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CHENNAI: TANGEDCO has directed its officers to hurry up the set up of rooftop photo voltaic panels as the present tempo of this system shouldn’t be sufficient to satisfy the zero-carbon goal. This comes after the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Power (MNRE) has requested all discoms within the nation to speed up rooftop photo voltaic packages to generate 500GW from non-fossil gasoline sources by 2030.
A senior Tangedco official advised TNIE that the rooftop photo voltaic power capability in TN at present stands at 354.7MW, a far cry from the goal of three,500MW set for 2022 within the state’s 2019 coverage. half, 1,585 purposes for six.336MW are pending with the utility.
Resulting from sluggish set up, the union authorities has prolonged the rooftop photo voltaic power program until March 31, 2026, the official mentioned. The MNRE has additionally directed all discoms to implement the Electrical energy (Rights of Customers) Guidelines 2020 by dashing up approval and imposing fines for violations of client rights.
Okay Kathirmathiyon, secretary of Coimbatore Shopper Trigger, mentioned that TN has applied these guidelines however Tangedco did not comply with them. He advised TNIE that many utility delays are among the many causes for the poor rooftop photo voltaic panel set up charge within the state.
He additionally opined that Tangedco, the only real energy distribution licensee in TN, is reluctant to encourage the rooftop solar energy program because it believes it is going to hurt future income.
“The union authorities has given 40% subsidy for rooftop photo voltaic panel set up. The state authorities ought to publicize it and unfold public consciousness in regards to the significance of inexperienced power,” he mentioned.
One other senior Tangedco official, nevertheless, mentioned that though the speed of rooftop photo voltaic panel set up is low, they’ve plans to construct grid-connected photo voltaic parks with a mixed capability of 4,000MW in section I. The land for this objective has been acknowledged in some districts, the official mentioned.
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