Model Central Jail, Sector-51, Chandigarh has now become self-reliant and meets all its energy requirements through solar power with a total capacity of 710 kWp (On-Site Solar Power Plant installation of 360k Wp under the net metering arrangement and Off-Site Solar Power Plant installation of 350k Wp at MODEL JAIL CHANDIGARH (CENTRAL JAIL) ESTD 1972 Outer parking area under Virtual Net-Metering). Earlier 150k Wp SPV Power was installed under the Net Metering arrangement and 350k Wp Solar Plant under the virtual Net Metering arrangement.
The Inauguration of the 350k Wp SPV Power Plant was done by Sh. Dharam Pal, Adviser to Administrator UT. Chandigarh on 22 April 2022. During the inauguration, the Adviser to Administrator and Chairman, CREST had directed CREST & Jail Authorities to make the Model Central Jail “Net Zero”. Thereafter, CREST installed an additional 210k Wp Solar Power Plant under a Net Metering arrangement to make Model Central jail “Net Zero”. Now complete electricity requirement of Model Central Jail is being fulfilled through Solar Power Plants: Clean and Green Energy. Now Model Jail Chandigarh is the first Jail in the country which is “Net Zero Conventional Electricity Consumer”.