Plans for tapping 5 MW solar power through rooftops
Kakinada, Dec 27(UNI) The Kakinada Smart City Corporation Limited has initiated steps to generate 5 MW solar power through solar panels installing on rooftops of various government office buildings.
The Board of Director of the Corporation at its meeting here on Wednesday with District Collector Kartikeya Mishra in the chair has discussed the project threadbare, which was planned under Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode. The Corporation has already entered Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for 1.2 MW and agreements are ready for another 0.82 MWs. Plans are underway for the utilization of the balance of 3 MWs .
Mr Mishra has suggested to officials to study the present power utility, power generation for effective implementation of the project. He wanted them to discuss with the officials of various departments on the availability of roof top space for installation of the solar panels besides their power requirement.
Mr Mishra further directed the officials to identify the suitable land for establishing sewage treatment plant under smart city works to be taken up with Rs.10.46 Crore funds earmarked. Other vital issues discussed at the meeting included setting up of Bio-methanation plan, formation of model smart road in the city, constitution of different committees and finalization of corporation accounts. It was also decided to constitute a coordination committee with members of line departments like Municipal Corporation, APEPDCL, Railways, NREDCAP, Port, APSRTC, National Highways, Roads and Buildings, Bhagyanagar gas Limited, Police and Telecom operators for implementing various smart city projects.
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