In a move aimed at saving power, Chhattisgarh government's agency plans to install solar power plant at 20 premises in the state capital.
The buildings include both government and private institutions. The premises to be powered with solar energy include Governor House, Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly, Mantralaya in the new capital area, police headquarters and others.
A senior official with the Chhattisgarh Renewable Energy and Development Agency (CREDA) said that the work on the project had started. The agency had identified 20 prominent premises across the state capital where the alternate source of energy would be used.
"Solar energy would save 64000 units of electricity every day in the 20 premises," the official said. In all, electricity worth more than Rs 10 crore would be saved in these premises every year, the official added.
The solar energy plant would be set up according to the area of the premises. If the area is large, more plants will be required to cater the energy requirement.
After installing the system in the premises, the agency proposes to power a few industrial units also with the solar energy.
The official explained that solar energy would be viable for the industrial facilities and a few industrialists had also showed keen interest in installing the system.
In the first phase, solar energy plants would be set up in government buildings and in the second phase, it would be installed in the industrial units.
The other government and private buildings where the system would be installed include Collectorate, Chhattisgarh State Electricity Regulatory Commission, Ambedkar hospital, medical college, administrative academy, headquarters of fisheries department, Divisional Railway Manager's office, railway station, commercial tax building, indoor stadium, Municipal Corporation office, National Institute of Technology, Hidayattulah Law University, Samvad Bhawan, RIT and Kanger Valley School.
