4 yrs after launch, rooftop solar panel project gets a push
Nearly four years after the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) announced a subsidy for those opting to install rooftop solar panels, citizens of Bengaluru can finally reap the benefits of the programme.
Bescom, the implementing agency in the city, had failed to empanel vendors, denying citizens the benefit of the programme even though it had received close to 1,200 applications. Now, Bescom has finally revamped the application portal and empanelled seven vendors who will provide the services.
“There was confusion over the implementation as the guidelines and allocations kept changing. Also, we could not get a suitable vendor even after calling tenders four times. Hence, the process was delayed,” a senior official from Bescom’s Demand Side Management division said.
