South Delhi Municipal Corporation plans solar panels at schools
12 Aug 2021
South Delhi Municipal Corporation is targeting to install solar panels at most of its schools, community halls and office buildings. The civic body claims it will generate a revenue of around Rs 9 crore annually with the 13-megawatt solar panels, in addition to eliminating the electricity cost at the selected buildings. As of now, 209 school buildings have the solar facility to generate 73 lakh units of electricity and the total generation capacity stands at 9.3 MW.
The work to put up panels of 5-kilowatt capacity at 177 buildings is in progress. The total energy generation from the project will be 885 kilowatt per day and 10 lakh units per annum. “This is the third phase of the project. We are planning to install solar panels of 20-kilowatt capacity in the remaining buildings with bigger roofs and have signed a memorandum of understanding with NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Limited,” said an SDMC official. The solar projects were specified in the budget for financial year 2021-22, he added. Exporting the surplus solar power to BSES has also helped the SDMC to earn profits. “In the financial year 2020-21, 73 lakh units of electricity generated from plants at 209 schools helped to earn Rs 7.1 crore from the discom BSES Rajdhani Power Limited (BRPL),” said the official.
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