Heritage Konark Sun Temple to Completely Run on Solar Power

After the first-solar village of Modhera in Gujarat, it’s time for the Sun Temple in Odisha to be fully illuminated by solar power. The project is expected to be completed by the next financial year. Not only the Sun Temple but the whole of Konark city will be lit up by solar power. The Central Government launched a scheme for the solarisation of the 13th-century shrine and the town two years ago in 2020. The scheme was conceptualized with the objective to take PM Narendra Modi’s vision of solarization forward and raise awareness about solar power. The historical Sun temple town of Konark will be developed as ‘Surya Nagri’, conveying the message of synergy between the adoption of solar energy in the modern world and the ancient Sun Temple. This scheme also laid importance on the development of grid-connected solar projects and various other solar applications like solar trees, solar drinking water kiosks, and off-grid solar power plants with battery storage.