Telangana fails to utilise Centre's solar power plant scheme
The Centre was to provide 25 per cent of the project cost as an incentive while the balance cost would be borne by the solar companies.
Hyderabad: The state has failed to utilise the Centre’s scheme of setting up of solar power plants in government offices.
The Centre was to provide 25 per cent of the project cost as an incentive while the balance cost would be borne by the solar companies.
Without spending a single rupee all government buildings could have had solar power plants. But the proposals sent by TS Non-Conventional Energy Department (NCED) have been pending with the government for over six months.
According to the scheme, state governments have to send proposals with the details of buildings and expenditure to the Centre, which will call for tenders.
After selecting the bidder, the Centre will give 25 per cent of the project cost and remaining cost would be borne by the vendor.
The vendor would recover the money from the state government through monthly instalments. The money would come from the saving on electricity bills. The arrangement would continue till the bidder recovers his investment.
NCED officials said they had proposed to instal solar power plan-ts in government offices in the city in the first phase, and were awaiting approval. Once that comes, the will prepare a detail project report to send to the Centre.