You can now find out the solar power potential of your rooftop and
the area required to install a plant. This so as Chandigarh has become
the first city to offer rooftop mapping facility through web-GIS;
(geographic information system), a tool launched by The Energy and
Resource Institute (TERI).
The announcement was made during the national meet on solar cities on
Friday. Representatives of TERI said Chandigarh has total 1.10 lakh
rooftops, where 400 megawatt capacity solar plants could be installed..
“The GIS mapping of rooftops has added a new feather in the city’s
cap. We now have date and details of each rooftop and space required for
installing solar plants. Now, both government and common residents have
all the details. Chandigarh is the first city to have this facility,”
said Santosh Kumar, director, science and technology department, UT
administration. Tarun Kapoor, joint secretary, ministry of new and
renewable energy, said, “Chandigarh has done remarkable work to install
solar plants on government buildings. We are hoping for more such work
in this regard.”
Source: Times of India
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