Haryana CM inaugurates rooftop solar power plant

Gurugram: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday kicked of setting up of one of the most significant clean energy projects in Gurugram with the inauguration of the rooftop solar power plant in the Army Welfare Housing society in Devender Vihar.

Once completed, not only will this rooftop solar plant generate 348 kilowatts of electricity, it will also produce 4,35,000 units of power in a year, thus saving Rs 39 lakh for consumers annually.

Speaking at the inauguration programme, Khattar said there are 600 solar energy projects slated to be launched in Gurugram in the near future. He also mentioned that while the country has set a target of producing one lakh MW of solar power by 2022, Haryana has set a goal of producing 4,000 MW.

The state government is also expected to provide subsidies to public agencies in the city and could start talks with representatives of condominium societies, malls, and commercial offices.

There are plans to also work on coordination with private builders to develop solar power facilities in upcoming housing and commercial spaces.

For a city that riddled with power outages, solar panels could become a major form of power production. However, despite several schemes and awareness programmes, solar power generation is yet to gain traction in the Millennium city.

There were plans to power street lights in the city through solar power, some of which are seen in DLF Phase-3, but the project could not carried out on a large scale by government agencies.