Badal village shows the way; First to get rooftop solar power projects of 125 kW

Badal village shows the way

First to get rooftop solar power projects of 125 kW

Archit Watts

Tribune News Service

Badal (Muktsar), August 6

Badal, the native village of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, is all set to become a guiding force in rooftop solar power generation in the state.

With four rooftop solar power projects of 125 kW being installed under the net metering policy in the village, it will become the first village in the state having such projects of this much capacity.

The solar power generation will start in the next couple of days as all five projects are in the final stage of installation. The maximum 70-kW rooftop solar power project is being installed at Dasmesh Girls’ College, which is followed by Dasmesh Girls’ School having a rooftop solar power project of 30 kW. Besides, Mata Jaswant Kaur Memorial School has been installing a 15-kW project.

A 10-KW project is being installed at the Badal Kinnow Waxing Plant.

Speaking over the phone, Amarpal Singh, CEO, Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA), said: “Badal village is leading in the state in rooftop solar power projects covered under the net metering policy. Earlier, the largest rooftop solar project of 76 kW under the net metering policy is installed at a cold store in Jalandhar.”

The CEO said the solar power project was installed on the roof and walls of the building to generate electricity. The generated power was first used in the building as per requirement and the surplus power was fed into the grid to the PSPCL. A bi-directional meter was installed in the supply line to register import and export of power.

He said the solar system was most environment friendly method of power generation. The rooftop solar power project of 1 kW needs about 120 sq ft space. Its cost is estimated nearly Rs 1 lakh and the state government provides subsidy of Rs 12,000 per kW.

The CEO hoped that the rooftop solar power generation under net metering policy would cross the mark of 2 MW in the next 2-3 months in the state.

“As of now, 500-kW power is being generated in the state through rooftop solar power projects coming under the net metering policy,” said Amarpal.

Courtesy: The Tribune