Haryana promoting use of solar water heating systems

In a bid to save energy, the Haryana Renewable Energy Development Agency (Hareda) has so far installed as many as 1,412 solar water heating systems in the State resulting in a saving on 18.13 million kilowatt of electricity annually.
  
"Solar water heating technology has emerged as a cost effective and environment friendly option for water heating applications all over the world," State's power and renewable energy minister, Mahendra Partap Singh said here today.
   
He said that installation of 1,000 solar water heating systems of 100 litre capacity each could save one megawatt of power and at the same time mitigate the problems posed by global warming.
   
"A 100 litre solar water heating system could avoid emission of 1.5 tonnes carbon dioxide annually," he claimed.
    
Singh pointed out that given the utility of solar water heating systems, the State government had made the use of this system mandatory in industries, where hot water is required for processing including hospitals and nursing homes, hotels, jail barracks, canteens, housing complexes set up by the Group Housing Societies or Housing Boards.
   
To promote the installation of solar water heating systems in the State, a number of incentives were being given by the State government that included rebate in the electricity bills.