Google-Haryana Renewable Energy Development Agency (HAREDA) awards contracts for 24,484 solar water pumping systems under Component B of PM-KUSUM Program.
-Companies like Oswal Pumps, Shakti Pumps, AVI Appliances, Himalayan Solar, and Rotomag Motors and Controls secure contracts for over 1,000 pumps each.
-Alpex Solar also receives contracts for 1,434 solar water pumps, with 19 other companies securing capacities for a total of 5,812 pumps.
-Component B aims to install two million standalone solar water pumps for irrigation, prioritizing small and marginal farmers.
-Minister of Power R.K. Singh reports over 200,000 farmers benefited from the PM-KUSUM program, with Haryana having the third-highest number of beneficiaries.
-HAREDA announces subsidies of up to 75% for solar pumps ranging from 3 HP to 10 HP capacities under the KUSUM program for 2023-24.
Originally published on Mercom India