Rs 15 Crore Subsidy Scam In the Allotment of Solar Rooftop Projects

State government sources revealed that the 11 firms were given the permit to set up solar rooftop plants in 2016-17 and Rs 15-crore sponsorship was apportioned to them from the union minister of renewable ministry.

A Rs 15 crore subsidy scam in the apportioning of the solar rooftop ventures have hit the state’s energy office after a union service of sustainable power source group had red-hailed the glaring errors in the choice of 11 ineligible firms in Uttarakhand.

State government sources revealed that the 11 firms were given the permit to set up solar rooftop plants in 2016-17 and Rs 15-crore sponsorship was apportioned to them from the union minister of renewable ministry. Notwithstanding, when Union service authorities wanted assessment as of late, they found that the organizations had parted the task into two areas — rooftop and land close-by.

To advance solar generation in the state, under the focal government plot, the nodal division — Uttarakhand Renewable Energy Development Authority (UREDA) — had allowed the tasks to 11 firms. Nonetheless, there were affirmations that the proposition of firms and people having an impact were supported by the UREDA. Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said in the event that he is drawn nearer with prove, he will arrange a SIT test on the issue.

UREDA chief A K Tyagi asserted that the issue has been made a huge deal about. “Permissions were given on the first-come-first-serve basis and only firms fulfilling the technical and financial conditions were cleared. The allegations of favoritism are baseless. The permission of mixed mode model that is rooftop and land-based was as per the guidelines of the central government.”

Source: ET Energy World