In A Bid To Make The Capital A 'Solar City', East Delhi Society Switches To Solar Power

Given electricity woes in the national capital, several housing societies in Delhi are trying their best to find a constructive solution.

A cooperative housing society in east Delhi has recently made the switch to solar power. Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal inaugurated a 140 kWp solar PV plant at Milan Vihar cooperative society in IP Extension on Sunday. According to authorities, the plant will generate 1.7 lakh units every year and the society will earn Rs 3.4 lakh yearly as a generation-based incentive, reports TOI.

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The increase in solar power adoption comes on the heels of Delhi government wishing to transform the capital region into a 'solar city'. To that end, the power department¡¯s Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Management Centre had empanelled vendors for installation of rooftop solar PV plants on buildings at competitive rates.

Delhi now has the maximum number of such systems compared to other states, with 1,365 rooftop solar systems having an installed capacity of 90 MWp.

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Only this month, the Shiv Bhole Cooperative Group Housing Society in Dwarka became the first cooperative group housing society to go live as part of BSES Rajdhani Power Limited¡¯s (BRPL) solar city undertaking.

More societies are expected to follow suit. We can already see that day when Delhi will no longer be complaining about power cuts in summers.