By PTI
NEW DELHI: As a part of a mega inexperienced initiative, the Union house ministry has determined to arrange rooftop photo voltaic power panels in all installations of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) throughout the nation.
The transfer will assist generate solar energy as much as 71.68 megawatts and facilitate use of inexperienced energy in numerous safety institutions all through India.
As a step towards the Government of India’s efforts to advertise renewable power and thereby transfer in direction of a carbon-neutral financial system, the house ministry has initiated a proposal to put in photo voltaic power panels on the campuses of the CAPFs and the National Security Guard (NSG), a press release from the Ministry of Home Affairs mentioned.
Accordingly, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on May 6 between the house ministry and the Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI) right here within the presence of Union house secretary and secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, the assertion mentioned.
This umbrella MoU envisages collaboration between the 2 events for collectively enterprise set up of photo voltaic rooftop photovoltaic energy panels.
The CAPFs – the CRPF, BSF, CISF, ITBP and SSB – have a mixed power of about 10 lakh personnel and they’re deployed in numerous components of the nation in numerous safety duties.
On the idea of obtainable knowledge, the SECI has estimated a complete solar energy potential of 71.68 MW within the campuses of the CAPFs and the NSG.
The SECI, having experience within the discipline of solar energy tasks, will both immediately or by way of an company or companies chosen by way of a aggressive bidding course of, helps the house ministry in implementing rooftop photo voltaic PV energy panels.
