Goa to Set up 40 kWp Solar Rooftop Plant at Legislative Assembly

• The Goa legislative assembly complex in Porvorim is preparing to have a solar roof power plant established in it.

The Goa energy advancement company (GEDA) has welcomed tenders for layout, supply, installment, screening as well as commissioning of the nuclear power plant, including procedure and upkeep for 5 years. The 40 kWp grid-connected solar rooftop power plant will be set up on the 3rd flooring of the secretariat building at a cost of Rs 30 lakh.

The grid-connected roof solar power plant will be attached on web metering basis, where the excess power produced by the building will certainly be provided back to the power grid.

GEDA has mentioned that the professional will not be allowed to puncture the RCC roof but should create as well as set up the plant without harming it.

The agency stated that the installation of the solar plant must be done on a metal sheet, which will cover an elevated truss framed framework which will be erected on the flat roof on the 3rd flooring of the building.

"Till March this year, Goa had more than 250 solar prosumers-consumers and also producers of solar energy. Greater than 60% of these are domestic consumers and the rest industrial and industrial customers," media reports priced estimate a main stating.

Numerous state as well as main government departments, firms and also universities have additionally set up solar power plants consisting of GEDA, Goa University, PWD offices, NIT, MPT, and also Raj Bhavan, among others.

Goa failed to accomplish its solar renewable purchase obligation (RPO) target for 2020-21, the Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC)'s evaluation of RPO targets based on the information gotten from the regions under its jurisdiction disclosed in July this year.

While the state accomplished its non-solar RPO target for FY20, it was 66.94 MU except obtaining its solar RPO targets. It discussed that it had developed a long-term contract with Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) to provide 25 MW solar power and also a medium-term arrangement with NTPC Vidhyut Vyapar Nigam (NVVN) to supply 6 MW solar energy.

The commission routed the state to attain full conformity for solar and non-solar RPO in FY 2021-22. Nevertheless, because of the Covid-19 dilemma and also nationwide lockdown, the appointing of these projects was postponed.