{"id":84181,"date":"2023-01-18T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T07:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/?p=84181"},"modified":"2023-01-18T12:55:51","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T07:25:51","slug":"biz-up-solar-investments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/biz-up-solar-investments\/","title":{"rendered":"UP receives Rs 2 lakh crore investment commitments in solar sector: Energy minister A K Sharma"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"trade-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\" id=\"trade-3514522056\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/get\/telegram\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-101992\" src=\"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/telegram-channel-300x119.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"148\" height=\"59\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMN3Epgswxc--Aw?hl=en-IN&amp;gl=IN&amp;ceid=IN%3Aen\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-123430\" src=\"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/follow-on-google-news-300x82.png\" alt=\"follow-on-google-news\" width=\"222\" height=\"61\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/follow-on-google-news-300x82.png 300w, https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/follow-on-google-news-150x41.png 150w, https:\/\/tradebrains.in\/features\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/follow-on-google-news.png 468w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><p>Uttar Pradesh has received investment commitments of about Rs 2 lakh crore in the solar energy and related sectors, state energy minister A K Sharma said.<\/p><div class=\"trade-content_7\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\" id=\"trade-4251465147\"><!-- Composite Start --> \r\n <div id=\"M923760ScriptRootC1549812\"> \r\n <\/div> \r\n <script src=\"https:\/\/jsc.mgid.com\/t\/r\/tradebrains.in.1549812.js\" async> \r\n <\/script> \r\n <!-- Composite End --><\/div><p>UP has launched &#8216;Uttar Pradesh Solar Energy Policy 2022&#8217; which aims to set up 22 gigawatt (GW) of green energy projects by 2027 in the state, Sharma told PTI in the national capital.<\/p><p>The minister was part of a delegation which visited New Delhi last week for a roadshow in the run-up to the Global Investors Summit in Lucknow from February 10-12.<\/p><p>&#8220;The policy is just two months old and we have already received investment commitments worth Rs 2 lakh crore in the solar and related sectors,&#8221; the minister said in reply to a question on investment targets in the RE sector.<\/p><div class=\"trade-content_5\" id=\"trade-3727716315\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4023722985638610\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- in_content_2_news -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4023722985638610\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7925020301\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/div><p>Rooftop solar projects alongwith ground-mounted projects in agriculture fields will be the growth drivers of the green energy demand in the state, he said.<\/p><p>Besides, the government aims to set up utility scale projects, ultra mega solar parks, distributed solar systems and development of model solar cities etc, Sharma said.<\/p><p>He urged investors to invest in the state, noting that the policy provides for various subsidies, incentives for solar energy generation and storage.<\/p><p>The state has also launched a Bio Energy Policy 2022 to help the country meet its net-zero goals, Sharma said.<\/p><p>Sharing details of the policy, he said it aims at setting up compressed bio gas plants, bio-coal, bio-diesel\/bio-ethanol plants utilising different kinds of wastes like agri waste, waste from sugar mills, municipal waste, among others.<\/p><p>Besides, the investors under this policy will be given support like exemption from stamp duty for acquisition of land for such projects, exemption of electricity duty for a period of 10 years etc.<\/p><div class=\"trade-content-10\" id=\"trade-2939716516\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4023722985638610\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- in_content_3_news -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4023722985638610\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"2969612066\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/div><p>Sharma said there are immense business opportunities in the clean energy sector in the state and investors must tap these areas for good returns. 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