TN offers subsidy to boost roof top solar units.

The Tamil Nadu Government would like installation of roof top solar plants to become a people’s movement, as had happened with rain water harvesting in the State.

The State offers a subsidy of Rs. 20,000 to install roof top solar units. This is in addition to the 30 per cent subsidy offered by the Centre. It would cost Rs. 46,000 to set up a 1 kW solar roof top unit. However, the annual saving in electricity charges would be nearly Rs. 10,000, said R Viswanathan, Tamil Nadu Minister for Electricity and Non-Conventional Energy, inaugurating the 14th edition of Green Power 2015 organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry.


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