Gujarat launches agro-solar policy for farmers
Q. Which state is becoming the first state in the country to launch ‘agro-solar policy’ to encourage the farmers tap the solar energy?- Published on 31 Aug 15a. Maharashtra
b. Uttar Pradesh
c. Gujarat
d. Odisha
ANSWER: Gujarat
According to Gujarat Energy Research and Management Institute -GERMI, the farmers and power generation companies will be in a win-win situation with generation of solar energy in agricultural fields. Farmers can use the solar energy for their own purpose and sell the surplus energy to the state run power generation companies. Director of GERMI Mr. T. Harinarayana has said that power generation companies will set up solar photo voltaic SPV -plants in different farms fields for this purpose.
These SPV plants were already tested in different agricultural universities in the State. The solar photo-voltaic plant will be set up on poles so that farmers can also grow their crops. Farmers are likely to get 30 to 40 percent share from the profit of power generation companies.
