Mamata tweets ‘Solar PV Panels on Government Buildings, Schools

West Bengal power minister Sobhandeb Chatterjee had earlier said that the Bengal government is expecting to add over 2,000 megawatt (mw) of power in the next five years including 300 mw of solar power.

Feeling isolated by not being one of the states who have recently announced solar power initiatives for their buildings like Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra, West Bengal also has rolled out solar scheme under which the government buildings and schools will draw required power from the solar energy.

“Today is National Renewable Energy Day. Our state government is drawing up major schemes for the promotion of solar power and other sources of renewable energy like tidal powerin Bangla. One such scheme is ‘Aaloshree’ under which roofs of all government offices & schools are being fitted with solar panels”, Mamata tweeted.

State power minister Sobhandeb Chatterjee had earlier said that the Bengal government is expecting to add over 2,000 megawatt (mw) of power in the next five years including 300 mw of solar power.

He said the state has already made significant progress in adding capacity in solar power under the present regime.
National Renewable Energy Day is also known as Akshay Urja Diwas. This is an awareness campaign about the developments of renewable energy in India, celebrated on August 20, every year since 2004.

Source: IANS