Ministry is providing central financial assistance (CFA) upto 30% of the Benchmark cost of the equipment in Solar Water Heating systems and Solar Photo Voltaic systems such as solar lanterns, home lights, street lights and stand alone PV power plants.
This CFA is same for entire country, except for special category states, UT islands and International Border districts, where CFA is upto 60% for Solar Water Heating systems and upto 90% for Solar Photo Voltaic systems for Government organizations in certain categories.
Ministry is conducting workshops, award distribution functions and releasing information to various stakeholders and in public domain to create the awareness among the people, which inter alia include:
Ø National Workshop on Solar Water Heating Systems in New Delhi
Ø Regional Workshops for Industrial / Hospital / Institutions sectors at Pune, New Delhi, Dehradun, Mysore, Bhilwara,Guntur, Bangalore, Thane, Hyderabad, Ghaziabad, Jammu, and Chennai
Ø Solar Water Heater Users’ Handbook and SWH Trainers Manual
Ø Advertisements in electronic and print media and Organizing Exhibitions
Ø National helpline & Toll free no 18002334477
This information was given by the Minister of New and Renewable Energy Dr. Farooq Abdullah in a written reply in the Lok Sabha.
