Shimla, Dec. 23 -- Sharing his vision to transform Himachal Pradesh into a green energy state by March 2026, chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said on Monday that with the objective of making the state self-reliant in the energy sector, the Himachal Pradesh government has set a target to meet more than 90% of its energy requirement through renewable energy sources.

At present the annual energy consumption of the State is nearly around 13000 million units.

He said that the state has witnessed a massive shift towards harnessing solar energy due to the green initiatives of the state government and has set a target to set up 500 MW of solar power projects within the next two years.

Under the' Green Panchayat Programme', gram panchayats...