Gujarat will pitch in with 130 MW and Rajasthan with 110 MW. The Centre will allocate the projects to the states on January 11. Chowdhury told TSI that the state will promote rooftop solar panels in a big way. So much so, that five MW of the state’s targeted output will come from rooftop solar power panels itself. The rest, he said, will be generated over large swathes of land statewide. He also said the generated power will fetch a tariff of between Rs 15 and Rs 17 per unit. He added that the NTPC’s newly created company, Bidyut Vapyar Nigam Ltd, will buy that power and push it into the national grid. In fact, it was acclaimed film director and former Rajya Sabha MP Mrinal Sen who is said to have shown the way. As an MP, he had donated a part of his MPLAD Fund for setting up of India’s first Energy Park. This has not only demonstrated ways of generating alternative and green energy but also shown alternatives like pump storage or even producing energy through paddle power.
Speaking to TSI, Sen said, “Being inspired by then power minister Sankar Sen’s initiative, I first donated some amount of money for setting up a solar power plant at a remote village of Birbhum district. That charged me and I donated the entire amount in three installments to the minister and Chowdhury for that Energy Park." He added, “MPs should allocate their MPLAD funds for such projects instead of misusing them." West Bengal plans to set up a dedicated hub at Andal in Burdwan district to manufacture components for solar energy units. Spread over 100 acres, it is likely to attract an investment of Rs 1000 crore by 2013. “Four companies are already generating power under this project,” Gon Chowdhury told TSI.
Speaking to TSI, Sen said, “Being inspired by then power minister Sankar Sen’s initiative, I first donated some amount of money for setting up a solar power plant at a remote village of Birbhum district. That charged me and I donated the entire amount in three installments to the minister and Chowdhury for that Energy Park." He added, “MPs should allocate their MPLAD funds for such projects instead of misusing them." West Bengal plans to set up a dedicated hub at Andal in Burdwan district to manufacture components for solar energy units. Spread over 100 acres, it is likely to attract an investment of Rs 1000 crore by 2013. “Four companies are already generating power under this project,” Gon Chowdhury told TSI.
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