<h1>Union Budget 2024-2025 Boosts Renewable Energy, Free Electricity for 1 Crore Homes, and Nuclear Collaboration.</h1> The Union Budget 2024-2025 introduces several initiatives to enhance energy transition and sustainability. A policy for promoting pumped storage projects will be developed to support electricity storage and integrate renewable energy. The budget expands the list of exempted capital goods for solar cell manufacturing while discontinuing customs duty exemptions for solar glass and tinned copper interconnects. The government will collaborate with the private sector on small and modular nuclear reactors, and a joint venture will establish an 800 MW plant using Advanced Ultra Super Critical technology. The PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana aims to provide free electricity to 1 crore households, with significant public interest already shown.