SOLAR POWER POLICY ON THE ANVIL

The Solar power policy for the state to be formulated within a month and it will be put it the public domain for two months. Also 100 MW of solar power will be generated in Goa in a couple of years, Power Minister Ramkrishna Sudin Dhavalikar said on Wedneday.

The government has been considering the use of solar energy for several years, he said, adding that work on this was underway and those who own farms will get 90 per cent subsidy. However, the 10 per cent investment by the farmers has to be invested in advance. Listen to Sudin.

Dhavalikar gave details on the 100MV of Solar power the state is trying to generate.