#PeopleFirstFoundation welcome Govt. initiative relevant to climate change have been taken such as: 1. Clean Energy Cess on coal has been increased form Rs.50/ton to Rs.100/ton, to raise more revenue for Clean energy and cross-subsidizing solar and other renewable energy and research in the field of clean energy technologies. 2. Rs 100 crores has been allocated for the National Adaptation Fund for climate change. 3. Rs. 500 crores has been allocated for Setting-up of Ultra Mega Solar Projects in Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Laddakh to promote the Renewable energy. 4. Allocation of Rs.100 crores for new scheme “Ultra-Modern Super Critical Coal Based Thermal Power Technology”. 5. Allocation of Rs. 500 crores for strengthening of transmission and distribution infrastructure in rural areas under the ‘Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojna’. 6. Allocation of Rs. 400 Crore for launching a scheme for solar power driven agricultural pump sets and water pumping stations. 7. Allocation of Rs. 100 crore for the development of 1 MW Solar Parks on the banks of canals. Foundation request all these concerned ministries to implement and execute these announcement.
Posted on: Sun, 10 Aug 2014 05:01:41 +0000