Pune: The Pune Municipal Corporation has decided to foray into the field of generating electricity from solar energy with the aim of saving in the cost of electricity. The Municipal Corporation has also taken the decision to buy electricity at a lower price from the open access next year. For this the proposal to set up SPV with government body CESL was approved by the Standing Committee. The Electricity Department of Pune Municipal Corporation had proposed this reference before the Standing Committee. This proposal has been approved. Such information was given by Hemant Rasne, Chairman of the Standing Committee.
This proposal will be sent to the state government for final approval after approval in the general body meeting of the Municipal Corporation. Rasne said so too. At present, the Municipal Corporation buys electricity from Mahavitaran. If electricity is purchased from open access instead of Mahavitaran, then it will be cheaper for the Municipal Corporation. At present 23 MW of electricity is used at the Municipal Water Purification Center and Upsa Centers. If electricity is purchased through open access, then at least 12 crore rupees will be saved. Such a claim has been made in the proposal.
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Pune Municipal Corporation to invest 26 percent
The SPV will be set up by the Municipal Corporation in partnership with CESL, a sub-company of the state government’s Energy Efficiency Services Company. The Municipal Corporation will invest 26 percent in this SPV. Altogether a loan of Rs 200 crore will be taken for this. With this amount, a solar power project will be built in Osmanabad. The electricity generated in this project will be brought to Pune through Mahatransmission. The electricity generated in this project and the electricity supplied to the Pune Municipal Corporation will be checked with a meter. The Municipal Corporation will get electricity at the rate of 3 rupees 40 paise. This rate of electricity will remain for the coming 20 years, but the cost of carrying electricity will have to be paid per unit.