Solar Water Heating System On Government Institutions

   Across India there is massive gap between demand and supply of electricity, so it is quite common practice of power cuts to bridge the gap of shortage of power, state governments purchase electricity from available sources’ at very high cost to minimize the shortage of power but it put additional burden on to the exchequer of power boards/corporations, few years back some states support use of Compact Fluorescent Lamps better known as CFL then conventional bulbs which not only save energy but also release more energy, by distributing free CFL bulbs to the public after collecting conventional bulbs from them, but use of CFL bulbs by common peoples in the country not encouraging till date so it need tough steps by authorities like –

• Fine on use of conventional bulbs
• Ban on sale and production of conventional bulbs
• Mandatory use of CFL in government departments
• Mandatory for new construction that one third power should be generated through solar power

with above coded actions CFL can replace conventional bulbs and will be helpful to save tens of MW of electricity in the country. Now as per news Punjab Government taking one more step in the direction to save power as it has started the process of installing solar water heating systems on the roof top of government institutions throughout state, like –

• Hospitals
• Tourist Complex
• Educational Institutions
• Government Residential Areas
• Jails
• Nursing Homes

Punjab Energy Development Agency has written letters to state’s all the Deputy Commissioners to make draft relating to solar water heating system. It is worth mentioning here that during the rule of Congress in the year 2006, it had supported and back the solar water heating system but with the change of government it was put by present government in the backburner, Punjab Energy Development Agency to boost the use of solar water heating system by public has increased the subsidies by three folds, plus it will be seen on the roofs of every government institutions of states. Punjab energy development chief executive officer Mr. Tejendar Pal Singh said that to make people of the state conscious about the use of natural energy plus every district DC’s of the state asked to submit details to department for the solar energy water heating system, so in the near future solar water heating system can be install on to the government institutions of the state to save the electricity.
    Until and unless under production electricity plants not operational in the state, it is good move to bridge the gap of shortage through power saving measures like CFL, Solar water heating system but it should not only on government departments, should be mandatory for new constructions also in the state whether it is private.