VIJAYAWADA: The Australian Consulate, Chennai, donated Rs 6,35,000 to construct a solar rooftop for Vasavya Mahila Mandali, an old age home, on Tuesday.
The money was donated under direct-aid programme and used to install an on-grid inverter, net metering - ACDB, DCDB, wiring cables, lightning arrester, earth kit and solar GI structure.
The old age home has also informed the electricity department and has received approval to connect the three-phase meter.