Ranchi: The government is set to promote the use of clean energy by widening the ambit of the state solar power policy-2015 to include individual households.
SKG Rahate, principal secretary of the energy department, said individual households will be encouraged to install rooftop power plants as per the solar power policy. “We are finetuning the provisions for subsidy and other incentives to be given to the individuals,” he said. A mechanism will be developed to facilitate the evacuation of additional power generated on these small plants into grid power channels, he explained.
The energy department plans to install 2,650MW solar power plant by 2020. Tenders have been invited for the installation of 1200MW solar plants, which comprise photovoltaic-based power plants and rooftop plants for institutions as well in the first phase. The government plans to sign a power purchase agreement with the successful bidders by the end of the financial year after the financial bids are opened on March 15.