PANAJI : PM Narendra Modi on Sunday lauded Goa for launching the solar rooftop online portal goasolar.in, developed by the Goa Energy Development Agency (GEDA), in collaboration with the department of new and renewable energy and the electricity department.
“Good step towards harnessing solar energy and furthering sustainable development,” said the PM, sharing Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant’s tweet announcing the launch of the portal.
While announcing the new initiative, Sawant tweeted, “The entire process of application, processing of application, installation of solar project, and the release of subsidy will be done online through the portal”. Any consumers who want to avail a rooftop solar connection for their premises can now apply online through this new portal, by simply entering information available in their monthly electricity bill. The portal provides the consumer with the quantum of solar power that can be generated within the premises, along with the subsidy.
“I congratulate ‘Aha Solar’ of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, for the development and training of GEDA personnel to use the portal. I am sure the portal will be useful to people and organisations who shall adopt rooftop solar power generation.”
On the portal, a dashboard is provided to the applicants to check the status of the application and subsidy. The applicants will also receive an SMS and email at each stage of processing of the application. The portal went live on March 31.
Source: PTI
