Vikas Sharma / Chandigarh June 22, 2010, 0:05 IST

Steel plants in Punjab, which constitute a large small and medium enterprise (SME) cluster in northern India, have begun working for a cleaner and greener environment.

A few industrialists from the region have set up wind turbine projects to provide cleaner energy, and others are considering following their example.

Electricity is a critical infrastructure on which the socio-economic development of the State depends. The reliable, quality, and affordable power supply is one of the key drivers for the State's industrial and commercial growth. Punjab is far away from the coal mines/fuel sources. Higher freight on the coal/fuel substantially enhances the cost of power.

The Punjab Cabinet hasapproved the Power Generation Policy, 2010 to transform the state from a power deficit to a power surplus state, besides ensuring quality supply of power to all consumers at affordable prices.

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INDIA

Chandigarh: The Cabinet on Thursday approved the Power Generation Policy, 2010 to transform the state from power deficit to power surplus state besides ensuring quality supply of power to all consumers at affordable prices. A decision to this effect was taken here at a meeting of the cabinet chaired by Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal.

In 1833, German engineer John Etzler had dreamt of generating power from high-altitude wind. The dream may come true, almost two centuries later. Hermann Plauson, an Estonian engineer, had thought about producing power from

The Punjab government

The Union Government has envisaged a major plan to boost solar energy and set aside Rs 1,000 crore for subsidising solar power.

Jangveer Singh

Punjab is set to introduce LED (light emitting diode) lighting in all five cities in the state, beginning from Ludhiana, even as the process of replacement of conventional lighting with CFL (compact fluorescent lamp) will start in a few months with Powercom, the state electricity utility, registering with the Bureau of Energy for this purpose.

Offers 50 pc subsidy to domestic users

Ludhiana : The Centre has asked the Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) to switch over the Parliament House on solar energy for which the surveys have already been conducted.

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