Solar dome to come up in Kolkata

The solar dome will not only serve to raise awareness about solar energy, it will also act as a museum displaying various usages of the unconventional energy as well as a tourist spot, West Bengal Power Minister Manish Gupta said. 

The entire dome will be covered by solar panels which, in turn, will produce electricity to run the project and will also provide power to the nearby Eco-Park at Rajarhat. It will house a planetarium, marine aquarium, gallery and a view point from which the visitors will have a panoramic view of Rajarhat-Newtown. 

The project will be implemented by the state-owned West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (WBSEDCL) in coordination with West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation. According to Gupta, the project will cost around Rs 30 crore and will be completed by the end of next year.

“The outer part of the dome will be covered with solar module or panels. It will produce solar energy. It will meet not only its own needs, but also those of people living in the Surrounding areas,” Chairman of WBSEDCL Narayan Swaroop Nigam said.