Venkaiah Naidu lays stress on tapping solar energy

Vice-President dedicates 1.5 MW plant at Jipmer to nation

Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday advocated the need to make solar rooftop plants, solar water heaters and rainwater harvesting mandatory for government organisations and large buildings. Dedicating to the nation the 1.5 MW rooftop solar power plant commissioned at Jipmer, Mr. Naidu suggested greater adoption of rooftop solar plants, along with ensuring sufficient light and ventilation, in industries and big establishments like universities and government buildings. In this regard, he appealed to all States and local bodies to consider adopting the model building by-laws for new constructions. He also called upon large institutions and public sector organisations to strive towards sustainability in their operations by using renewable energy. Noting that India was fast moving towards becoming the global leader for ‘energy transition’ and had set the recent landmark of 100 gigawatt of installed renewable energy capacity, the Vice-President called for State, Central and Union Territory governments to work together as Team India to popularise the tapping of solar energy and bring about greater awareness among people on the benefits of installing solar panels on their rooftops.