NDMC Approves 200 MW Solar Power Purchase To Address Electricity Shortfall
At its council meeting on Wednesday, the NDMC gave the green light to several proposals listed in the agenda.
The New Delhi Municipal Council has sanctioned a proposal to procure 200 MW of solar power to address the electricity shortfall, according to officials.
At its council meeting on Wednesday, the NDMC gave the green light to several proposals listed in the agenda.
Before initiating the council meeting proceedings, NDMC Vice-Chairperson Satish Upadhyay administered the oath to the newly elected MP Bansuri Swaraj as a member of the NDMC and to the newly appointed Chairperson Naresh Kumar.
The council granted approval to the proposal for the procurement of 200 MW of solar power through the Solar Energy Corp. of India, available in its ISTS Tranche-XI, for allocation on a long-term basis for a period of 25 years, according to a statement.
The tariff of supply as discovered through Tariff-based Competitive Bidding, based on the Standard Bidding Guidelines issued by the Ministry of Power is Rs 2.61/kWh + Rs 0.07/kWh SECI's trading margin, it said.
NDMC member Kuljeet Singh Chahal said the council has made arrangement of electricity for 525 MW per day from different sources—solar system, hydro plants, and other plants.
Chahal said the NDMC is procuring 100 MW electricity from the Delhi government's Bawana and Himadir plants of the Pragati Power Corporation Limited-I and III, respectively.
"Generating electricity of 11 MW from the solar system/plant installed at 1,100 rooftops of government buildings like 23 municipal schools, NDMC as well as CPWD buildings, etc, and procuring 55 MW electricity from public sector undertaking Satluj Jal Vitran Nigam, Ministry of Power, Government of India," he said.
(With inputs from PTI)
