Bescom gets the go-ahead to generate 330 MW of solar energy through YOUR rooftop
Around Rs 300 crore in subsidy will help shoulder the installation burden of solar panels for Bengalureans
If the
Bengaluru Electricity Supply Company ( Bescom) has its way, the terrace of your home, and many homes in the city could become mini solar parks. The electricity supply service provider has been given a target of generating an additional 330 megawatt (MW) of
solar power in the residential sector over the next two years. This is nearly one fourth of the solar power generated at the
Pavagada solar park (with a capacity of 2,050 MW) near Bengaluru, which is touted to be the world’s second largest photovoltaic solar park. A survey by
KSPCB finds 540 buildings letting sewage into SWDs
KSPCB finds 540 buildings letting sewage into SWDs
ByY Maheswara ReddyY Maheswara Reddy / Updated: Jan 27, 2021, 06:00 IST
It has advised BWSSB and
Bescom to disconnect supply of water and power from such units
The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB), in an attempt to make the
storm water drain in Koramangala-Challaghatta Valley free from sewage, has identified around 540 buildings that have been letting untreated sewage into the storm water drains.
Not just that, they have advised the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) and Bengaluru Electricity Supply Company (Bescom) to disconnect water and electricity to such buildings, said