Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board (HPSEB) inaugurated a 50 kilowatt (KWp) capacity solar rooftop project in Solan under the centre Integrated PowerDevelopment Scheme (IPDS) scheme. The project was inaugurated by Sukh Ram, Power Minister, Himachal Pradesh and P K Singh, Director - Commercial & Projects (Additional Charge), PFC Ltd. The inauguration ceremony was also attended by senior officials from HPSEBL and PFC. A total of 152 Photo Voltaic Panels are installed which will produce approximately 165 Kwh of electricity on a daily basis," PFC said in a statement. Under the IPDS scheme, HPSEBL has so far installed rooftop solar plants of 1,107 kWp capacity in the state.

PFC said under the ongoing "Go Green" initiative, solar panels are also installed in Uttar Pradesh (10 MWp), Karnataka (8 MWp), Kerala (5 MWp), West Bengal (4 MWp), Uttarakhand (3 MWp) and Himachal Pradesh (1 MWp).