The Haryana Government has decided in principle to phase out four old and inefficient units (1 to 4) of the Panipat thermal power station. The staff working in these units will not be retrenched and adjusted in other units.
The decision to phase out these units was taken at a meeting held under the chairmanship of the Chief Minister, Manohar lal on Wednesday.
The Chief Minister emphasized for increasing generation of solar power in the state including on vacant lands of Haryana Power Generation Corporation limited.
He also directed that maximum space on roof-tops of government buildings should be utilized for installing solar panels for generation of solar energy.
A seminar to pace up execution of solar energy projects should be held where representatives of reputed companies and other experts should also be invited, the Chief Minister said.
While presiding over another meeting on the disposal of the land of the phased out Faridabad Thermal Power Station which was closed down in 2010, the Chief Minister said that out of the total available area of 341.559 acres, 103.619 acres in old ash disposal area and 151.78 acres in new ash disposal area should be utilized for setting up solar power plants.
He also directed officers of the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) to develop the main plant area of 42.023 acres and 27.25 acres in the Thermal Colony in Sector-22.