Ranchi: Jharkhand has begun to receive solar power from Gujarat through the Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) as part of a renewable liability (RPO).
200mw solar power received from the upper pgility under the Jharkhand Urja Sancharan Nigam Limited (JUSNL) .Atably, State Discover – Jharkhand Bidyut Fight Nigam Limited (JBVL) has signed a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) for 25 years with Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) in July 2018 for 700 MW solar power.
Solar power was purchased at Rs 2.5 per unit of SECI solar plant in Gujarat buying energy from renewable resources and the addition of 200 MW for the availability of state net power will be a big step in realizing RPO.
“Our demand is also increasing and we hope to fulfill this demand from solar power sources,” he said.
, This country experienced a power crisis in the DVC command area over the past few months over extraordinary bills.
However, solar power will not be supplied to the DVC command area.