Indore (Madhya pradesh)
Indore has set a challenging aim for itself in its quest to become a solar city. “We’ve set an extraordinarily ambitious timeline of 11 months for ourselves,” Principal Secretary for Energy Sanjay Dubey told the media during a high-level meeting about Indore’s solar transition. Key participants at the meeting, which was presided over by Mayor Pushyamitra Bhargav, were Divyank Singh, CEO of Smart City, Collector Asheesh Singh, Collector Mal Singh, Municipal Commissioner Harshika Singh, and West Discom Managing Director Amit Tomar.
“Within the next three months, we plan to install between 25,000 and 30,000 rooftop solar systems throughout the city. Then, in the coming months, we will concentrate on steadily accomplishing the solar city goals,” he declared.
He also underlined the requirement that solar systems be installed in all government buildings, noting that the federal government has already increased subsidies and that more financial incentives are planned. Bhargav conveyed his belief in the proactive attitude of the Indore community, saying that, similar to their track record of exceeding goals ahead of schedule, the solar city aims will also be met by them.
Bhargava revealed that the Indore Municipal Corporation is currently working to install solar systems in 22 colonies, covering 22 zones, for every home in the first phase. He then presented plans for the second phase, which would see 85 colonies within 85 wards converted into communities powered exclusively by solar energy.
West Discom’s Managing Director, Amit Tomar, unveiled a comprehensive plan to sign up the company’s 25,000 existing power customers for rooftop solar net metering within the next three months. He disclosed the installation of solar panels on 1,400 local government buildings. Corporation Commissioner Harshika Singh unveiled a scheme of incentives that would allow people who installed solar panels on their roofs to get a six percent refund on building permits for properties larger than 1,500 square feet.
