Amaravathi/Hyderabad, Nov 26 (Maxim News): With an aim to transform the State into a solar power generation hub, Andhra Pradesh CM N. Chandrababu Naidu directed officials to ensure that every home and office in the State generates and utilizes solar power.
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The Chief Minister urged the implementation of plans to harness solar power to its full potential, taking advantage of the State’s favorable weather conditions for optimal results.
“Educate the public about the benefits of solar power and achieve the solarisation targets,” Naidu said the people who install solar power systems on their rooftops should receive “free power” and earn additional income from the surplus energy they generate.
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Naidu also instructed officials to familiarise the public with central schemes such as PM-Surya Ghar and PM-KUSUM, while reviewing the state’s progress on solar power.
Officials said that Andhra Pradesh has set a target of implementing the PM Surya Ghar-Muft Bijli Yojana scheme in 30 lakh households. offering subsidies of upto Rs. 78,000 for installing a 3-kilowatt solar power system, which costs upto Rs. 1.45 lakh.
Over 70,000 applications have been received for the Surya Ghar scheme, with solar panels already installed on 4,961 rooftops. In the Kuppam constituency, which serves as a pilot project for solarisation, 50,312 households have agreed to adopt solar power. (Maxim News)
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