Enthused by the positive public response on alternative forms of energy, Uttarakhand government would organise an international convention on green energy. On Friday, the senior officials of the power department met the Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat at state secretariat and discussed the plan of the convention in detail.

The secretary, Power, Radhika Jha said that the convention is proposed in the month of June this year. She said that 250 delegates belonging to the power sector are expected to take part in the convention. In the convention subject experts, entrepreneurs, State Government institutions and all other stake holders would be brought under one roof for deliberation.

In the convention a roadmap for the state for the conception, development, construction and operation of renewable energy would be prepared.

She added that in the convention would be organised under the aegis of Uttarakhand government by the UJVN limited, Uttarakhand Power Corporation Limited (UPCL), Power Transmission Corporation of Uttarakhand Limited (PITCUL) and Uttarakhand Renewable Energy Development Agency (UREDA). 

It is pertinent to mention here that the Uttarakhand started second phase of the rooftop solar energy scheme recently.

Under the scheme, one can establish up to 10 KV plants which would cost Rs five Lakhs. The actual cost would drop to Rs  3.60 Lakh after subsidy.

Selling the electricity thus generated through the grid will develop another source of income.  At present, the state is producing 268 MW of electricity through solar power while new allotment has also been made for production of 200 MW solar power.

The focus of government on the solar power projects could be understood from the fact that the state has started producing more than 200 MW of solar energy in last one and half years. Similarly the state government is focussing on power production from pine needles.

The department claims that grounding of projects amounting to Rs 800 Crore investments has been done so far.