Alpex Solar Bags Two Order Under PM-KUSUM Scheme In Haryana

Noida-based Solar sector company Alpex Solar Limited has announced that it has secured an order from the Department of New & Renewable Energy Haryana (HAREDA), under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM Scheme), for the provision of 1434 solar water pumping systems. The systems will further be deployed for agricultural purposes.

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These solar pumps will be installed across fields in Haryana. The first order secured by Alpex valued at Rs. 26.49 crore, involves the installation of 845 solar water pumps. The second order entails setting up 589 pumps with a contract value of Rs. 17.21 crore. These initiatives fall under the PM Kusum scheme’s Component-B, focusing on replacing traditional diesel pumps to enhance the efficiency of irrigation in off-grid areas.

Recently, Uttar Pradesh government has recently announced that it will provide solar pumps to more than 54,000 farmers in the state at subsidised rate this year. These solar pumps will be provided to farmers under the PM-KUSUM Scheme (Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan Yojana) which aims to promote the use of renewable energy sources in agriculture.

In December last year, Union Minister for New & Renewable Energy and Power R.K. Singh informed that 2.73 lakh standalone solar pumps have been installed under PM-KUSUM as of October 31, 2023. Not surprisingly, Component A has barely seen installations, with Component C being disappointing. Component B has fared better relatively.

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States such as Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra have been extremely slow to take off with respective capacities of 500 MW, 424 MW, 600 MW, and 700 MW being sanctioned. However, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu despite the ambitious sanctioned capacities have failed to see installations while Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra have installed just 11 MW and 2 MW respectively.