AP vies for solar project

Hyderabad, July 20: The state is vying for a mega solar energy plant proposed by the Clinton Foundation in the United States. The plant, which will come up in 25,000 acres with an investment of $20 billion, is expected to generate 5,000 MW of power using various ways of tapping solar energy. Official sources told this newspaper that a delegation of the foundation led by international head Ira Magaziner was recently shown suitable area in the perennially drought hit Anantapur district.