Himachal Pradesh commissions 50 kW rooftop solar project
Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board (HPSEB) has inaugurated a 50 kWp capacity solar rooftop project in Solan.
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India, New Delhi: Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board (HPSEB) has inaugurated a 50 kWp capacity solar rooftop project in Solan.
The project was completed under the centre’s Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) scheme.
The project was inaugurated by Sukh Ram, Power Minister, Himachal Pradesh and P. K. Singh, Director – Commercial & Projects (Additional Charge), PFC Ltd. The inauguration ceremony was also attended by senior officials from HPSEBL and PFC.
“A total of 152 Photo Voltaic Panels are installed which will produce approximately 165 kWh of electricity on a daily basis,” PFC said in a statement. Under the IPDS scheme, HPSEBL has so far installed rooftop solar plants of 1,107 kWp capacity in the state.
PFC said under the ongoing “Go Green” initiative, solar panels are also installed in Uttar Pradesh (10 MWp), Karnataka (8 MWp), Kerala (5 MWp), West Bengal (4 MWp), Uttarakhand (3 MWp) and Himachal Pradesh (1 MWp).
- Source: ET Energyworld