People who are installing rooftop solar panels in Meghalaya will have to do zero investment in Meghalaya. Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma has announced zero investment for people who wanted to install solar panels.

While launching the Meghalaya Roof Top Solar Portal of the Meghalaya Energy Corporation Limited (MeECL) in Shillong on Friday, he announced, “People who are installing rooftop solar panels will have to do zero investment. They will get 40% subsidy from the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), 50% from the vendor, and 10% from the Meghalaya Power Distribution Corporation Limited (MePDCL). Consumers who install solar panels will pay Rs 2 lesser to the MeECL as compared to Rs 6 per unit that they are paying right now. 

The CM further informed that when the consumers are not using electricity from solar panels, they will earn 1 rupee per unit from the MeECL. Consumers can apply for this scheme through the unified solar rooftop portal. He also said that the State has the capacity and opportunity to harness solar energy and this is where solar projects like these are important for the state. The State government is looking forward to making this sector grow. The State will benefit by using renewable energy and it will also help reduce Co2 emissions.

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