Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka said on Thursday that the Telangana government is keenly interested in promoting solar power generation and utilization as part of efforts to strengthen the power sector in the State. The Deputy Chief Minister met a delegation from Germany at the Secretariat. The German representatives said they had come forward with certain proposals after learning about the Telangana government’s interest in the solar energy sector.

Minister Bhatti Vikramarka explained that the state currently provides free power supply to 29 lakh agricultural pump sets and up to 200 units of electricity under the Gruha Jyothi scheme. He said the government is exploring ways to supply solar power to both agricultural pump sets and Gruha Jyothi beneficiaries. 

He further mentioned the government was contemplating to develop a model where farmers and Gruha Jyothi consumers can earn a steady monthly income as part of this solar initiative.

The Deputy Chief Minister directed Energy department principal secretary Naveen Mittal to study and prepare a report of how the German solar technologies can be integrated into Telangana’s power sector and assess how the proposals from the German team can help strengthen the sector both economically and technologically. The meeting was attended by Transco CMD D. Krishna Bhaskar, SPDCL CMD Musharraf Faruqui, REDCO CMD Anila, and German delegates Dr. Sebastian and Dr. Raghu Chaliganti, among others.