Rs 49 lakh solar subsidy credited to 57 beneficiaries

Srinagar, Oct 25: In a major fillip to rooftop solar plant installation under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana in Kashmir division, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MN&RE) released the central subsidy to the tune of Rs 48.73 lakh in favour of 57 domestic consumers, within a week’s time of the commissioning of their plants by KPDCL technical teams.

A KPDCL spokesman in a statement issued here said that the central subsidy of another 71 beneficiaries has already been redeemed by MN&RE and will be released directly into their accounts in DBT mode.

He said that the beneficiaries of central subsidy under PM Surya Ghar Yojana were also entitled to the additional J&K share of subsidy of Rs 9000 for a capacity ceiling of up to 3 kWp solar plants and it would be released soon.

The KPDCL spokesman said that the subsidy of those consumers was released in real-time whose documentation was complete in all respects on the national PM Surya Ghar portal.

Urging domestic consumers of Kashmir division to lap up the scheme which is subsidised up to 60 percent, he said that 1105 consumers had already selected their empanelled vendors and were in various stages of procurement of solar plant equipment and equipment arrivals.

“A total of 169 rooftops have so far been installed with a capacity of 671.37 kW, indicating installation of higher capacity plants of 4 kWp on an average,” the KPDCL spokesman said.

The KPDCL is expecting another round of central subsidy release to the tune of Rs 61.77 lakh for 71 beneficiaries whose claims have already been redeemed.

The spokesman said that with 1105 vendors already booked by consumers, the installed capacity was expected to reach 3.5 MWs over the next two months, which would highly reduce the demand for grid supply.

Highlighting the need for sustainable renewable energy, he advised the interested consumers to reach out to KPDCL for facilitation in online operations and commissioning of their plants as well as filling in their credentials correctly with respect to consumer name, ID, and bank details.