Under the project, seven rooftop solar panels have been installed with an investment of Rs 2.23 crore on separate buildings in the President's Estate in a record time period of four months.
"This is the future order which we are establishing today. It is a pleasant occasion for me to be the part of this initiative aimed at generating solar power," Mukherjee said.
The President said that in India, more than 300 million people are deprived of electricity and to provide them electricity is a challenge.
"India has signed Paris Climate agreement to limit the use of fossil fuels and carbon emission. Replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy is the need of the hour. We have enough quantity of solar energy which must be utilised.
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"Renewable energy is good for our climate as it reduces carbon footprints. This will make the President's Estate more energy efficient. We have an aim to generate 100 gigawatt renewable energy by 2020 which must be achieved," Mukherjee said.
Around nine lakh unit of electricity would be generated from this green project. There is a system which enables 24/7 monitoring of the quantity of electricity generated from the solar panels.
Omita Paul, secretary to the President, said that the sprawling President's Estate spends Rs 20 crore every year on its electricity bills. With the establishment of these seven solar panels, Rs 85 lakh would be saved per year.
On this occasion, school children presented a 'Nukkad Natak' (street play) on the theme of energy efficiency and solar power. A green exhibition was also organised in which models of energy conversation was displayed by school children.
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