A 50 kWp grid tied rooftop solar photovoltaic power plant was set up by the UT Administration at Government Model Senior Secondary School in Sarangpur on Friday.
Santosh Kumar, UT Director Science & Technology informed that 50 kWp grid tied rooftop solar photovoltaic power plant project has been implemented by CREST (Chandigarh Renewal Energy, Science & Technology Promotion Society).
The total cost of the project is Rs 45.47 lakh which include operation & maintenance charge for 10 years. The solar power plant shall be able to generate 62,500 kWh (units) per year.
The project was inaugurated by Chandigarh MP Kirron Kher. She appreciated the efforts taken by Chandigarh Administration in developing Chandigarh as Model Solar City thereby installing Rooftop solar plants on 100 Govt. buildings of total capacity of 5.3 MW.
She informed that she has adopted the ‘Sarangpur Village’ under ‘Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) of Government of India and village of Sarangpur should be the smartest village of UT Chandigarh.
One of the smart initiatives being started from this village is ‘Production of Power through Renewable Energy’.
She desired that other schools of Sarangpur should also have solar plants in shortest possible time.