Thursday 17 January 2013

Shifting to solar power prove uneconomical for industrialists

Shifting to solar power prove uneconomical for industrialists

(Times of India), 13Jan, 2013, GURGAON: Most of the power generated in Haryana is consumed by its industrial sector. Until the industry adapts to the new sources of alternative energy, there can't be much hope for the various green initiatives launched here virtually every month. But so far, the government has failed to win the industrialists over to the green cause.

According to Udyog Vihar's industrialists, shifting to solar power has proved uneconomical for the community at large. Solar cells are expensive - a 1KW plant, with batteries, can go for as much as Rs 2 lakh - but what makes them more cumbersome is their low efficiency and high maintenance costs.


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