Tripura to Set Up Solar Microgrids in 23 Villages

Jishnu Dev Varma, Tripura’s deputy chief minister, said the state government intends to build solar microgrids in 23 rural areas where conventional power cannot be given.

The state administration has approved a plan to build solar microgrids in 23 distant villages for a total cost of $312,150, according to the news agency UNI. Tripura Renewable Energy Development is a non-profit organization dedicated to the development of renewable energy

In the Khowai district, the deputy chief minister also inaugurated a 2 kW solar microgrid at Sarkipara in Nunacherra autonomous district council village.

The system will give electricity to 14 homes because the villagers have been requesting it for a long time; however, installing a power connection to such a remote region for less than 100 people was impossible.

The deputy chief minister told the reporters that approximately 12,000 solar lights had already been supplied in numerous remote places across Tripura, with plans to distribute another 15,000 solar lights in the works.

In comparison to other portions of India, the northeastern region has a significant electricity deficit. For the fiscal year 2020-21, the region had the biggest energy supply deficit of 2.5 percent, with a peak power deficit of 5.7 percent. To solve this issue, the cabinet committee on economic affairs approved a revised cost estimate for the North Eastern Region Power System Improvement Project, which has a cost estimate of 67 billion dollars ($910 million). The implementation is expected to build a dependable power grid, strengthen the region’s linkage to upcoming load centers, and provide grid-connected power to all consumers and beneficiaries.

Because large-scale solar projects are difficult to build, the state has focused on modest and decentralized solar. Under Phase-II of the rooftop solar program, the Tripura State Electricity Corporation (TSECL) recently requested bids from developers to design, supply, install, and commission 1 MW of grid-connected rooftop solar systems on residential buildings across the state.

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