Team Goemkarponn
PANAJI: For over three years from now, Goa sets to achieve 21,200 rooftop installations in the State with total solar power generation of 65MW by 2027 under its ambitious Goem Vinamulya Vij Yevjan scheme- a scheme that is aligned with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana.
Under the scheme, the State has so far received 4,500 applications while feasibility of 4,460 applicants has been approved for Rooftop installation.
The data shows, till date, 477 rooftops have been installed with a total capacity of 4.55MW of solar power. Total of Rs 30 lakh State subsidy is released so far.
Sources informed that under the scheme, Goa has set target of 21200 numbers of Rooftop installations aggregating to 65 MW for three years(upto 2027).
The scheme encourages free rooftop solar installation upto 5kW for household users who consume 400 units or less per year. Zero Electricity Bill will be levied for these consumers consuming 400 units or less for the next 10 years.
Apart from the Centre’s total outlay of Rs 75,000 crore, Goa government, with an initial investment of Rs 35 crore, will bear the entire cost of installation till 2026-27.
In the last six years (till September 2024), the State has generated 168.21 million units (MU) of green energy, with an annual rise.
From generating just 4.46 MUs of power in 2019, to achieving 69.35 MUs of power by 2023- 2024 to, the State has made a rapid growth. In the current financial year, the total solar generation is 28.59MU till September end.
The number of solar connections in the State as on October is 1566 with total installed capacity of 65.86 megawatts and total power generation of 168.21 MUs.
According to the Goa State Energy Vision 2050, the State aims to generate 150 megawatts of renewable power by 2030. The State intends to become the first in the country to run on 100 per cent renewable energy by 2050.
Meanwhile, sources informed that the State Government has also allowed for providing single phase inverters instead of three phase inverters for installations with inverter capacity of 5KW or below in case of three phase prosumers for the grid connected Rooftop solar PV systems.
There are 998 residential solar rooftops, 193 commercial and 84 industrial installations while there are 16 in other categories.
