Andhra Pradesh's Green Leap: Solar Panels on Government Buildings by 2025

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu announced a pact between NREDCAP and NVVN to install solar panels on all state government buildings by 2025. This initiative aims to align with MNRE guidelines, ensuring significant savings and a substantial reduction in carbon emissions over 25 years.

In a major push towards a sustainable future, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu declared on Wednesday that the state has struck a deal to install solar panels on all government buildings by the end of 2025.

The agreement, made between the New & Renewable Energy Development Corporation of Andhra Pradesh Ltd (NREDCAP) and NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Ltd (NVVN), is part of broader efforts to adhere to guidelines set forth by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE).

Naidu emphasized on X that switching to solar energy will yield significant savings and reduce carbon emissions. The 25-year agreement is projected to save the state Rs 118 crore annually and cut 3.41 lakh metric tons of carbon emissions each year.

Overall, the initiative is expected to save Rs 2,957 crore and reduce carbon emissions by 85.25 lakh metric tons over the next quarter-century.

(With inputs from agencies.)