Shimla, April 26 -- To meet state's annual energy consumption which is approximately 13,000 million units, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has set a target to meet more than 90 percent of this demand from renewable sources, an official statement said.

In line with Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu's directions, the state government has accelerated the development of small hydropower projects - up to five MW capacity - in recent years. Over the past three years, seven small hydropower projects with a total capacity of 17.25 MW have been started, 12 projects with a of 23.80 MW have been completed and 18 projects with a capacity of 47.90 MW have been sent for approval, a release said.

Additionally, five projects of 12.65 MW hav...