Delhi to increase renewable power generation by 6 GW in city

• 2 years ago (2023-02-10)
• David Flin

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Over the next three years, Delhi will increase renewable generation capacity in the city by 6 GW through a variety of government initiatives.

Manish Sisodia, Deputy Chief Minister, said: “In the next three years, we aim to shift a major part of Delhi’s energy supply to renewable energy, so that our dependence on thermal power plants can be reduced, and we can produce completely clean energy for our citizens. This will also prove to be key in our mission to curb pollution in the city.”

Currently, 33 per cent of the total energy demand in Delhi is met through renewable sources of energy.

Sisodia said that these initiatives will prove to be key towards fulfilling the goal of “making Delhi a sustainable and pollution-free metropolis.” He added that: “Our target is to ensure that Delhi is absolutely self-reliant for its electricity requirement, and this bold step towards renewable power generation will show the way forward to the entire nation.”