India�s first 24�7 solar-powered village

10pointer12 Oct, 2022Education

10POINTER- Recently, The Prime Minister declared Modhera in Gujarat?s Mehsana district as India?s first 24?7 solar-powered village. About Modhera is going to be India?s first village to become a net renewable energy generator. It will be the first modern village to have a solar-based ultra-modern electric vehicle charging station. It is India?s first grid-connected megawatt-hours (MWh) scale battery energy storage system. People in Modhera would be saving 60% to 100 % on electricity bills. Modhera was well known for the Sun temple, now it will also be known as a solar-powered village. The heritage lighting and 3-D projection at the Sun Temple would operate on solar energy. The 3-D projection will inform visitors about the history of Modhera.