The turnaround can be attributed to investor friendly policy, akin to the one that the Government of India took in 1991 with the New Economic Policy. The several steps that Telangana took includes: speedy clearance aided by a single window, 100 per cent refund on VAT and GST, refund on stamp duty, exemption from Land Ceiling Act, exemption from electricity wheeling charges and not running around to get approval from the State Pollution Control Board.
The most visible area of the state’s renewable energy push has been in public transport system. The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) for instance teamed up with TSREDCO to install solar rooftop systems on the bus stations, bus depots and workshops. In all, 97 bus depots and 364 bus stations have been covered and the savings are over Rs 2 crore per annum. What is more! It resulted in reduction in carbon emissions by 7,300 tonnes a year.
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PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday while delivering the Independence Day speech once again reminded the idea of a global solar power grid. The idea for the One Sun One World One Grid (OSOWOG) initiative was put forth by Modi at the First Assembly of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) in October 2018. In May 2021, the United Kingdom and India agreed to combine forces of the Green Grids Initiative and the One Sun One World One Grid initiative and jointly launch GGI-OSOWOG at the COP26 summit hosted by the UK at Glasgow in November 2021. The vision behind the OSOWOG initiative is the mantra that “the sun never sets”.
The OSOWOG initiative aims to connect different regional grids through a common grid that will be used to transfer renewable energy power and, thus, realize the potential of renewable energy sources, especially solar energy. The GGI-OSOWOG (green grid) initiative was jointly launched by Modi and the then Prime Minister of United Kingdom, Boris Johnson, during the ‘Accelerating Innovation and Clean Technology Deployment’ event at the World Leaders Summit held on November 2, 2021 during COP26.
Modi further said that “We paved the way to fight climate change by launching Mission #LiFE- ’Lifestyle for the Environment’ and made the International Solar Alliance and many countries have become part of it.” The International Solar Alliance (ISA) is an actionoriented, member- driven, collaborative platform for increased deployment of solar energy technologies as a means for bringing energy access, ensuring energy security, and driving energy transition in its member countries. The ISA was conceived as a joint effort by India and France to mobilize efforts against climate change through deployment of solar energy solutions. It was conceptualized on the sidelines of the 21st Conference of Parties (COP21) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) held in Paris in 2015.