Lucknow, June 15 -- : The Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Authority (UPSIDA) has identified 12 new sites for the installation of solar power plants. This initiative is part of the state government's Solar Energy Policy-2022, which focuses on reducing energy costs, promoting environmental conservation, and cutting carbon emissions.

The selected sites for these installations include Surajpur site-5, EPIP (Gautam Buddh Nagar), TDS city (Ghaziabad), SEZ (Moradabad), Jagdishpur (Amethi), Baghpat, EPIP (Agra), Kosi Kotwan (Mathura), GC-1 Jhansi, Kursi Road (Barabanki), Naini (Prayagraj), and Shahjahanpur. These locations, all recognised as strategic industrial hubs, are being developed into solar-enabled zones under the "Solar Indus...