By Bishnu Prasad Pokharel, Damak, Dec. 27: Generation of
commercial solar energy has been started for the first time in Jhapa.
Jhapa
Energy Company Limited (JECL) began the trial production of 10 MW solar energy from Tuesday
evening.
The
plant will produce 17,610,000 unit of electricity a year.
Narayan
Prasad Pokharel, programme officer of the JECL, said that the solar energy
produced at the plant located at Shivasatakshi Municipality-4 was connected
with the sub-station of the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) located at Bulochowk
for the trial production.
The
trial has been successful.
The
trial production will continue for 15 days and thereafter the commercial
production will start, said Pokharel, after 15 days the NEA will purchase the
solar energy as per the purchase agreement.
The
NEA will buy the power for Rs.7.30 per unit as per the agreement.
An
investment of Rs. 810 million has been made for the project, 75 per cent of
investment is born by the Machhapuchhre Bank and Civil Bank and the remaining
25 per cent is invested by the people