<span style="color: #222222;">New and Renewable energy and Power minister  R  K Singh today said Damodar Valley Corporation has planned to set up Lugu-Pahar Pump storage project with approximately 1500 MW capacity on Bokaro river, near Lugu village in Bokaro district of Jharkhand. Mr Singh said, the project envisages construction of upper Dam across Kairo Jharna Nala with an underground Power House on the downstream of Upper dam and a Lower Dam across Bokaro river. Replying to questions in the Lok Sabha, Mr Singh said as on November 30, total fifty two solar parks in the country with 37,921 MW capacity. He said many important steps have been taken for promotion of solar energy generation in the country including declaration of trajectory for Renewable Purchase Obligation  up to the 2022 and permitting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) up to 100 per cent under the automatic route. The minister said, launch of Green Term Ahead Market (GTAM) will facilitate Renewable Energy power including solar power through exchanges.</span><br />