Srinagar, Aug 25 - Jammu and Kashmir's Raj Bhavan and the civil secretariat would soon shift to solar energy for their power needs besides other government offices and educational institutions, Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah said here Tuesday.

During his meetings with Governor N.N. Vohra and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, Farooq Abdullah discussed the scope and optimal exploitation of the vast potential of non-conventional energy resources, including solar, wind energy and geo-thermal energy and mini and micro-hydel projects, in the state.

A team of inistry officials accompanying Farooq Abdullah suggested that solar energy panels be installed for lighting and water-heating in Raj Bhavan, both in Srinagar and Jammu, on the lines of Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.