1m solar household systems by 2012 to achieve target
Over 2.30 lakh rural households were brought under the solar power system in last five years by Infrastructure Development Company Ltd (IDCOL) as alternative source of energy. Executive Director of IDCOL, a company under the Ministry of Finance, M Ehsanul Haque yesterday said they have set a target to install one million Solar Household Systems (SHSs) by 2012 to help government achieve the target of providing electricity to all by 2020.