The government is likely to announce in a week its renewable energy export policy that aims at not only ensuring energy security to the State but also exporting the surplus to other States by allowing private investors. “Andhra Pradesh has vast potential for renewable energy such as wind and solar power. PHS projectsHe said the idea was to generate power to balance the variable renewable energy power and to meet the peak energy demand in the State. “We get solar power only in the day time and wind energy only in the evening and mainly during three months in a year. Mr. Reddy said through the renewable energy export policy, the government was keen on attracting private investments.

Source: The Hindu April 18, 2020 18:11 UTC