The Delhi government approved the draft of its ambitious Solar Policy 2022. It revises the installed capacity from 2,000 MW to 6,000 MW by 2025. This is a threefold increase in the same time period. The revision is a sign that the country is serious about solar energy.New Delhi’s solar policy sets 6,000 MW of solar capacity as its target by 2025. This will increase Delhi’s share of solar energy from 9% to 25% in three years.In its 2016 solar policy, the government set a target of 2,000 MW for solar power installations by 2025.This policy will create a single-window portal that is managed by Delhi Solar Cell. It will provide information about the benefits of solar PV systems, guidelines and a timeline. The government will offer incentives like capital subsidies and generation-based incentives (GBI), to encourage consumers to use solar energy. Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia stated that the policy will provide capital subsidies to residential and commercial customers in Delhi for the first time. It will also provide opportunity for peer-to-peer trading.After receiving comments from stakeholders, the draft Delhi Solar Policy 2022 is now available in the public domain. It will then be submitted to the Cabinet for final approval.The new solar policy will boost the efforts by the Delhi government to combat pollution and create 12,000 jobs. The deputy CM stated that Delhi will be a model city for other cities and states in India, as well as the world, in enabling sustainable clean energies transitions.The draft policy provides GBI monthly for residential, group and resident welfare societies, as well as commercial and industrial customers, for five years starting with the date of solar power commissioning.The GBI will be Rs 3/kWh for residential solar systems up to 3 kW, Rs 2/kWh for residential solar systems above 3 kW and up to 10kW, Rs 2/kWh for CGHS and RWAs with solar systems up to 500kW (at 10kW per house).For the first 200 MW of solar energy deployment, a GBI at Rs 1/kWh for industrial and commercial customers will be available.Residential consumers will receive a subsidy to mount structures (raised structures with a minimum ground clearance of six feet or more) at Rs 2,000 per kW, up to Rs 10,000 per consumer. This amount will be adjusted for electricity bills according the policy.