Reliance & Punj bid to help the Indian Parliament to Go Green

Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries (Solar Group)annexe," he said.
and construction company Punj Llyod are among theThe Centre had allocated the solar power project for
five companies which have bid for solar power projectthe Parliament House over four months back to PEDA
to be set up in the Parliament House.keeping in view of its expertise in non-conventional and
"We have received bids from five companies for therenewable energy resources.
solar energy project to be set up in Parliament," TPS"The main objective of this project is to demonstrate
Sidhu, the Chief Executive of Punjab Energyand popularise the renewable and new energy
Development Agency (PEDA), which is executing theresources for the power generation and it has been
project, told PTI here.awarded under the Special Area Demonstration
Three other companies, which have submitted bids,Programme of the government," he informed.
are Wipro Ecoenergy, Lanco and Gurgaon-based DDBesides setting up solar power generation unit, other
Solar23 India.components of the project are installing water heating
"We are evaluating the bids and successful bidder willsystem of 2,000 litres capacity, illumination of the house
be (for Parliament project) announced within next 10and setting up a small biogas plant of half a tonne
days," he said, adding that the project was expectedcapacity per day for the Kitchen in Parliament.
to be completed within next three months."The other components of the project will be done in a
PEDA, which has been asked by the Centre tophased manner," said Sidhu.
implement the solar power project in Parliament, hadState-owned PEDA is a nodal agency for promotion
invited bids for commissioning of power project with aand development of renewable energy projects
capacity of 80 KW using solar photovoltaic technologyincluding solar, biogas and small hydel projects in
and its operation and maintenance for 10 years.Punjab. It is also a nodal agency for facilitating project
"Out of 80 KW of power generation, 50 KW offor carbon credit under Clean Development
power will be fed into grid system and rest will beMechanism.
used for battery back up at the Parliament house