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Special zones must be created for green energy generation: Manohar Lal Khattar

Mumbai, May 13 (UNI) To reach the goal of increasing the country's nuclear power generation to 100 gigawatts by 2047, every state needs to create special zones for generating green energy and achieve ‘net zero emissions, said Union Power Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday.
Distribution companies should increase efficiency by implementing measures such as infrastructure and smart metering under the reforms-based, results-linked distribution sector Scheme (RDSS). Funds are being made available to states for smart metering projects and priority should be given to installing prepaid smart metres in all government establishments.
He was speaking in the Western Region Regional Energy Ministers' Conference, which was organised at Sahyadri Guest House.
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