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Title: AP Green Energy Corporation Ltd formed
Source:The Indian Express
Date:15 February 2020

Following the Cabinet decision to set up Andhra Pradesh Green Energy Corporation Ltd (APGECL) to harness solar energy for sustainable power, the Energy department has issued an order for formation of the same. The corporation will work on establishment of 10,000 MW solar power projects in the State, mainly to ensure nine-hour-a-day free and sustainable power supply to agriculture sector. According to the order (MS 5) issued by ex-officio principal secretary Mr G Sai Prasad, the State is incurring more than `10,000 crore annually to meet agriculture subsidy, lift irrigation scheme power charges and aquaculture subsidy. “Solar energy has the potential to fulfil the above requirements.




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