In Gujarat, Masali village in Banaskantha district has become country’s first solar border village. Masali village, with a total population of 800, is located 40 kilometers from the Pakistan border. Following the efforts of district administration, Masali has emerged as 100 percent solar powered village in country.

Under PM Suryaghar Yojana, solar rooftops have been installed on a total of 119 houses in Masali village having population of 800 people. All these houses are generating more than 225 kilowatts of electricity. Talking to Akashvani, Banaskantha collector Mihir Patel said, Under the Border Development Project, the administration has also taken the initiative to make 11 border villages in Vav taluka and six in Suigam taluka, as entirely solar powered villages.