The state gets 250-300 days of clear sun with average radiation of 4-6 kWh/m² per day, and has the capacity to generate 1.5 million units/MW/year using PV. The Indian state of Maharashtra plans to increase its solar capacity by 3.2 GW over the next two years. Solar power is a relatively new technology in India, but it has been growing rapidly and now accounts for about 10 percent of India’s electricity generation. Announcing the plan, Chandrashekhar Bawankule, Maharashtra's power minister, said all private and government-run water projects, irrigation schemes and government buildings would be powered by solar, as part of the government's energy conservation policy.
The Indian state of Maharashtra plans to increase its solar capacity by 3.2 GW over the next two years. Solar power is a relatively new technology in India, but it has been growing rapidly and now accounts for about 10 percent of India’s electricity generation. Announcing the plan, Chandrashekhar Bawankule, Maharashtra's power minister, said all private and government-run water projects, irrigation schemes and government buildings would be powered by solar, as part of the government's energy conservation policy.