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Canal Rooftop to Harness Solar Power in Punjab

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Punjab plans to harness the extensive canal network in the state for generation of an estimated 1,000 Mw of solar power. Punjab Minister of New and Renewable Energy Bikramjit Singh Majithia told Business Standard the state has been allocated 20 Mw of solar power generation by the government under the pilot project, for which a grant of Rs 3 crore per Mw would be provided. The cost of canal top solar power generation is Rs 10 crore per megawatt. Projects worth 5 Mw under the tendering process would be allocated under a build-operate-own (BOO) basis.

Source:- BS

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Land acquisition is seen as the major hiccup for installation of solar power plants in India, this innovative scheme will help in rectifying the problem as Punjab has an extensive canal network of 5000 Kms, further this installation will also avoid excessive evaporation of water from the canals. This kind of project have been successfully implemented in Gujarat, but this project is one of its kind due to its 1000 MW capacity.

Source:- SNP Infra Research