MONDAY, MAY 20, 2024
Team Herald
PONDA: Realising that their barren land would not bear fruits or agricultural crops the family of Raju Prabu and Ashok Prabu at Usgao decided to produce 6-megawatt solar energy at their 25 acre barren and rocky land located at Marwa Sada Usgao. They had also sent their proposal to the government and obtained many of the essential permission for the project.
The Prabu family members said they realized that crop cultivation is impossible in their vast land and therefore instead of giving their land for any pollution-oriented project or laterite stone mine they decided to use their land for the production of solar energy, which will also help them to meet the future requirement.
The family has obtained prior permission from Goa Energy Development Agency. The proposal has been put forward Under Prime Minister Kisan Urja Scheme and most of the permissions have been obtained. The project is expected to generate 8760 Megawatts annually i.e around 96 lakh units of electricity. Goa Electricity Department would be in a position to get its additional power supply from this project. Currently, Goa depends on Karnataka and other States for its power requirement.
The barren land at Marwa Sada, Usgao is uneven and rocky and in order to level it and make it suitable for installing solar panels, the family has obtained permission from Mining Department and also obtained environment clearance.
