Brigade Gateway Enclave claims to be the highest capacity solar power generation of 354 KW among private apartments in the country
Bengaluru: Solar rooftop power generation of 354 KW capacity set up at the Brigade Gateway Enclave, said to be the highest in the country among private apartments, was launched on Saturday.
Speaking on the occasion, Karnataka Minister For Information Technology and Bio Technology C N Ashwatha Narayana, who is the jurisdictional MLA, said entire society should move in this direction to achieve sustainable development goals.
“Self Generation of Power is an important aspect towards realizing sustainable development. Any project or developmental work we undertake should not become a threat to the environment,” said C N Ashwatha Narayana.
The Minister also pointed out that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set a target of generating 100 Giga Watts of renewable energy in the country. “Besides striving to contribute towards this, students will be sensitized about the importance of sustainable development as per National Education Policy (NEP- 2020),” he said.
“with this solar power rooftop, Brigade Gateway has put forward one more step towards becoming a sustainable enclave. In addition to the apartment already having water recycling and waste disposal management, now has moved further to become eco friendly by setting up solar power generation system” said C N Ashwatha Narayana.
The Minister also appreciated the work of the Brigade Gateway Association for installing the solar power set up and congratulated for this. Brigade Gateway Association President Mahesh Kumar, BESCOM Executive Engineer Raghu, BESCOM Assistant Executive Engineer Siddaraju and others were present.
