In a major stride toward promoting clean and sustainable energy, the Meghalaya New & Renewable Energy Development Agency (MNREDA) has initiated the large-scale installation of solar power systems at 63 BharatNet-1 sites across the state. The move is aimed at powering government schools, Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) centres, and community halls to boost rural digital connectivity through reliable green energy.
Under this solarisation initiative, 22 Government Lower Primary Schools are currently being equipped with off-grid solar inverter systems. Installation work has also started at 8 secondary schools, 4 ICDS centres, and 29 community halls, with further expansion planned.
Parallelly, under the Chief Minister’s Solar Mission, East Garo Hills has begun solarising 125 Lower Primary Schools—72 with 1.1 kVA systems and 53 with 2.2 kVA systems. A similar effort is scheduled to begin in East Jaintia Hills, where 123 schools will receive solar systems, maintaining the same capacity distribution.