PM opens India’s first solar power run district court
October 02, 2015
Khunti, Jharkhand
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today inaugurated India’s first solar power run district court at Khunti in Jharkhand.
The court will have 2,70,000 unit solar power generation. The power plant will be functional on full installation capacity for next 25 years.
In total 390 tubelights, 125 fans, 30 computers, 30 printers, 5 photocopy machines, 5 1.5 tonne ac, 50 sodiam wapor lights, 1 water pump will run on solar power. And this will be just 65 kw usage. The other 115 kw power generated from this plant will be transferred to Deputy Commissioner office which will also function fully on solar power.
The project was to take 6 months period for completion but it took just 4 months and 22 days to complete the task.
Prime Ministe Shri Narendra Modi in his address on this ocassion said, “media people may have got masala as Prime Minister who dreams for achieving 175 giga watt renewal energy target has travelled to Khunti in Jharkhand for inauguration of 185 kw solar power plant. But I have come here due to inspiration of Mahatma Gandhi who born on this date of 2nd October.”
He said Jharkhand is the state that has treasure of coal, but it chooses solar power and sets an example.
Modi mentioned solar powered Kochi airport, solar run Faridabad-Delhi Metro rail stations, solar run Katra railway station in his speech.
He said when India will mark 75 years of independence in year 2022, the country will achieved 175 GW renewal energy target. Modi asks locals to use LED bulbs.
– DeshGujarat
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