Goa University offers land to government to set up solar panels

PANAJI: Even as the state’s power department is finding it a challenge to identify open land on which to set up solar panels, the Goa University (GU) has written to the state government offering its vast open spaces to install solar panels.

As part of its mission to make its campus a green one, the varsity has already given its nod for setting up solar panels on rooftops of all its buildings. The work of installing the panels is currently on and once completed, will meet 40% of the university’s power requirement.

By also offering its open spaces to set up solar panels, GU is hoping to meet 80% of its power requirement through renewable energy sources in the future.