Gujarat govt to provide solar power connection to 1500 farmers
November 24, 2014
Gandhinagar, 24 November 2014
State Power minister Saurabh Patel today said that the state government will implement solar power connection scheme for farmers soon. He said that the government has planned to install 150 solar pumps on experiment basis in north, central and south Gujarat, while 1050 solar pumps will be installed in west Gujarat for agriculture purpose.
He said that the government will provide 3-5 HP solar pump to beneficiary farmers who have applied for agriculture power connection. Each solar pump set costs about Rs. 6 lakh. However, the farmers will get pumps at discounted cost and balance amount will be paid by government.
A scheme for solar power connection to farmers was announced in state government’s annual budget this year.
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