: The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board has decided to use solar energy to power 56 of its reservoirs (10ml and above) in the city. The board has entrusted State Energy Corporation to conduct a feasibility study on solar energy utilization and aims to run reservoirs on solar energy by next June, said a person familiar with the matter. Sources said the board wants to reduce power consumption. The board is incurring Rs 80 to 100 crore bill every month from Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Company LTD to distribute water from the Godavari and the Krishna to city and GHMC periphery. The board has open spaces on reservoir premises to set up solar units and will require 3 MWs to run reservoirs. In Phase-1, solar energy will be used in 56 reservoirs and the remaining would be covered in phase-II. The board will submit a report from the Telangana government to MA&UD to ask TSREC to invite tenders. Follow and connect with us on , ,
The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board is to power one of its reservoirs with on - site solar energy units . Telangana State Renewable Energy will conduct a feasibility study on utilising the resource and the board aims to deploy it from June to reduce energy bills . Locations for solar units are already available at Hyderabad , which will need 10 % of capacity . More reservoirs will be added to the list later in a second phase .