Kochi is taking the first step towards its journey to become a solar city under a programme of Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE). Kochi Corporation has initiated measures to prepare a detailed project report (DPR) on the scheme. The services of ICLEI , an international agency involved in supporting local governments to identify solutions to governance including energy management, will be engaged for making the DPR, K.J. Sohan, Standing Committee Chairman, Town Planning, told The Hindu. He said the agency had been involved in similar projects in other cities. A solar city cell has already been constituted as required under the MNRE scheme, he said. The Kochi Mayor was not available for comments. The scheme was floated about two years ago and several cities had already been enrolled. Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram were in the MNRE’s list of 48 cities which were given in-principle approval out of 60 cities chosen initially. A top official of ANERT (Agency for Non-Conventional Energy and Rural Technology), the nodal agency for MNRE in Kerala, said the Thiruvananthapuram corporation authorities had not shown much interest in the scheme. Kochi was not given a place in the first stage of MNRE scheme, in which 31 cities were given sanction. The city is being considered in the second phase, according to Mr.Sohan. -thehindu
Posted on: Thu, 08 Aug 2013 03:09:13 +0000
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