The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is
implementing a Scheme on ’Development of Solar Cities’ which provides
support for 60 cities to develop as Solar Cities in the country. The
Ministry has given sanctions for 41 cities for developing as Solar
Cities. Gandhinagar, Nagpur, Chandigarh and Mysore are being developed
as Model Solar Cities. The Ministry has approved the Master Plants for
the 28 Cities and the project installations have already started in few
cities.
In pursuance of the programme, a one day ‘National Meet on Solar Cities’
was inaugurated by Shri Gireesh B Pradhan, Secretary, Ministry of New
and Renewable Energy on 22nd November 2012, at India International
Centre, New Delhi. The Secretary asked the Municipal Corporations to
enhance the use of renewable energy in their area and save the fossil
fuel based energy. They can amend the building bye-laws suitably to
promote the solar water heaters, solar SPV rooftop systems, kitchen
waste based plants in the various establishments of the city. Smt. Nisha
Singh Joint Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development, emphasized the
need for the concerned Ministries to work in coordination with each
other.
About 150 persons actively participated in the one day event including
the representatives of Municipal Corporations, Developers, Financial
Institutions, International Agencies, Manufactures, Investors,
Technology Providers and State Nodal Agencies, banks etc. The aim of
this meet was to discuss the “Ways Forward” after Master Plan for
execution of renewable energy/energy efficiency related projects in
respective solar cities. The Municipal Commissioners of Thane, Mysore
and Shimla actively participated in the event.
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