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Salar Jung Museum to use solar power
Salar Jung Museum To Use Solar Power. The staff at the Salar Jung Museum is riding high after bagging the second prize in ‘Best Energy Conservation Practices 2012-13’ on Friday.
3 crore project to bring down power bills by 50%
The staff at the Salar Jung Museum is riding high after bagging the second prize in ‘Best Energy Conservation Practices 2012-13’ on Friday. Continuing its efforts towards energy conservation, the museum is planning to go solar by March, 2014.
A Nagender Reddy, director of the museum said, “Out of the present 4,900 units of consumption daily, the museum looks to augment half of the energy through solar power. About 2,500 units would be tapped daily which would cover 45% of the consumption. We would be able to bring down power bills by 50 %.”
The site visits, feasibility study, specifications by the museum management have been completed by New & Renewable Energy Development Corporation of Andhra Pradesh Ltd (NREDCAP) which is the implementing agency. M Kamalakar Babu, VC and managing director, NREDCAP, said, “A Government of India subsidiary company would be given the project, which would be completed in the next two to three months.”
Salar Jung Museum would bear 70% of the cost and the remaining 30% would come in the form of subsidy from the Government of India.
A Nagender Reddy added, “The return on investment would be achieved within four years. The benefits of the installation of 500 kW panels would cover all the three buildings: Eastern Block, Western Block and Central building. We hope to start reaping the benefits by March next year.”
Initially, the museum management thought of looking at corporates for sponsoring the project but has now decided to fund it themselves. A senior official at the museum said, “There is complete transparency and the accountant general is the financial advisor for the museum. Though there has been a delay in starting the project, it will be done perfectly. The museum hopes to save Rs 7 to 8 lakh a month by going solar.”
