Haryana's Solar Water Heating System adjudged the best

by Haryananewswire (Balbir)

CHANDIGARH, AUG 23

Haryana has been awarded the best performance award on Solar Water Heating System for the year 2011-12 in Northern Region.

The award was given away today in a National Workshop on Solar Water Heaters at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi by Dr. Farooq Abdullah, Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy.

          On this occasion, the Municipal Corporations of Panchkula and Gurgaon were also felicitated for their proactive role in popularizing solar water heating systems.

While stating this today,  Mr Arun Kumar, Director General, Renewable Energy Department, Haryana and HAREDA said that the Haryana Government is promoting solar water heating systems by awareness generation, regulatory measures and promotional incentives.  He said that the Haryana Government has made the use of solar water heating systems mandatory in industries where hot water is required for processing, hospitals and nursing homes, hotels, motels and banquet halls, Jail Barracks, canteens, housing complex setup by housing society or  Housing Board, all residential buildings built on a plot of size 500 sq. yds. and above falling within the limits of Municipal Committees or  Corporations and HUDA sectors, all Government buildings, residential schools, educational colleges, hostels, technical or educational institutes, district institute of education and training, tourism complexes and universities.

 The Haryana Government also provides capital subsidy on domestic solar water heating systems upto Rs.8000  and also rebate in electricity bills on installation of Solar Water Heating Systems.  In addition, Haryana is the only State in the country where solar water heating systems are installed in social sector institutions with 70 per cent financial assistance. Under this programme, systems are installed in institutions like charitable homes, working women hostels, hostels for the deaf and dumb, sports hostels and hostels for Scheduled Caste students.

During the year 20011-12, solar water heating systems of 10149.14 sq. m (543550 LPD) were installed in the State which is the highest capacity installed in the state in a year and also in any state in northern India. This is 31 per cent more than the capacity installed during the last year that is 2010-11. This has resulted in peak load saving of about 5.43 MW power.