The citizens of Bengaluru continue to grapple with power outages and September 10 will be no different. The Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (BESCOM) has declared two-hour-long power outages in various regions due to maintenance work at the Banaswadi 66/11 KV Sub-station. Amidst this, did you know you can generate your own electricity on a monthly basis by paying a certain subsidy? How? The PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana by the government is meant to generate free electricity.
PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana:
This scheme makes solar energy accessible and affordable at all households. BESCOM has released the subsidy to domestic category consumers on installing the solar rooftop panels under the scheme.
Subsidies In Bengaluru:
For residential customers, the subsidy is Rs 30,000 for electricity consumption of up to 100 unit which is the size of 1Kw solar plant. The cost of the solar plant ranges from Rs 60,000 to Rs 80,000. On this plan, the yearly savings is around Rs 9,600 on electricity bill.
Further, for 101 to 200 units of electricity monthly which is solar plant size of 2kw --- the subsidiy is at Rs 60,000. The cost of solar plant is Rs 1,20,000 to Rs 1,60,000. The yearly saving on electricity bills is around Rs 21,600.
Lastly, for 201 to 300 units of electricity consumption in a month, the subsidy is around Rs 78,000. The solar plant size is 3KW and its costing is around Rs 1,80,000 to Rs 2,40,000. The yearly savings is around Rs 36,000.
How does PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijlee Yojana work?
The scheme provides for a subsidy of 60% of the solar unit cost for systems up to 2kW capacity and 40 percent of additional system cost for systems between 2 to 3kW capacity. The subsidy has been capped at 3kW capacity, as per the government guidelines.
At current benchmark prices, this will mean Rs 30,000 subsidy for 1kW system, Rs 60,000 for 2kW systems and Rs 78,000 for 3kW systems or higher.
Who are eligible to apply for the Scheme?
- The applicant must be an Indian citizen.
- Must own a house with a roof that is suitable for installing solar panels.
- The household must have a valid electricity connection.
- The household must not have availed of any other subsidy for solar panels.
How to apply for PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana?
First, the interested consumer has to register on the National Portal. This has to be done by selecting the state and the electricity distribution company. The National Portal will assist the households by providing relevant information such as appropriate system sizes, benefits calculator, vendor rating etc. The consumers can choose the vendor and the make of the Roof Top Solar unit they wish to get installed.
BESCOM will carry out maintenance work from 10 AM to 12 noon on September 10, at Banaswadi 66/11 KV sub-station. The reason behind the emergency work is to ensure a smooth transition of electricity supply and tackle sudden breakdowns in situations like heavy rains.
Bengaluru Power Cut Areas Affected:
Areas around Banaswadi to be affected are:
- Hormavu • P & T Layout • Nisarga Colony • Nandanam Colony • Ashirvad Colony • Jyotinagar • Agar • Balaji Layout • Chinnaswamappa Layout • Coconut Grove • Amar Regency • Vijaya Bank Colony • HRBR Layout • Kammanahalli Main Road • Kalyan Nagar • Hennur • Chelikere • Meganahalli
Further, localities like Gedalahalli, Kothanur, Vaddarapalya Janakirama Layout, BDS Garden Satya Enclave, Prakruthi Layout, Hoysalanagar Brindavan Layout, Vinayaka Layout, Vivekananda Layout, Manjunath Nagar Road, Yasin Nagar, NRI Layout, Punyabhumi Layout, Samad Layout, Kullappa Circle, Rajkumar Park, Sangolli Rayanna Road, Ramamurthy Nagar Main Road, Krishnareddy Layout -- are also in the list to be impacted by the latest power cut.
Extended areas to be impacted are --- Chikka Banaswadi, Subbayyanapalya, Green Park Layout, Flower Garden, Divya Unnathi Layout, Prakruthi Township, Byrathi, Kyalasanahalli, Nakshatra Layout, Byrathi Bande, Sangam Enclave, Atham Vidyanagar, Byrathihalli, Kanakashree Layout, Gubbi Cross, Babusapalya, Bank Avenue Layout, Nanjappa Garden, CNR Layout, R.S. Palya, Munikallappa Garden, Hanumanthappa Road, Kalkere, Munegowda Road, Samruddhi Layout, Jayanti Nagar.
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