By IANS,
Gandhinagar : The Gujarat government has decided to establish a department of climate change to attract more renewable energy generation projects to the state.
A senior official in the chief minister’s office here said Wednesday the Gujarat government has already implemented its solar and wind energy policy and will prepare a biomass energy policy now.
The state government is already partnering 34 solar energy firms to set up a series of solar energy projects.
In the last three years, Gujarat has nearly tripled its energy generation from non-conventional sources, making it the largest producer of power from renewable sources in the country, the official claimed, speaking on condition of anonymity as he is not authorised to speak to the media.
The state government has also signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the US-based NGO Clinton Climate Initiative to set up a solar park to produce 3,000 MW at an investment of Rs.50,000 crore (Rs.500 billion / $10 billion), he added.