Lucknow, April 12 -- : The Uttar Pradesh government has identified an additional 10,000 households situated in remote and challenging terrains such as forested zones and areas requiring river crossings where extending the conventional power grid is technically unfeasible. These households will now be provided with standalone solar power packs under the state's off-grid electrification initiative.

"We have invited bids to select the agency for installation of the solar pack systems at the identified households across various districts, primarily in eastern Uttar Pradesh," said Ajay Kumar, project officer at the Uttar Pradesh New and Renewable Energy Development Agency (UPNEDA).

According to Kumar, approximately 15,000 households in simil...