DISTRIBUTED SOLAR
DISTRIBUTED SOLAR
Kargil puts on its solar project to manage its hospital
In order to give relief to the patients and staff of Community Health Center Shakar Chiktan from the daily power curtailment, Chief Executive Councillor LAHDC Kargil Kacho Ahmad Ali Khan inaugurated a 10 KV SPV Power Project which will provide 24 hours power supply to the Health center. Khan also inaugurated CHCs heating system in its Labour Room area where heat panel was installed for heating the room. It will also be powered by the SPV Project.
LAHDC, Kargil officials after inaugurating the solar power project at Chiktan
Talking to media, Khan said the Power generated from Solar project will be the only alternate to cover and mitigate the shortage of Electricity during winter. He said one 5-MW SPV Project from the already sanctioned 5 projects will be commissioned next year at Yourbaltak Kargil. He further told that SPV Rooftop projects for Kargil town and many more are expected and the team led by Project Director KREDA Kacho Ahamd Ali Khan is working day and night to make Kargil the first energy sufficient district of J & K and in future Electricity will become the prime industry of Kargil district.
Talking on this occasion Advocate Mohammad Amir thanked Project Director KREDA for installing the project at CHC Chiktan on behalf of the people of Shakar Chiktan and hoped that this will add in the performance of the hospital staff during winters. He also told in days to come the casualty block of the CHC will be heated up by the space heating technology by KREDA which will help in heating the causality during day time.
Rooftop solar plant to make Jaipur metro stations self sufficient
Going green in its second year of operations, Jaipur Metro has decided to set up rooftop solar panels at eight elevated stations on its 9.25-km-long corridor between Mansarovar and Chandpole.
T he power generated by 2,500-kwp‘ Rooftop Solar Power Plant’ will be used to meet all the requirements at the stations in day time and would reduce its dependence on nonrenewable sources. This will be the biggest solar plant, which will be installed on any of the government building.“ For all Metro operations, approximately 11 lakh units are required. The plant will produce 2.5 lakh units which will meet all the requirement of the stations in day time,” said JMRC director( operations) C S Jeengar.
Earlier, the JMRC has proposed to install 1,000- kwp‘ Rooftop Solar Power Plant’. However, proposal was recently forwarded by JMRC to the Centre to install the solar plant of higher capacity. The Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited will finalise a firm which will sign a power purchase agreement with JMRC. The appointed firm will install the rooftop solar panels which will maintain it for next 25 years.“ The JMRC has requested the Centre to install 2,500-kwp‘ Rooftop Solar Power Plant’ under its scheme. We have received the approval and work for installation is expected to next year,” said Jeengar. The expenditure cost of the plant will be Rs 16 crore and it will be borne by the appointed firm. The plant will be set up under Renewable Energy Service Company( RESCO) model. As per the model for the rooftop plant, the developer invests, owns and operates the plant while JMRC purchases the electricity generated through a power purchase agreement.“ The JMRC will purchase electricity for Rs 5.37 per unit for next 25 years. At present, the electricity consumption of one Metro station is approximately 1,200 units per day. The rooftop solar panels will generate electricity to cater all the requirement during day time.” The Jaipur Metro would be the first department in the state to install rooftop solar panels under Centre government’ s ambitious scheme. Central government has set a target for installation of one lakh megawatt( MW) solar power plants by 2022. Out of this, about 40,000 MW has to come from grid connected solar rooftops systems. Centre wants Rajasthan to play an active role in installing solar rooftops systems. Since the announcement of the target in 2014, Rajasthan was among the pioneer states to have released net metering( two-directional energy meter) policy. But the response of discoms and consumers has been lukewarm due to the high set-up cost.
Source: ETIE
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