- No punitive action will be taken against people for not installing solar plants on their houses during the lockdown
- Recently the union government had released Rs 5 crore to the UT administration for transferring solar subsidy to the residents who have already installed solar plants on their rooftops
As per a report by the Economic Times, although 31st March was the last date to install solar plants in residential houses in Chandigarh, the administration has decided not to impose any penalty on residents as of now amidst the lockdown. The report added that Debendra Dalai, CEO, Chandigarh Renewal Energy, Science, and Technology Promotion Society (Crest) said that the administration would hold a meeting once the lockdown is over to decide the future course of action.
No punitive action
He added that no punitive action will be taken against people for not installing solar plants on their houses during the lockdown. Recently, the union government had released Rs 5 crore to the UT administration. This was to be used for transferring solar subsidy to the residents who have already installed solar plants on their rooftops.
The report added that recently, the government had notified the new subsidy scheme for the rooftop solar units. The subsidy amount has been raised from 30 per cent to 40 per cent for panels up to 3kWp capacity. The subsidy will be 20 per cent for solar units from 4kWp to 10kWp. There will be no subsidy for plants above 10kWp.
As per the report, Crest had some time back proposed to extend the deadline to install solar plants by six months and the deadline of March 31 was fixed. Before that, it was September 30, 2019 and before that it was June 30 of the same year.
