Chief Secretary directs DISCOMs to expedite solar rooftop programme

Chief Secretary to the Government of Andhra Pradesh, K. Vijayanand, has directed powerfulness organisation companies (DISCOMs) to guarantee the timely and effectual implementation of the Solar Rooftop Investment Programme (SRIP), supported by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and NABARD, crossed the State.

Chairing a reappraisal gathering with DISCOMs and representatives from ADB and NABARD astatine the Secretariat connected Tuesday, Mr. Vijayanand said the State Government is committed to accelerating rooftop star adoption to beforehand clean, affordable, and sustainable energy. He noted that star rooftops are cardinal to achieving Andhra Pradesh’s renewable vigor goals, reducing dependence connected accepted powerfulness sources, and empowering consumers done decentralised generation.

Highlighting the Government’s absorption connected Kuppam Constituency, the Chief Secretary said the purpose is to marque it a 100% star and Net Zero constituency. Under the initiative, schools, authorities offices, cultivation feeders, and households volition beryllium equipped with rooftop star systems. A 50/100 MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) is being developed, and 4 MW of star capableness volition cater to SC and ST households. The Government volition acquisition surplus star powerfulness from beneficiaries astatine ₹2.09 per unit.

Mr. Vijayanand appreciated the enactment extended by ADB and NABARD and urged DISCOMs to implicit documentation rapidly to facilitate aboriginal money disbursement. ADB officials expressed restitution implicit their concern with Andhra Pradesh successful advancing cleanable vigor initiatives.

The gathering was attended by L. Siva Shankar, CMD, APSPDCL; I. Prudhvi Tej, CMD, APEPDCL; P. Pulla Reddy, CMD, APCPDCL; Vikas Marmat, PD, Kuppam Area Development Authority (KADA); Dr. Sujata Gupta, Director (Energy), ADB; Jaimes Kolantharaj, Principal Energy Specialist, ADB; Jigar Bhatt, Senior Project Officer (Energy), ADB; Upendra Bhatt, MD, cKinetics; Shankar N., cKinetics; and different elder officials.