The state capital city may soon welcome visitors with a one-of-its-kind solar trees with the deciding to install 16solar treesacross various locations. The solar tree resembles a tree but has Metal branches to hold the solar panels.
In the first phase, the Goa Energy Development Authority (GEDA) is planning to install 10 solar trees at specific locations to power nearby equipment such as streetlights, advertisement boards etc.
Locations will cover the parking area at GIDC, Patto; the department of Art and Culture, Kala Academy, Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG), Goa Science Centre at Miramar, Joggers park at Altinho and the Panjim Gymkhana at Campal among other places.
IGEN Access-II programme will support the development of Bhubaneswar and Panaji as solar cities. For technical assistance GIZ has on-boarded Ernst & Young (EY) along with its consortium partners. The officer said that within the next two years the state capital will generate 80MW of solar power.