Chandigarh Municipal Corporation to set up 4 solar power plants at ₹11 crore – EQ Mag Pro
The MC is all set to install four solar power plant projects on its properties. These projects will be developed at a cost of over Rs 11 crore.
The agenda items were discussed and approved during the monthly general house meeting of the civic body on Tuesday. The projects are being planned in consultation with Chandigarh Renewable Energy and Science and Technology Promotion Society (CREST) and will come up at the three Material Recovery Facilitation (MRF) centres of the city at Sector 25, Industrial Area, phase one and 3 BRD along Industrial Area, phase two. The fourth project will come up at the gaushala in Raipur Kalan.
The estimated cost of the gaushala project at Raipur Kalan is Rs 3.85 crore. Project expenditure will be borne by the Chandigarh MC from the Cow Cess kitty. According to the MC, with the installation of the solar plant, the civic body will generate Rs 8.40 lakh units per annum, which will save Rs 42 lakh on power bills annually.
Solar projects on three MRF stations will be installed by the science and technology department and not the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation due to paucity of money. The three projects will come up at a cost of Rs 7.42 crore.
According to the agreement between the MC and science and technology department, the MC will provide the rooftop of the MRF centres while the science and technology department will install solar plants. Income from solar power will be shared at 70:30 ratio. The three projects are expected to generate Rs 17.55 lakh unit per annum, through which Rs 87.04 lakh revenue will be received.
To mark 75 years of India’s independence, Chandigarh administration has set an ambitious target of 75-megawatt rooftop solar power projects to be achieved by August 2023. CREST has identified the projects. Till date, CREST has installed 50.58 megawatt solar power panels in the city at 4,200 building rooftops, of which 3,406 are private and remaining 794 are government sites.
Source: PTI
