Punjab National Bank (PNB) has received National Award as Top Performer under the category of “Banks/Financial Institutes” in the First National Workshop on Roof Top Solar Power at Vigyan Bhavan. The award was presented by Piyush Goyal, Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal and New and Renewable Energy. Award was received by HK Parikh, general manager, Punjab National Bank.
The Workshop was organised by Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) for recognising and felicitating the best performing ministries/ departments, States/UT Governments, state nodal agencies, bank/FIs, State/UT electricity regulatory commissions and channel partners. PK Mishra, additional principal secretary to Prime Minister, PK Sinha, cabinet secretary, MNRE and Upendra Tripathy, secretary, MNRE were also present.
PNB has made a commitment to Ministry to provide long term financial assistance of Rs 7,500 crore for renewable energy during five years period of 2015-19 and is in the process of getting sanction of loan for USD 500 million from Asian Development Bank under Solar Rooftop Investment Programme (SRIP).
PNB has been privileged to sanction credit facility to M/s Radha Soami Satsang Beas Educational & Environmental Society for installation of 18.50 MW Roof Top solar Power Systems which is the world’s largest single campus rooftop solar power unit in Amrtisar.