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NEW DELHI: While targeting 6,000 MW from solar power by 2025, of which 750 would be from rooftop installations, Delhi, however, managed to add only 20MW of additional power in the past year through rooftop and ground solar generation. To meet the 2025 target, increased from 2,000MW recently, the capital will have to harness more than 230MW every month.
Since only 9% of the power being consumed by the city currently comes from the sun, Delhi’s journey to sustainable clean energy may be a story of untapped potential, with undue dependence on thermal power.
In 2016, Delhi government’s solar policy proposed to install a capacity of 2,000MW from solar generation by 2025. Only a fraction of this has been achieved two years from the deadline. And despite failing to meet its ambitious target, the policy revised the target to 6,000MW by 2025.
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Source: PTI
