Kerala: Curb consumption and get govt subsidy on rooftop solar plants
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: State government has cleared the Kerala state electricity board’s proposal to adopt plans that would limit the subsidy benefits for rooftop solar power units to consumers using only up to 200 units of energy a month.
The ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE) has devised a Rs 11,814crore subsidy scheme for setting up 4,000MW of grid-connected solar roof top plants in the residential sector. The rollout of the proposed scheme is planned through state power utilities and is part of the central government’s target to achieve a cumulative capacity of 40,000MW from rooftop solar plants by 2022.
