J&K admin approves Rs 400 crore rooftop solar project for govt buildings

Jammu and Kashmir administration on Sunday approved a Rs 400 crore project under which grid-tier rooftop solar power systems will be installed on all government buildings in the union territory.

"The Administrative Council, which met here under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, approved solarizing of all government buildings in Jammu and Kashmir by installation of Grid-Tied Rooftop solar power systems of an aggregate capacity of 70 MW in Capex mode at a project cost of Rs 400 crore and 200 MW in RESCO mode," an official spokesman said.

He said the project shall be implemented by Jammu & Kashmir Energy Development Agency (JKEDA).

The government buildings shall be installed with Rooftop Solar Projects of different capacities aimed at leveraging the vast rooftop spaces of government establishments for solar energy generation, the spokesman said.

These solar power systems shall have bi-directional smart meters and the Virtual Net Metering (VNM) benefit would be ...