Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Tuesday dedicated the ‘Single Rooftop Solar Power Plant’ with capacity of 11.5 MW to the State here at Dera Baba Jaimal Singh of Radha Soami Sect.
Mr Badal along with New and Renewable Energy Resources Minister Bikram Singh Majithia inaugurated Rs 139 crore project, spread over 82 acres of rooftop in a single campus on multiple roofs.
The Chief Minister appreciated the feat of Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) to usher in a solar power revolution in the State.
He said Punjab’s immense contribution to tap enormous power potential from various renewable energy resources was evident from the fact that Prime Minister Narendra Modi awarded Punjab for being one of the best performing States for capacity addition of Solar Energy during Re-Invest-2015.
Mr Badal reiterated his government’s commitment to emerge Punjab as a front runner state in the solar generation in the near future.
- PTI
