In a bid to generate more electricity to meet the ever-increasing power demand of Delhi, the AAP Government plans to install solar panel on roofs of bus shelters of Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC).
Delhi Power Minister Satyendar Jain said the Government is holding deliberations over the project and a final decision will soon be taken. “We are planning to install solar panel on the roofs of the city’s bus shelters so that more electricity could be generated,” he said.
With the cost of conventional power drastically increasing every year, the Government believes that solar power is the only way to meet the growing power demand in future.
Jain added that installation of solar panel on the roofs of bus shelters will not only help the Government generate power, but will also make help in achieving the goal of making the city self-reliant in generating electricity through solar power.
According to the Power Minister, the Government is also contemplating to build sheds having roof of solar panel. “We will have to think about new technology,” he said, adding the Government has set a target of generating 1,000 MW of solar power in the next five years. The Minister said rates of solar power have also been similar to conventional power and hoped that solar power will be much cheaper in coming years.
