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He became the head of the dera in 1990, and lives in Beas.īaba Jaimal Singh, the first head of the dera chose Baba Sawan Singh, a civil engineer by profession, to be his successor. The “gentleman” referred to in the Delhi court is Baba Gurinder Singh Dhillon, the fifth and current head of the Radha Soami Satsang Beas. The dera regularly purchases land for new centres. The dera has property worth around Rs 3,000 crore, which includes the land of its centres all over the world, and three large hospitals.
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Some 2.5 lakh people can attend the satsang at the Beas dera at a time, it is said. The Beas centre is the largest, and is visited by some 12 million to 13 million followers every year, according to dera records. Some 18-20 of the bigger centres are spread over several hundred acres each. They say the dera has around 5,000 big and small centres across India and overseas. The dera claims to have an installed solar power capacity of 19.5 MW, including a rooftop plant with panels spread over 42 acres and a capacity of 11.5 MW.Ĭlick here to join the Explained WhatsApp group How many followers does the dera have, and where?ĭera officials claim there are around 20 million followers, spread over 90 countries all over the world. He informed that there were other solar plants in the Dera complex producing 8 MW electricity on seven roofs, thus making a total installed capacity of 19.5MW spread over 82 acres.Of the 3,000 acres of land at the dera, over 1,200 acres is dedicated to agriculture. "There are other several 5MW rooftop plants in various countries, including USA and China but this is the largest one that produces 11.5MW electricity," he said. He informed that it took nearly six months to make the world record. PEDA director Balour Singh informed that 11.5 MW solar plant is installed on nearly 42 acres of rooftop of open shed meant for 'sangat' (followers). "Besides," he said, "this project would also go a long project would also go a long way in creating awareness about eco-friendly solar power among the general public, as one crore (10 million) devotees visit the Dera Baba Jaimal Singh annually." He said the project would generate energy sufficient to power approximately 8,000 homes. Highlighting the significance of the Rs 139-crore project, Punjab renewable energy minister Bikram Singh Majithia said the plant has enormous environmental benefits and would be instrumental in bringing down 4 lakh tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the next 25 years, which was equivalent to planting nearly 2 lakh trees. He said it would go a long way to motivate other states to replicate such projects for producing clean and green energy. The CM dedicated the state-of-the-art project installed by Radha Soami Satsang Beas Educational and Environmental Society (RSSBEES), in technical collaboration with Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA), to the nation.
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Touted to be the largest of its kind in the world, an 11.5-MW rooftop solar power plant was inaugurated by Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal at Dera Baba Jaimal Singh (the Radha Soami sect headquarters at Beas), 45km from Amritsar, on Tuesday. (The Times of India, May 18 2016) – 11.5-MW Plant Is Spread Over 42 Acres. | Print Beas has world's largest rooftop solar plant Beas has world's largest rooftop solar plant - RSSB Newspaper Articles