Chandigarh,
18th February, 2016: Today, Smt. Kirron
Kher, Hon’ble Member of Parliament, Chandigarh inaugurated 10 kWp Grid tied Rooftop
Solar Photovoltaic Power Plant at Government High School, Sarangpur, UT
Chandigarh. The function was also attended by
Sh.Santosh Kumar, IFS, Director (Science & Tech), Sh.Birendra
Choudhary, IFS, Deputy Conservator of Forests, Ms. Arpana, IFS, ACF and Sh. Chanchal
Singh, Deputy Director, School Education and Principal of the School and other
Senior officers/ officials of Chandigarh Administration.
On
this occasion, Hon’ble Member of Parliament appreciated the efforts taken by
Chandigarh Administration in developing Chandigarh as Model Solar City thereby
installing Rooftop solar plants on 128 Govt. buildings of total capacity of 6.2
MW.
Chief
Guest, Smt. Kirron Kher informed that she has adopted the ‘Sarangpur Village’
under ‘Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) of Government of India, so, it is
necessary that we start thinking in a smart way and village of Sarangpur should
be the smartest village of UT Chandigarh. One of the smart initiatives being
started from this village is ‘Production of Renewable Energy’. Last Year, I inaugurated
50 KW Solar plant on Govt Model Senior Secondary School of Sarangpur. Now I can
take pride in announcing that Village Sarangpur is the first Adarsh Gram of the
country whose all schools are Solar powered and even Park is Solar Powered.
Sh.
Santosh Kumar, IFS, Director (Science & Technology) & CEO (CREST), UT
Chandigarh informed that 10 kWp Grid tied Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic Power
Plant Project has been implemented by CREST (Chandigarh Renewal Energy, Science
& Technology Promotion Society) through M/s C&S Electric Ltd., New Delhi, who is the contracting firm. The
total cost of the Project is Rs.10.83 lac which includes operation &
maintenance charge for 10 years. The Plant shall be able to generate minimum 13,000
kWh (units) per year.
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