The Maldives launched the 'Magey Solar' rooftop solar programme on Tuesday, with its first phase providing 3 MW of solar PV systems to households on an instalment and net-metering basis. The programme is intended to cut electricity bills and reduce reliance on fossil fuels, implemented with government agencies, utility companies and foreign donors.
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The first phase of the programme, which will see solar photovoltaic (PV) power generation systems provided exclusively to households, commenced on Tuesday.
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So as our country grows, we all have to reduce our energy expenditure. If the money used for energy can be spent on something else for development, it will be used in a better way,
The end result of this programme is that [the public] will also reduce their electricity bills,
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The state spends US$800 million annually on importing oil for energy generation and MVR 2.3 billion annually as fuel subsidies, the minister said.
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The state spends US$800 million annually on importing oil for energy generation and MVR 2.3 billion annually as fuel subsidies, the minister said.
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With the commencement of the project, the administration has also opened a public tender for the supply of the solar power generation systems to households.
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