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Arvind Kejriwal government has brought “Delhi Solar Policy 2024”. It is claimed that with the implementation of the new policy, the electricity bill of all the families living in residential areas within Delhi will be zero, while the electricity bill of commercial and industrial consumers will also be reduced to half.
After the formation of the Aam Aadmi Party government in 2015, the Kejriwal government released the Delhi Solar Policy 2016 in 2016. Under the Solar Policy 2016, people of Delhi have so far installed solar panels of about 250 MW capacity on the roofs of their houses. Apart from this, under the Solar Policy 2016, the discom has purchased 1250 MW solar power from outside. In this way, under the Solar Policy 2016, about 1500 MW solar power has been installed so far inside Delhi.
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Zero electricity bill by installing solar panels, money will be recovered
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that those who invest money in buying solar panels under this policy, that money will be recovered within four years. The government has made provision for many subsidies under this policy. For example, if a consumer in a residential area is using 360 units of electricity, then he comes in the slab of 201 to 401 units and his electricity bill is coming to half.
How will installing solar panels save money?
If a consumer installs a two kilowatt roof top solar panel, he will have to spend a total of Rs 90 thousand to install it. After this, the electricity bill of that consumer will start coming to zero and he will start saving Rs 1370 every month. Apart from this, Delhi government will give generation based incentive of Rs 700 every month. With this, that consumer will start earning additional income of Rs 700 every month.
By combining both, that consumer will save about Rs 2000 every month. In this way, Rs 24 thousand will be saved in a year and investment of Rs 90 thousand will be recovered within 4 years. Solar panels last at least 25 years. Therefore, after installing solar panels, electricity will remain free for 25 years.
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It is mandatory to install solar panels on government buildings
Arvind Kejriwal said that a solar portal is being created to provide all the information about Delhi Solar Policy 2024 at one place. All information related to policy will be made available. If there is an area of 500 square meters on the roof of a government building, then it has been made mandatory for them to install solar panels. Solar panels will have to be installed on the roofs of all government buildings within three years of the implementation of the policy.
Target of Delhi Solar Policy
Under Delhi Solar Policy 2024, the electricity bills of non-subsidized residential consumers are to be reduced to zero and the electricity bills of commercial or industrial consumers are to be reduced by 50 percent. Additionally, Delhi’s total installed solar capacity is to be tripled from the current capacity of 1,500 MW to 4,500 MW by March 2027. By 2027, about 20 percent of Delhi’s electricity consumption will come from solar energy, which will be the highest in India. Delhi government will spend Rs 570 crore on the implementation of the policy.
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