PRAYAGRAJ, Nov. 12 -- In a major step towards promoting clean energy and reducing electricity costs, the Prayagraj Municipal Corporation (PMC) has decided to establish a solar park with a generation capacity of three megawatts (MW). The electricity produced will be used to power key civic facilities, including streetlights, helping keep roads illuminated even during power outages at night.

The proposed solar park will be developed on nearly five hectares of land under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model, at an estimated cost of Rs.2 crore.

Prayagraj Municipal Corporation (PMC) teams are surveying parks and vacant plots across the city, particularly in Naini, Jhunsi and Phaphamau, to identify a suitable site for the proposed solar...