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India’s first convergence project to generate green energy for rural and agriculture consumption is set to come up in the state. EESL (Energy Efficiency Services Ltd), a joint venture of PSUs under the ministry of power, and Goa government signed a MoU on 18 November 2020 to discuss the rolling out of the affordable clean power project. Under the MoU, EESL and the DNRE (Directorate of New and Renewable Energy (DNRE) will carry out feasibility studies and subsequent implementation of 100MW decentralised solar energy projects that will contribute in reduction of peak energy demand through deployment of energy efficient agricultural pumping and rural lighting thus contributing to overall sustainability.