EESL, govt of Maharashtra explore installing solar rooftops in 5,000 energy efficient public buildings

Energy Efficiency Services organised a stakeholders’ workshop along with KfW where senior functionaries of key departments of government of Maharashtra were addressed about deployment of grid-connected solar rooftop solutions in up to 5,000 buildings across the state within the next 2-3 years.
EESL is already retrofitting government buildings in Maharashtra with energy efficient appliances, investing Rs 325 crore to enable them to achieve 39% savings in annual energy costs. The solar rooftop solutions will significantly reduce the lifetime energy costs of these buildings, as they will avail electricity at lower tariffs that will be determined at levelised rates over the next 25 years.
Chandrakant Dada Patil, Minister of Revenue, Relief & Rehabilitation and Public Works, government of Maharashtra, inaugurated the workshop, which was graced by dignitaries like Arvind Singh, principal secretary, energy department, government of Maharashtra; Manoj Saunik, principal secretary, PWD, GoM; Rajeev Sharma, chairman, EESL; Sanjeev Kumar, MD;  Ajit Sagne, secretary (buildings) PWD, GoM; and, Saurabh Kumar, MD, EESL.