Correct Answer : RK Singh
Union power minister "RK Singh" launched the "Green Energy Open Access portal" on 11th November 2022 to increase the purchase of renewable energy(RE) in the country.
The portal will allow renewable energy (RE) open access to any consumer with a connected load of 100 kW or above.
The move is aimed at allowing even small consumers to get access to renewable energy, which is why the government decided to reduce the eligibility from 1MW of sanctioned load to 100 kW or above, in June 2022.
The ministry, in a statement, said that the approval for green energy open access will be granted to a consumer in a time-bound manner within 15 days.
Open access allows a consumer to buy electricity from a source of its choice.
The provision of the green energy open access was made through a notification on June 6 this year .
In the backdrop of the ongoing
COP27 at Egypt, the union power minister said
India is contributing only
3.5 percent to the global emission despite having about
17 percent of world population and India is leading the clean energy transition globally and has the fastest growth of RE capacity addition..
Source : Money Control
