AURANGABAD: Relief is on the cards for the cash-strapped civic body as the authorities have decided to make use of solar energy in place of conventional sources.The Aurangabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) plans to install rooftop solar panels at its main administrative buildings. In the proposal, the municipal officials have said that the civic body would recover the investment in three years.Maharashtra Energy Development Agency (MEDA) designed the proposal to install panels of 80KVA capacity for the AMC. Project expenses include maintenance costs for the next five years.The civic body has been working on the proposal for the past few years. The Centre shortlisted the city for the solar city project in 2014-15. The initiative was launched by the Union ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE).Under the project, the AMC was looking to install rooftop solar panels at all of its civic offices, schools and hospitals.

Source: Times of India February 18, 2017 18:22 UTC