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Achievements

Pioneering achievements in Renewable Energy sector in West Bengal
  • India’s second off-grid Solar Power Plant of capacity 20 kWp for village electrification set up in 1994 at village Bongopalpur in Bankura.
  • India’s first Biomass Gasifier Based Power Plant of capacity 500 kWp installed in 1996 for the purpose of village electrification at Gosaba Block in South 24 Parganas.
  • India’s first Small Hydro Plant of capacity 10 kW for village electrification set up in 1996 at Paren, Kalimpong in Darjeeling.
  • India’s first Rooftop Grid-Connected Solar Power Plant of capacity 25 kWp installed in 1996 at Bidyut Bhavan, Kolkata.
  • WBREDA, as first State Nodal Agency in India, received Ashden Award in 2003 in the area of Energy Access, Renewable & Low-Carbon Energy giving recognition for successful implementation of interim electrification programme in Sundarbans through Solar PV System.
  • India’s first Solar Housing Complex in India namely Rabi Rashmi Housing Complex established in 2008 at New Town, Kolkata.
  • Asia’s first utility scale Solar Power Plant set up in 2009 at Jamuria, Paschim Bardhaman.
  • The Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Washington D.C and The National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO), Virginia selected the Solar Installation Project at schools of WBREDA as Eastern Region’s best Renewable Energy initiative for its Scalability, Feasibility, Affordability and its social Impact in 2022.
Some of the special achievements of WBREDA:
  • Installation of Grid Connected Rooftop Solar PV Plants with Net Metering arrangement in Educational Institutions [2089 of Schools, 93 of Colleges & 11 Universities].
  • Installation of Grid Connected Rooftop Solar PV Plants in Government Buildings and the buildings of local governments under Aloshree Programme. 91 nos. of Government Buildings have been covered.
  • Installation of 10 MW ground mounted SPV Power Plant at Bhajanghat, Nadia has been completed on 30th September, 2021.
  • Implementation of village electrification programme at eleven villages in Sundarbans with Solar PV Home Lighting Systems executed during 2006-2014.
  • Community Livelihoods Interventions: Financial assistance was provided to 22 Self Help groups in Manbazar I Block of Purulia District for installation of Solar pumps.
  • Decentralized Renewable Energy applications: NRES Deptt. is exploring possibilities for use of Renewable Energy sources replacing the conventional energy sources required for generation of livelihood projects of SHGs, MSME, Fishery Value Chain and Agriculture sectors. The matter has already been taken up with the concerned departments.
Some of the major achievements of WBGEDCL:
  • Installation of GRTSPV Power Plant each of capacity 5 kWp at 140 schools with aegis from West Bengal Pollution Control Board.
  • Installation of GRTSPV Power Plant each of capacity 10 kWp at 75 schools of Purulia & Jhargram with aegis from Paschimannchal Unnayan Affairs Dept.
  • Installation of Roof Top Grid Connected Power Plant at Akanksha Housing Complex, New Town with cumulative capacity of 70 kW.
  • Installation and operation of Grid Connected Ground Mounted Solar PV (GGMSPV) of capacity 2 MW at Jamuria, Paschim Bardhaman.