Delhi govt okays new draft solar policy, aims for 25% solar power share

The Delhi government on Thursday gave a green signal to the new draft Solar Policy, 2022, which aims to enable 25 per cent of the national capital’s annual electricity demand to be met by solar power by 2025, a jump of nearly three times from the existing 9 per cent.

Toward this goal, the policy outlines a target of 6,000 MW of total installed solar capacity by 2025 which will make Delhi a leader in solar energy consumption. The operative period of the policy will be 3 years. The policy will now be put in the public domain for 30 days for comments from stakeholders.