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Panvel Municipal Company (PMC), has launched a young to rent a contractor to arrange a rooftop photo voltaic power venture at 5 areas within the metropolis. After analyzing 22 areas, the civic physique selected 5 areas.
5 areas have been chosen: Adyakrantiveer Vasudev Basudev Phadke Natyagruha, Fireplace Workplace Constructing, Dr Ambedkar Bhavan, STP Plant and Vilasrao Deshmukh procuring advanced. From the date of set up, the civic physique anticipates producing round 1300kWh yearly.
The PMC will use the generated photo voltaic power to energy the buildings. If there may be extra energy, it would go to Maharashtra State Electrical energy Distribution Co. Ltd. (MSEDCL) through grid-connection.
The scope of labor covers design, provide, testing, commissioning, and commissioning the venture. It additionally contains the operation and administration for the grid-connected Photo voltaic PV crops. The contractor should full the work inside 12 months after being awarded the contract value Rs 1.87 crore.
A senior official from the civic sector said that quite a lot of research had proven that MMR has nice potential to supply photo voltaic power. In response to the Indian Institute of Expertise Bombay report in 2017, Mumbai alone may generate greater than 1700 MW of solar energy. There are a lot of different cities, similar to Thane and Navi Mumbai, which have the potential to faucet into various power sources.
A senior civic official said that that they had carried out a feasibility examine as a way to arrange a solar energy plant on the 22 areas {of electrical} consumption and remoted at 5 different premises.
The official said that “the ever-rising demand for energy may be met utilizing alternate sources of power similar to solar energy, which can also be environmentally-friendly,” and added that a lot of the energy wants are met by coal-based energy stations.
The official additional stated that the transfer was more likely to ship a message to the lots and encourage them to make use of their rooftops for solar energy era.
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