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The domestic rooftop solar scheme, which was launched in 2013 has found few takers in the State. The ambitious project has dramatically fallen short of its own target, The Hindu has learnt through an RTI petition.
The Tamil Nadu government set a target of installing 10,000 rooftop solar plants under the Chief Minister’s Solar Rooftop Capital Incentive Scheme launched in 2013. So far, it has sold only 460 solar plants all over State, most of them in Chennai.
Under the scheme launched by former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, a subsidy of Rs. 20,000 per kilo watt installed was assured, in addition to the 30 per cent subsidy provided by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE). The data was made available in response to a Right to Information (RTI) Act petition submitted to Tamilnadu Energy Development Agency (TEDA).
Shadow over solar power scheme - The Hindu
