Archive · 24 Sep 2026
Project Surya to Train Anakapalli Women for Green Careers
Project Surya is a new training programme in Anakapalli district.
ReNew and the district administration are working together on it.
About 300 women and young people will learn about solar power and other clean-energy technologies.
They will also learn how to operate and maintain renewable-energy equipment.
ReNew will provide teachers, lessons, materials, and tests.
The district administration will help find participants and provide places for training.
The programme is meant to help people find work and build more secure livelihoods.
It is connected to ReNew’s larger clean-energy investments in Andhra Pradesh.
ReNew and the Anakapalli district administration signed a three-year agreement to implement Project Surya.
The pilot will train around 300 women and young people from Anakapalli in solar energy, renewable technologies, and operations and maintenance.
ReNew will provide the curriculum, trainers, materials, assessments, candidate screening, and training oversight.
The district administration will mobilise candidates and provide training facilities and essential amenities.
ReNew is investing ₹4,200 crore in a 6.5 GW solar ingot and wafer facility in Anakapalli, as part of an approximately ₹82,000 crore Andhra Pradesh commitment.
- Who
- ReNew and the Anakapalli district administration, with women and youth as the main trainees.
- What
- Project Surya will provide renewable-energy skills training and livelihood opportunities to around 300 candidates.
- When
- The partnership will run for three years, beginning with a pilot phase.
- Where
- Anakapalli district, Andhra Pradesh, India.
- Why
- The initiative aims to improve employability, expand women’s participation in clean energy, and support sustainable livelihoods.
- Programme
- Project Surya
- Partnership duration
- Three years
- Pilot trainees
- Around 300 candidates, particularly women and youth
- Training areas
- Solar energy, renewable-energy technologies, and operations and maintenance
- Anakapalli facility
- A 6.5 GW solar ingot and wafer manufacturing facility
- Facility investment
- ₹4,200 crore
- Andhra Pradesh commitment
- Approximately ₹82,000 crore, with projects expected to create more than 3,600 direct and indirect jobs
