Panel to help youth, ryots set up grid-connected solar PV power plants.

The Telangana Government recently constituted a nine-member coordination committee to operationalise the Centre's scheme for unemployed youth and farmers to establish grid-connected solar PV power projects in the State.

The Centre has allotted Rs. 233 crore to Telangana as Central Financial Grant at Rs. 50 lakh per MW for an allocated capacity of 467-MW for establishment of grid–connected solar PV power projects located near 11KV, 33KV, 66KV or 133KV (if applicable) power sub-stations to promote distributed generation of solar energy under Solar Scale-up Plan of 1,00,000-MW. The committee to be headed by Secretary to the Energy Department would have Managing Director of New and Renewable Energy Development Corporation as its convenor. It would tie-up and ensure coordination among various departments/agencies such as banks, discoms and others for implementing the scheme effectively.

It would further ensure that unemployed youth and farmers in the identified areas are transparently selected for the scheme. The beneficiary youth and farmers would be helped by the committee in getting the land identified, financial closure through banks and guide them in setting up projects.


THE HINDU