Kolkata: A National and State Vendors’ Meet under the PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana was jointly organised by West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (WBSEDCL) and REC Ltd. at Kolkata, to strengthen implementation of the scheme and accelerate rooftop solar installations across West Bengal. The meeting, chaired by Santanu Basu, IAS, Principal Secretary, Power Department, Government of West Bengal, brought together officials from REC Ltd., CESC, the state government, national and state vendors and training partners.
REC’s Executive Director S. Jayanthi, who led the PMSGY team, urged national vendors to deploy adequate manpower and brand owners to expand their channel partner networks across the state to facilitate faster installations. Discussions also focused on increasing vendor participation, ensuring quality of rooftop solar systems, vendor rating, training and capacity building. REC assured stakeholders of necessary support to address implementation challenges faced by vendors, consumers and DISCOMs and to further accelerate rooftop solar adoption under the scheme.
