Narendra Modi opens Asia’s biggest solar power farm in Gujarat(Video)

Ahmedabad, 14 October, 2011

Gujarat Chief Minister Shri Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated Asia’s biggest solar power plant of its type in north Gujarat’s Gunthawada village in Banaskantha district. The 30 MW plant is set up by Moser baer green energy company. It has become functional in only four months at a cost of Rs 465 crore investment.

In his inaugural address Shri Modi said that Gujarat will become global solar capital.

Shri Modi said that Gujarat has taken initiative to solve nation’s power problem through maximum utilization of natural sources.

Modi added that world’s biggest solar power project is coming up in Charnka in north Gujarat.

Shri Modi pointed out that while government of India is not able to start even five MW solar power plant after announcing solar power policy, Gujarat has showcased maximum utilization of solar power.

Modi also pointed out that the areas where solar power plants are planned are known as rough, difficult and desert area, but the state government has taken initiative to convert problem areas into prosperous areas through endeavor of setting up solar farms.

Modi in his iconic style said that the government of India is not capable to match the speed of development in Gujarat. While government of India has become a power corrupt regime, in Gujarat we have uninterrupted power in all 18000 villages through Jyotigram scheme. Modi said this is for the first time that we have a government in centre whose some ministers are busy dealing with court and some others with jail. In fact people feel there’s no government in centre at all.

Speaking on this occasion Moser Baer green energy company’s Chairman Shri Dipak Puri and Ratul Puri said that this solar power facility will provide light to 50,000 rural families.