Surat is becoming a Solar City: 42 thousand households have electricity generation, light bill is zero, annual production of 29 crore electricity units.

The city has 205 MW capacity solar plants

Textile, Diamond, Smart City Surat is now going to be a solar city. At present, 205 MW solar plants have been installed on 42 thousand houses in Surat, so that the light bill in all these houses has become zero. The municipality is appealing to more and more people to install rooftop solar plants. At present Surat City is generating 29 crore power units annually, which accounts for 3% in the country and 12% in Gujarat.

Implementation of Solar Rooftop Scheme from 2016
Ever since Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the Chief Minister of Gujarat, he has announced different policies regarding solar energy. He made great efforts in Gujarat to turn to green energy, under which the solar rooftop scheme was implemented in the state from 2016. Under this scheme, people can avail the benefits of Solar Roof Top scheme on their house and apartment. Solar rooftop installers are getting huge financial support today. About two years after the installation of the solar plant, the cost incurred is recovered. Then the electricity bill of the house comes to Rs.

500 kW Solar power plants can be installed up to
Rooftop solar power plants have been installed on the roofs of more than 42000 houses in the city. In houses with independent roof, 3 kW. For solar plant capacity up to 40% of the total sanctioned capital cost, 4 to 10 kW. A subsidy of up to 20% of the total approved capital expenditure is available for the capacity of the solar plant up to. 500 kW for the purpose of common power consumption for flat-apartment. A subsidy of up to 20% of the total approved capital expenditure is available for solar power plants up to. The city has 205 MW capacity solar plants, which considering the common utilization factor, 205 MW of solar power plants are generating 290 million units of electricity annually.

Power plant operating at half capacity of Surat
Manpa Additional City Engineer K.H. Khatwani said the city was working to promote solar power generation. Rooftop solar power plants with a capacity of 205 MW have been installed on more than 42,000 houses in the city. The power plant is generating 29 crore units annually. According to a survey conducted by the municipality, a solar power plant with a capacity of 418 MW can be installed in the city. Power plants of half capacity have been commissioned in Surat. Citizens are also appealed to make maximum use of solar plants to reach 100% target to make Surat a solar city, which will directly benefit the planters.

Credit is credited from Rs.1000 to Rs.1200
One of the beneficiaries of Solar said that the light bill of my house was Rs.2000 to Rs.2700 for two months. Since I installed the solar plant in 2018, my electricity bill has been zero. In addition credit is credited. When the AC runs in summer and the fan also runs, the unit balances and when the fan does not run in winter, then the credit is credited from Rs.1000 to Rs.1200, i.e. credit is credited according to consumption, which accumulates eye money for one month bill. Ever since Solar was installed, it has not been the turn to pay the bill at zero, so there is relief in saving.

The financial burden of the light bill has been reduced to zero
Vinod Jain, who lives in Adajan area of ​​Surat, said, “We have a joint family and because of this, the number of family members is also increasing.” The solar rooftop plant was placed on our roof in 2018. Due to the large number of members in the house, the use of AC, fans and lights was very high, as well as gas heaters for hot water, but since the solar rooftop plant was installed, the economic burden on our power consumption has been almost zero. Is. Today our house bill which used to be a thousand rupees is now nil, because we consume electricity during the summer time, but during the monsoon and winter the use of fan, AC is relatively less, you get a very good credit for that. . In total, we do not have to pay a single rupee during the year.

Appeal to adopt green energy option
The cost of the rooftop solar plant was offset in just two years and since then we have had huge financial relief. More than 90 percent of people in almost all societies and apartments around our area have benefited from the rooftop solar scheme. There is a huge relief after one time investment. The government is also relieved of the very low power consumption and many people can benefit from this option if more people adopt the green energy option.