India: CREST’s Solar Power Plant to be Ready in 6 months

A 500 kW solar power project costing Rs 2.5 crore over N-choe stream near the Palm Garden in the southern part of the city is likely to be ready in six months.

The Chandigarh Renewable Energy of Science and Technology Promotion Society (CREST) has got a detailed project report approved, ready to launch its tender.

The UT had given a revised target of achieving 75 MW solar energy in the city by August 2023, spurring it to plan multiple projects. The second such project over another rivulet, Patiala ki Rao, with a capacity of two MW will cost Rs 12 crore and come up at a later stage.

Both the projects will be carried out from the capital head of the authority through a tender process. Another big solar energy project (10 MW) is planned at the waterworks in Sector 39.

Moreover, plans are underway to set up solar plants at other government buildings and private houses too.