The South Delhi Municipal corporation aims to generate 20 megawatt solar energy by installing solar panels on the rooftops of its 400 buildings and spare land.
The South Delhi Municipal corporation aims to generate 20 megawatt solar energy by installing solar panels on the rooftops of its 400 buildings and spare land. For the solar power generation, the SDMC on Monday signed a MoU with the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI).
As per the MoU, both parties have agreed to collaborate, identify and develop potential sites for execution of solar power projects. The SECI, a Central public sector undertaking under the ministry of new and renewable energy, possesses expertise in the field of solar power project and will undertake all the activities pertaining to planning, design, manufacture, supply, installation, testing, commissioning, operation and maintenance of the grid connected to rooftop solar plants. The SECI will also coordinate with local Discoms in association with SDMC for net metering of the generated energy as per the prevailing regulation of the DERC.
The civic body will make available rooftops of municipal buildings on zero lease rental basis to the SECI or its authorised representatives for implementation of the project. The SDMC will also provide project cost, determined through the competitive bidding process, for the execution of projects.
SDMC commissioner P.K. Goel said that both parties have entered into an MoU initially for two years for generation of around 10MW solar power on rooftops of 400 municipal buildings, including schools and 10MW on spare vacant land of the corporation.
“The corporation will make available rooftops of municipal buildings on zero lease rental basis to the SECI. Expenditure to be made by the SDMC will be recovered over time with the savings in electricity bill and by selling excess power. Initially, the solar power generation will be taken up on nearly 400 municipal buildings, including schools, community halls and health centres,” Dr Goel added.
