Uttar Pradesh
Solar Power Plants in All ITIs
- 10 Sep 2021
- 1 min read
Why in News
- Recently, the State Government has decided to set up solar power plants in the State Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs).
Key Points
- Solar power plants with a capacity of 40 kW each will be set up in 66 ITIs of the state.
- In the first phase, solar power plants will be set up in ITIs that are in rural areas, where uninterrupted power supply will facilitate the students in their practical work.
- This will not only save electricity but also ensure uninterrupted power supply.
- ITIs located in rural areas will benefit the most from this scheme.
- At present there are 300 ITIs run by the state. The number of seats in these ITIs is more than 1.19 lakh. Recently 44 new state ITIs have been started, resulting in an increase of more than 58,000 seats.
