Delhi To Seek 6000 MW From Renewable Sources by 2025-26

The Delhi Government has set sights on augmenting power generation from renewable sources by 6000 MW in the span of the next three years, Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi, Manish Sisodia has announced. This will be achieved through a slew of initiatives. He added that the city’s electricity demand is on the rise and the Government has set itself the goal to make the city self-reliant when it comes to its power needs and ensure that citizens have uninterrupted supply to electricity at all times.

The minister also placed an emphasis on adoption of rooftop solar panels by schools, government offices and other buildings, as is mandated by Delhi’s new solar policy.

Sisodia was chairing a meeting of the energy department t to reflect on how prepared the city of Delhi is to meet its power needs in the future. He asked officials to review potential regions where new solar energy plants and projects, such as floating solar plants, can be established so that the renewable energy goals are met.

Recently announced, the draft of the new solar policy of Delhi has set out on a mission to achieve 6000 MW installation by 2025. The draft of the policy looks to motivate the citizens of Delhi to install solar panels on rooftops. Towards this, a generation based incentive will be provided. For residential, this will be Rs 2 to 3 per unit while for commercial, the incentive will be Rs 1 per unit.

Among other initiatives aimed at encouraging the adoption of rooftop solar, government buildings stretching over 500 square meters are to now solarise their rooftops. Subsidy is another means by which solar is being encouraged. The policy looks at providing subsidy of Rs 2000 per kilowatt. This has a ceiling of Rs 10,000.