The Chhattisgarh Renewable Energy Development Agency (CREDA) has plans of setting up as many as 243 small solar projects in 14 districts of the State, officials informed.
Notably, CREDA is targetting installation of grid-connected rooftop Solar PV plants across the State. The generated solar power may be utilized for captive application and the surplus power will be fed to the grid, they informed.
The aim is to reduce the fossil fuel based power generation load on main grid .
Moreover, Chhattisgarh Government has been given a target of creating 2000 'Suryamitras' by the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy who could be trained for seeking employment in the solar energy sector during the next five years, officials informed.
The Suryamitra Skill Development Program (SSDP) aims to develop the skills of youth, considering the opportunities for employment in the growing Solar Energy sector.
The SSDP is also designed to prepare the candidates to become new entrepreneurs in Solar Energy sector.
This is a 600 hours residential skill development program.