75MWp target: Meeting held to speed up solar energy programme in Chandigarh

Chandigarh, August 24

In order to achieve the target of 75MWp, a meeting was held under the chairmanship of Debendra Dalai, Chief Conservator of Forests-cum-Chief Executive Officer, Chandigarh Renewable Energy and Science and Technology Promotion Society (CREST), with members of the Federation of Sector Welfare Association (FOSWAC) and the Chandigarh Residents Association Welfare Federation (CRAWFED) to speed up the solar energy programme in residential sectors in the city.

The motive of this programme was to create awareness among FOSWAC and CRAWFED members about the monetary benefits of the installation of rooftop solar power plants, said Dalai.

He said in spite of constraints of land availability in the city, CREST had so far installed 45MWp solar power projects on both government and private buildings.

The UT Administration had set a target of 75MWp to be achieved by August 15, 2023, he said. — TNS