarat Government

8 September 2009

In the presence of the Chief Minister Narendra Modi a MOU was signed between the Gujarat Government and the Clinton Climate Initiative on Monday. This MOU was signed by the Chairman of the CCI Shri Ira Magaziner and the Principal Secretary of Energy Shri S Jagdishan. CCI proposed to set up world’s largest solar power [...]

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