Question : SOLAR POWER PANELS



(a) whether the Government proposes to install the latest solar power panels in Rajasthan;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the time by which these are likely to be installed?

Answer given by the minister


THE MINISTER OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY (DR. FAROOQ ABDULLAH)

(a),(b)&(c): Under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission grid connected solar power projects can be set up on build, own and operate basis by independent project developers, who can use latest solar thermal or photovoltaic technologies for this purpose. A solar power project can be set up anywhere in the country including Rajasthan, based on the availability of land, solar resource and other facilities.