Bihar govt. to promote solar energy, offers incentives

To address the issue of perennial power shortage in the state, the Bihar Government has introduced a policy to promote the usage of solar energy in the state.

To encourage this initiative, the state government has decided to exempt registration and entry taxes on installation of solar energy plants on wastelands.

"The state government has done a survey which revealed that there is a tremendous scope for development of solar energy," said Bijendra Prasad Yadav, Energy Minister, Bihar.

"The state government has devised a solar energy promotion policy to popularise solar energy. Proposals for generation of 250 MW through various solar power projects have been sent to the state Cabinet for approval," said Yadav.

As per the information given by the World Institute of Sustainable Energy (WISE), Bihar comes in the moderate solar radiation zone of the country and it witnesses 280 days of sunshine. There is tremendous scope for developing the solar energy market.