The initiative appears to have as yet not commenced in case of Srinagar Smart City which was selected as such during 4/2017 under Smart City Mission- a Government of India Program to mobilize ways & means through area-based and pan city development to provide a decent quality of life to its citizens.
The move to the extent of its successful installation and commissioning will certainly ease the energy requirements besides working as an allurement to others as solar power is by far the most promising energy and its only by product is cheap & clean electricity.
The solar panels work safely and do not increase any hazardous or toxic fumes, gas or waste nor produce any noise pollution as they do not contain moving parts unlike wire-medium over or under ground electricity arrangements. Normally one acre of solar panels produces about 352 MWs of electrical energy per year.
The actual production depends upon location irradiance. Pertinent to mention that according to Energy Statistics India Report 2022 (3/2022) Rajasthan was mentioned to have the highest potential of harnessing 1,42,310 MWs of solar energy in the country followed by Jammu & Kashmir as the second highest repository with potential to harness renewable solar energy of 1.11 lakh MWs.
The report, however, disclosed that vis-à-vis this great strength only 20.73 MWs of installed capacity were generated in Jammu & Kashmir.
