NGO urges T.N. to make environmental clearance mandatory for large-scale solar projects

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The organisation also raised concerns over the focus on large, centralised solar parks, as transmission losses in such systems can be as high as 25%. (File photo) | Photo Credit: M. MOORTHY

Environmental organisation Poovulagin Nanbargal has urged the Tamil Nadu government to make environmental clearance mandatory for large-scale solar power projects, stating that the rapid expansion of ground-mounted solar parks is increasingly encroaching on agricultural and grazing lands.

In a statement issued on Tuesday, the organisation referred to the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy’s September 2025 report, Solar PV Potential of India – Ground Mounted, which estimates that India can generate 3,343 GW of solar power by utilising 27,571 sq. km. of largely arid and wasteland areas.

Published - March 03, 2026 08:27 pm IST

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