Statetorelyonsustainableenergysources:Aaditya

State Minister of Environment and Tourism Aaditya Thackeray on Friday stated that by 2025, nearly 25% of the energy requirements in Maharashtra will be derived from solar energy.

"Energy transition is need of the hour and solar power is going to be the next big thing in Maharashtra, we are working towards implementing methods of deriving energy from sustainable sources," Aaditya said while addressing a webinar hosted by the National Indian Students and Alumni Union UK (NISAU) along with King's College, London.

Aaditya said that to boost usage of sustainable energy, the state government is in the process of installing solar cells in barren farmlands of north-Maharashtra.

"We are balancing development with environment conservation, in the Mumbai-Pune highway solar panels have been installed and catchment areas for rainwater harvesting have been created, we will be doing the same in the Mumbai-Nagpur Highway as well," stated Aaditya.

The minister stated, climate change has affected the state of Maharashtra already, as the state had experienced high temperatures in summer and extended monsoon last year. As a result, his government has become keen towards building a climate resilient ecology in the state, to adapt to the change in climatic condition.