The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has revealed plans to install close to 118 MW of solar capacity through off-grid solar photovoltaic projects by March 31, 2020, as a part of the latest Phase III of the Decentralised Solar PV Applications Program.
The program aims to install 300,000 solar street lights throughout the country, with areas where there are no grid-tied street lighting systems being given special emphasis as a part of this project. This will include the North Eastern States and Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) affected districts. Besides this, the program will also look to set up multiple 25 KW solar projects in regions which lack access to grid connections or unreliable power supply. The mini projects will be developed in community complexes like public schools, hospitals, police stations, panchayats and similar public service institutions.
The project will also aim to provide 25,00,000 solar study lamps in North Eastern States districts to school going children, up to the level of SSC, in backward and remote areas in North Eastern states and LWE affected districts. The latest phase of the program which works under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) was assigned a budget worth over ₹656 crores after the approval was received from the president for the continuation of the program in Phase III for the financial year (FY) 2018-19 and FY 2019-20.
In FY 2018-19, the deployment of 50 MW is being considered with an outlay of ₹276 crores. In FY 2019-20, installation of 68 MW with an outlay of ₹380 crores is being targeted.
Other key highlights of the initial project draft were:
The minister for Power and renewable Energy, Mr R.K. Singh, has in fact been regularly sharing success stories for this category regularly, as his recent tweets indicate here.
The program will come in to effect from the date of issue of administrative approval along with its operational guidelines.
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