India highlights PM-KUSUM solar program for farmers

Rotterdam: India’s Energy Minister Pankaj Agarwal, at the ongoing 26th edition of the World Energy Congress, highlighted the steps being taken by the Narendra Modi government to promote solar energy in the country to drive convergence towards COP28 commitments in the field of renewable energy and energy efficiency.

Addressing a ministerial roundtable on Wednesday, he said the government’s initiatives such as PM-KUSUM program and solar roof schemes promote environmental sustainability and job creation.

The Indian carbon market will further boost sustainability efforts, he added. PM-KUSUM (Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan) is a solar energy program aimed at ensuring energy security for farmers in India, and in honor of India’s commitment to increase the share of installed capacity of electrical energy from non-fossil fuels to 40 percent by 2030 as part of the targeted Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs).