A 12.65 crore Solar Photovoltaic Street Lighting System project has been sanctioned by the Centre for Sirsa district. 50% cost of the project would be borne by the Centre and the rest 50% by the district administration under various schemes.
A spokesman of Haryana State Renewable Development Agency said that under the system, 75 AH batteries of 12 voltage and CFLs of 11 watt would be installed. Automatic switch system would be installed to facilitate switching on the light in the evening and switching off in the morning automatically. Wires would not be used in this system and as such the maintenance cost would be nominal.