New Delhi, May 29 -- The Chandigarh Renewal Energy and Science and Technology Promotion Society (CREST) has announced that the pending subsidies for installation of solar plants in private residences will be released in two weeks as the last date for the same has been extended to March 2021.

"Under phase 2 of installation, which comprises all solar plants set up after May 2019, the subsidies were delayed due to the lockdown. There are 650 such cases out of which we have released subsidies of around 400 cases. I am currently approving around 50 cases a day so the remaining subsidies will be released within the next two weeks," said CREST CEO Debendra Dalai, giving further details.

Adding further, he said, "The date had to be extended to ...