Chandigarh, July 11 -- To harness the state's natural energy potential, Punjab Government is all set to install solar power plants with a combined capacity of 30 MW on the roofs of 390 government buildings in the state by March 2026, Aman Arora, Minister of New & Renewable Energy Sources, said on Thursday.
Arora, along with Chairperson PEDA Dr. Sukhchain Gogi and Principal Secretary New & Renewable Energy Ajoy Kumar Sinha, reviewed ongoing projects being executed by the Punjab Energy Development Authority (PEDA).
The minister said that the project, worth Rs 150 crore, is projected to yield annual savings of Rs 15 crore in electricity costs for various government departments. The tendering process has been completed, paving the way for the...