Now,generate and sell solar power in Amritsar,Ajitgarh

Now,generate and sell solar power in Amritsar,Ajitgarh With the Centre having selected Amritsar and Ajitgarh (Mohali) for its Photovoltaic Solar Panel pilot project, residents in the two cities can now set-up solar panels atop their buildings, generate electricity, and sell it to the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL). Sources said the Punjab Energy Development Authority (PEDA) and PSPCL will initially identify three sectors in Mohali and a few localities in Amritsar, where people can put up these solar panels. The Centre will pay the state government Rs 2. 50 crore initially for each of these two cities in the state. If one wants to consume the power during any time of the day, it can be bought back from the corporation at the same rate one has sold it to PSPCL," an officer said. The ministry for renewable energy will supply a 30 per cent grant for the setting up of these solar panels, while the rest of the amount will have to be borne by the person. " There will be a two-way metre put in place in the building where these solar panels are erected. Principal secretary, science and technology, Punjab, Karan Singh, said: " We at the moment generate 10 mega watt of solar power and expect to increase it to 45 mega watts in the next three years". Now,generate and sell solar power in Amritsar,Ajitgarh Trade News selected by Local Linkup on 09/06/2012