Tuesday, June 17, 2014:The Haryana government has made it mandatory for certain categories of buildings and areas with a suitable enforcement mechanism to set up solar power plants to generate solar power with an aim to encourage energy conservation in the state. State Chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda made the official announcement regarding the same.
According to CM Hooda, the initiative would not only guarantee the generation of nearly 200 MW of power but would also save almost Rs 1,510 million on coal as also 16.60 lakh kilo-litres of water. “The annual energy saving by implementing the mandatory provisions will be 320 million units. Three lakh metric tonnes of annual carbon emission will also be prevented in the atmosphere,” a Haryana government spokesman was quoted as saying by ToI. Under the new provisions, residential buildings of 500 square yards and above, in municipal as well as urban areas will be required to install solar power plant of a minimum of one KW capacity. Each of these plants will cost around Rs 52,500, with subsidy.
Meanwhile, all private schools, educational institutes, colleges, hostels, technical, vocational education institutes and universities boasting of a connected load of 30 KW or more will be required to install solar power plant of a minimum of five KW capacity. The same will cost around Rs 2.5 lakh.
