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Solar pump sets usage on the rise in farm sector
Use of solar pump sets is on the rise in the agriculture sector as the government is providing 85 per cent subsidy to farmers
Srikakulam: Use of solar pump sets is on the rise in the agriculture sector as the government is providing 85 per cent subsidy to farmers
on actual cost. With an aim to promote solar power usage in cultivation, the State government is implementing subsidy scheme for solar
power motors.
Andhra Pradesh Eastern Power Distribution Company Limited (APEPDCL) and National Renewable Energy Resources Development
Corporation (NREDC), revenue and ground water department are jointly implementing the scheme for farmers.
According to guidelines, farmers should have one acre of farm land and they have to register their names at Mee Seva centre by paying
Rs 25 as registration fee. At the time of registration, farmer needs to submit Xerox copies of Pattadar Passbook, Aadhaar card. After
registration, APEPDCL and NREDC have to conduct joint field verification to study feasibility. The revenue and ground water departments’
officials have to verify the farm land and issue No Objection Certificate (NOC) if trees do not exist within 30 feet distance from the
proposed borewell spot.
Actual price of 5 HP solar power motor is Rs 4.29 lakh, but farmers have to pay only Rs 55,000. Price for 3 HP motor is Rs 3.36 lakh, but
farmers can purchase it by paying Rs 40,000. Farmers in Srikakulam rural, Gara, Laveru, Ponduru, Etcherla, Narasannapeta and Palakonda
mandals were showing interest in using solar power motors to cultivate crops in the upland areas.
Till the end of June this year, 890 farmers registered their names with APEPDCL and NREDC for solar power motors and after joint field
inspection, the officials granted permission for 704 solar power motors out of 864 applications.
“Solar power motors with five years warranty were functioning effectively”, said APEPDCL superintendent engineer D Satyannarayana and
NREDC district manager MVK Raju. All farmers are eligible for sanctioning the solar power motors,” they explained.
