'To expand power generation, our focus is on solar energy'

Maharashtra will generate 8,000 megawatts of solar energy with 3,500 megawatts capacity of pump storage by 2030 as a part of the first phase of Maharashtra State Power Generation Company's (MahaGenco) 'Vision 2035'.

The state-owned power generating company will systematically focus on development in the solar energy sector with an expenditure of Rs6,000 crore.

In an exclusive interview with The Free Press Journal at the FPJ Dialogue on Friday, Chairman and Managing Director P Anbalagan laid MahaGenco's out the company's 'Vision 2035'. It will be executed in two parts with the first phase to be completed by 2030, followed by the plan's completion by 2035.

Sharing the 2035 plan for the first time, the official highlighted the company's target to commission around 6,000 megawatts of solar energy along with 1,400 megawatts of pump storage by 2030. This will increase Maharashtra's total solar energy generation to 8,000 megawatts and pump storage capacity to 3,500 megawatts.

The plan also includes manufacturing 50,000 tonnes of green hydrogen.

Anbalagan said, "To expand electricity generation, our prime focus is on solar energy.