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The Punjab government is considering a policy to incentivize farmers to generate surplus solar energy using solar pumps for agriculture. Under this plan, farmers would be compensated for excess energy beyond their consumption needs, which will be fed into the grid to reduce reliance on fossil fuels. The state-owned Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) will install 20,000 solar pumps, with over 5,000 already allocated.

Courtesy: theprint.in

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