The Tamil Nadu government is planning to set up ‘green villages’ in the State. The conceptualisation process is under way and is likely to be ready in about a month’s time, a top official of the Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency (TEDA) said.
“We have already initiated the process. We are looking at what can be linked to green energy; for example, agriculture, streetlights, housing, appliances, something like solar television sets,” Jagmohan Singh Raju, chairman and managing director, TEDA, said at the Green Power 2016 organised by CII here on Thursday.
TEDA will undertake a demo project first to explore the feasibility and utility of the project, post which the project would be replicated either by the government or in partnership with stakeholders, Mr. Raju said. Initially, the project could be implemented in tribal and remote areas and then expanded to other regions, the CMD said.
Minister for Electricity, Prohibition and Excise, P. Thangamani, said the State would generate 3,000 MW of power through solar rooftops in the next three years, powering about three lakh households and aiding the rural electrification project in Tamil Nadu.
Payment delays
However, renewable energy tariffs and payments delays continue to be an issue for the sector, Ramesh Kymal, Chairman, CII- Tamil Nadu said.
“There is an inordinate delay in payments to the renewable energy developers in many States,” Mr. Kymal said.
