(a) whether the Government proposes to promote renewable energy projects like solar park in the
desert areas of the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the Government proposes to provide incentives to the State Governments
for encouraging the entrepreneurs to install solar parks; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY (DR. FAROOQ ABDULLAH)
(a),(b),(c)&(d): Recently launched Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission envisages encouraging
State Governments to promote and establish solar generation parks in various parts of the
country including desert areas with dedicated infrastructure for setting up utility scale
plants to ensure ease of capacity creation.