Karnataka shelves microgrid solar project for five villages
The Karnataka government has dropped its plan to install 500 kW microgrid solar units with battery storage in one backward village within each electricity supply company’s jurisdiction, citing financial non-viability. According to Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Limited (KREDL), which was to implement the project, the villages identified were Katenahalli in Tumakuru district (Bescom), Arji in Kodagu district (CESC), Lingapura in Chikkamagaluru district (Mescom), Jagalapete in Uttara Kannada district (Hescom), and Antavaram in Kalaburagi district (Gescom)….