Energy Independence Key to a Truly Self-Reliant India: PM Modi From Red Fort

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday (15 August) said that India must achieve energy independence to become a truly self-reliant country.

"We know that we remain dependent on many countries to meet our energy needs. But to build a truly self-reliant India, we must achieve energy independence," PM Modi said.

Addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort, he said that in the last 11 years, India's solar energy capacity has increased by 30 times.

"We are constructing new dams, and India is now focusing actively on nuclear energy. We have taken significant steps in this direction, with 10 new nuclear reactors currently operational. By the time India celebrates 100 years of independence, we aim to increase our nuclear energy capacity tenfold,"PM Modi said.