Modhera in Gujarat is India’s first ‘net-zero’ energy community

Gujarat’s Modhera has emerged as India’s first 24X7 solar-powered village. It is also a ‘net-zero’ energy community, meeting 100 per cent of its energy requirements using on-site solar power. Under the project, 1 kilowatt (KW) solar panels have been installed on the roof of almost every house in Modhera in two phases. The work was