While everybody is gearing up to usher ceremoniously into the New Year 2017 with uncountable resolutions, hard to fulfil but easy to make. There are various hopes clinging onto the New Year. For students, it might be earning an impressive report card. For businessmen , it could be bagging a massive sales book with exploding revenues and large capital investments. For house women, it could be collecting more savings to fund her children’s higher education.
Post demonetisation, everybody is least inclined to make any huge expenditure, with the sole objective to proliferate the savings earmarking the funds for concrete investments.
If you are a Rajasthan dweller, you are in safe hands. Thanks to the Rajasthan government. The Rajasthan government has exempted electricity duty of 40 paise per unit for rooftop solar and captive units.
The decision initiated by the government is focussed to fillip Rajasthan in becoming 2300 MW rooftop solar capacity by 2022. In a bid to encourage investments in renewable energy projects. Recently, Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation (RREC) issued rate contract order for 25 MW rooftop plants and empaneled companies to design, supply and install these projects. People interested to put up rooftop plants can reach these vendors who are also required to guarantee 5 years of maintenance.
“These projects enjoy a subsidy of 30% provided by the government. Capacity of these plants vary from 1 kWh to 500 kWh. The 2300 MW target given to Rajasthan by the Centre for solar rooftop is steep, but we have all the necessary policies in place to achieve that,” said B K Doshi, managing director, RREC.
“We have adopted Resco model for the 5 MW under which the consumer can install a solar power plant and not pay anything upfront. A power purchase agreement is signed between the installer and the consumer. The installing company will make the investment and the consumer will pay for the power,” added Doshi.
So, now you know what to do to bolster your saving pockets. If you are a Rajasthan dweller, all you have to do is install a stellar solar panel. When the government is doing every bit to incentivise the usage of renewable energy, why not the civilians take better advantage of the fruitful initiative. Wishing you a very happy New Year. May all the Rajasthanis be blessed with immense wealth and prosperity. Lets call for a super-saver 2017 with wider dreams and massive aspirations.
