Vijayawada: All households in Kuppam constituency, represented by chief minister Chandrababu Naidu, will become 100 percent solar power reliant. He announced that the govt will give 100 percent subsidy for installation of solar panels in Kuppam constituency.
Naidu said that all developmental schemes being launched in the State will first be implemented in the Kuppam assembly segment. He inaugurated solar power project under the PM Surya Ghar scheme at Nadimuru village in Kuppam segment on Monday.
“We will install solar panels on every household under the PM Surya Ghar scheme taking Kuppam as a pilot project,” Naidu said.
Stating that it is really great generating power at one’s own house, he recalled his childhood days where there was no proper power supply due to which he used to study under lanterns. Power used to be generated somewhere and the people used to utilise it, but the situation now is that power can be generated at everyone’s house, he remarked. “We have decided to install solar power panels atop houses of 20 lakh people in the State to generate power and I always give high priority to solar along with wind power as the power-generation charges are very less. I congratulate IIT- Kanpur for coming forward with latest technology for 100 per cent solarisation,” Naidu observed.
Announcing that a subsidy of Rs 60,000 will be available to those who generate two kilowatts of power through solar panels under the Surya Ghar scheme, Naidu said that the actual cost is Rs 1.1 lakh. “You are now paying Rs 200 to Rs 300 per month for consuming 60 units of power. If we can generate power atop our own house, we can consume 60 units and the remaining 140 units can be sent to the grid. If you continue this for five years you can not only own the panels but also earn Rs 5,000 per annum,” the chief minister said.
