NAGPUR: The Nagpur University’s Jamnalal Bajaj Administrative Building has become fully solar powered and its inauguration would be held on Thursday by guardian minister Nitin Raut at 11 am.
Mayor Dayashankar Tiwari would preside over the function while vice chancellor Subhash Chaudhari, pro-VC Sanjay Dudhe and registrar Raju Hiwse will share the dais.
The brain behind the entire project, Niranjan Deshkar, who is Management Council member, told TOI that the university would manage to save a huge amount of Rs72 lakh every year with this new initiative. “The project would have a capacity to produce 500KW power and is approved by the central and state governments along with Maharashtra Energy Development Agency (MEDA). NU has spent Rs6 lakh on its installation, but would be saving an equal amount every month approximately,” he said.
The project is set up under the MEDA’s renewable energy service company (RESCO) model where the company would take care of its repair and maintenance and also its installation. “This scheme is applicable only to government departments or institutions. An agreement was inked by NU with the company for generation of a certain number of units. It would cost NU just Rs2.74/unit against Rs11.50/unit for normal MSEDCL connection,” Deshkar said.
