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Suffering huge power shortage, the Bihar government has devised a policy to encourage the use of solar energy in the state that would provide tax incentives for installing such plants on wastelands. The state government has done a survey which revealed that there is a tremendous scope for development of solar energy. Accordingly, the state government has devised a solar energy promotion policy to popularise solar energy. According to WISE (World Institute of Sustainable Energy) engaged in mapping prospects for production of solar energy, Bihar comes in the moderate solar radiation zone of the country. Bihar witnesses 280 days of sunshine which reflects tremendous scope for developing solar energy market.


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