Bathinda district will soon get three new solar power plants.
Rs.50-CR projects to be commissioned by June 2025, says Aman Arora
Chandigarh, June 30: Taking yet another firm step towards decarbonising the agricultural sector by adopting solar power energy, Punjab Government led by Chief Minister S Bhagwant Singh Mann is all set to come up with three more Solar Power Plants of 12MW (4MW each) in Bathinda district, revealed Aman Arora, Minister of New and Renewable Energy Sources, Punjab.
He said that Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) has recently commissioned a 4MW Solar PV plant at Tarkhanawala village in Bathinda to meet the agriculture power demand.The project exports the generated power to the nearest PSPCL grid substation at Sekhu village.
The project will generate around 6.65 Million units power annually.
Aman Arora said that they will commission the three upcoming 12MW Solar PV Power projects worth 50 crores by June 2025. He added that they have leased Panchayat land near the 66 KV Sub-stations of PSPCL in the villages of Bhagi Vandar, Shergarh, and Kothe Malluana in Bathinda district to set up these projects.
The New and Renewable Energy Sources Minister said that these projects shall demonstrate the concept of solarisation of agriculture power and shall provide the many benefits to the people in the State, besides supporting PSPCL to meet its power demands at a very low cost.
He added that these projects will supply solar power to PSPCL at a long-term PPA tariff of Rs 2.748 per KWh.
