Commissioner, Andhra Pradesh Public Transport Department (AP PTD) and Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of the AP State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) Ch. Dwaraka Tirumala Rao on January 10 (Wednesday) laid the foundation stone for a 499 Kwp rooftop solar plant on the fourth floor of the NTR administrative block at the Pandit Nehru Bus Station (PNBS) in Vijayawada.
Later speaking to the media, Mr. Rao said in accordance to the green initiative of the Central Government, the APSRTC had installed four rooftop solar plants of 100 Kwp capacity each in 2019 at Madanapalle, Kakinada, Nandyal and Chittoor bus stations under Capex model with a total expenditure of ₹40 lakh for each plant. The expected life of these solar plants is 25 years, he said.
