PM KUSUM

June 6, 2020
Posted by: admin
Category: DPN Topics

Subject:Schemes

Context:

Ministry of New & Renewable Energy ( MNRE) has recently noticed that few new websites have cropped up as registration portal for PM-KUSUM Scheme which are potentially duping general public and misusing data captured through fake registration portal.

Concept:

The PM KUSUM scheme had three components

10,000 megawatts (MW) of decentralised ground mounted grid-connected renewable power plants (Component-A);
Installation of 17.50 lakh standalone solar powered agriculture pumps (Component-B); and
solarisation of 10 lakh grid-connected solar powered agriculture pumps (Component-C).