Haryana Government has launched scheme to promote solar water pumping systems among farmers for irrigation purposes in the State.
Under this, 10 per cent cost of installation would be borne by farmers and the remaining 90 per cent would be shared by the State and Centre government as subsidy. The government will install 3050 number of solar water pumps of 2HP and 5HP in the state, said a spokesman of the Haryana New and Renewable Energy Department.
He said that the department has so far identified 661 beneficiaries in the first phase of the scheme and the work orders for the same are being released. 855 number of solar water pumps will be installed in the first phase.
21,000 solar based home systems were also being provided during the current financial year under the “Manohar Jyoti” scheme in the state. Under this scheme, a total of one lakh solar based home systems would be provided at a total cost of ` 230 crore in three phases, said the spokesman.
He said that State government is committed to promote renewable energy in the state. Under the target given by Union Government, the department has so far installed Rooftop Solar Power Plants with a total capacity of 25 MW in the state. The Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has also awarded the State Government with National award in recognition of installation of Rooftop Solar Power Plant, he added.
Notably, it has been made mandatory to install Rooftop PV plant on various categories of buildings such as Industries, Hotels, Group Housing Societies, Commercial Institutes, residential buildings of plot size 500 square yard yard and above.
For the installation of Rooftop solar power plants in the state, net metering facilities have been extended. The excess power generated from solar energy can be exported to the grid which can be used by the user within a year. For the year 2016-17, an incentive of rupee one per unit of
solar power generated is being provided to the individuals and 25 paise per unit for others, he said.
The spokesman said that the State Government has made the use of lED lamps/tube lights and energy efficient lighting mandatory for all new central and state government offices, PSU institutions and electricity consumers in industrial commercial and institutional sectors having connected load of 30 KW or above.
A scheme to conduct free energy audit for Government buildings has also been launched.
Apart from this, directions for mandatory implementation of Energy Conservation Building Code in certain categories of buildings having connected load of 100 KW or above or contract demand of 120 KV have been issued, he added.