Chandigarh administrator opens north India’s largest floating photo voltaic challenge
CHANDIGARH: Chandigarh Administrator and Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Monday inaugurated north India’s largest floating photo voltaic challenge of 2000kWp right here.
The 2000kWp floating solar energy plant at Water Works in Sector 39 has been commissioned at a price of Rs 11.70 crore. He additionally opened the 500kWp floating solar energy plant put in over the Dhanas lake right here. It was constructed at a price of Rs 3.34 crore.
Each the tasks have been designed and executed by CREST (Chandigarh Renewable Vitality and Science and Expertise Promotion Society) and can generate a minimal of 35 lakh items (kWh) per yr with 20 per cent module effectivity, an official assertion mentioned.
The administrator appreciated the efforts of CREST and the Forest and Wildlife Division for creating and beautifying the Dhanas Lake with fountains, making it one other vacationer vacation spot.
He additionally urged the residents to put in rooftop solar energy on their buildings in order to faucet the photo voltaic vitality.
Chandigarh MP Kirron Kher expressed happiness with the commissioning of the photo voltaic plant together with the fountains that haven’t solely beautified the lake but additionally assist creating consciousness on have to faucet the photo voltaic vitality.
Dharam Pal, Advisor to the Administrator, appreciated the efforts of CREST on the inauguration of the distinctive floating tasks, certainly one of its type in north India, and hoped that with this tempo Chandigarh can obtain the goal of the federal government of India to turn into 100 per cent renewable vitality sooner or later.