Meghalaya Cabinet approves Chief Minister’s Solar Mission

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaJune 7, 2023

The State Cabinet on Tuesday approved the Chief Minister’s Solar Mission.

Addressing the media, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said, the purpose of the mission is to have Sustainable Green Energy and also part of the energy mix.

The Government will subsidize certain percentage of the scheme to different house units in rural & urban areas and institutional units through the scheme, he said.

He said the CMSM entails power systems with solar hybrid technology wherein photovoltaic cells, an inverter and battery backup will be provided to households and institutions availing the scheme. This will allow some sort of stability in power in the long run.

Solar mission will be rolled out within next month, he said.