To promote solar water heating systems in Haryana, budgetary provision of Rs90 lakh has been made in the State annual plan for the installation of these systems in residential buildings and socially-oriented institutions in fiscal year 2015-16.
Haryana Minister of State for Renewable Energy, Nayab Singh Saini said that under the Solar Water Heating Systems Programme of the Department of Renewable Energy (HAREDA), the solar water heating systems with capacity of 1.50 lakh litres per day would be installed in residential buildings, and of capacity of 30,000 litres per day would be installed in socially-oriented institutions at a cost of Rs50 lakh and Rs40 lakh, respectively.
Under this scheme, so far 1171 solar water heating systems with a capacity of 2.93 lakh litres per day have been installed in residential buildings. Similarly, 151 solar water heating systems with a capacity of 3.30 lakh litres have been installed in the social sector.
Saini said that under the scheme, subsidies are provided to all residents of Haryana and State Government employees, including those living in Chandigarh. These are given at the rate of Rs3,000 per square metre, subject to a maximum of Rs18,000 in case of Flat Plate Collector (FPC) types systems, and at the rate of Rs1,000 per square metre subject to a maximum of Rs4,500 in case of Evacuated Tube Collector (ETC) based systems.
Around 2,200 units of electricity could be saved through the use of a 100-litre capacity system, and it does not cause pollution. Besides, the cost of installing a 100-litre capacity system could be recovered within three to five years. Apart from this, rebate of Rs100 to Rs300 per month is also given on installation of systems with capacity of 100 to 300 litres per day, said the Minister.
The Department gives 50 per cent financial assistance on the installation of solar water heating systems in socially oriented institutions run by the State Government or non-government organisations like working women hostels, orphanages, deaf and dumb centres, creches, old age homes, bal greh, nari niketans, bal niketans, sports hostels, hostels for the students belonging to scheduled caste/weaker section, charitable institutions (working for last three years), natural treatment centres and Red Cross institutes, he added.