The production which is being started today of Solar Power Plant will give the farmers power for next 25 years, said Minister of New and Renewable Energy Department, Hardeep Singh Dung at workshop organized by MP Energy Development Corporation at Minto Hall, Bhopal. Representatives of various manufacturing companies, consultants, banks etc participated.
He said that the establishment of 01 MW power plant, about 18 to 20 lakh units of electricity will be produced per year, due to which the farmers will get an annual income of about `55 lakhs. For this, the rate fixed by the regulatory commission for power generation is `3.07 is fixed.
Energy Minister, Pradyumna Singh Tomar said in his speech that the Sun does not discriminate in giving its light, it provides light to everyone with a uniformity. By harnessing this sunlight more and more, we can further improve and strengthen our economic condition.
During this, the Principal Secretary of New and Renewable Energy Department, Sanjay Dubey presented detailed information regarding Kusum-A scheme to the farmers, developers etc.
At the end of the program, Minister of New and Renewable Energy, Minister, Principal Secretary, Energy Department, New and Renewable Energy Department, Managing Director of Energy Development Corporation, etc. selected 42 farmers/developers for setting up of 75 MW solar power plant capacity were given letter of award.
A total of 300 MW special package has been set for this scheme by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India.