Digital Goa, Jan 29 – Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), commissioned 1 MW of Goa’s first solar energy project. This is CESL’s and Goa’s first milestone in this 100 MW project.Under this project, CESL will implement 100 MW decentralized solar energy projects on government lands and the energy generated would be used for agricultural pumping. In addition, CESL would replace approximately 6,300 agricultural pumps with BEE star rated energy efficient pumps and distribute approximately 16 Lakh LED bulbs for rural domestic households to bring down overall energy demand of the State of Goa. The Rs 450 crore project will solarise unused or degraded land near sub-stations and points of use. It is likely to benefit approximately 4 lakh households and mitigate 1.4 lakh tons of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG).
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