BSES extends Delhi solar power programme to Safdarjung, Karkardooma

New Delhi, Nov 2 : Electricity distribution company (discom) BSES on Monday announced that BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd (BRPL) and BSES Yamuna Power Ltd (BYPL) have expanded the BSES Solar City programs to the capital’s Safdarjung and Karkardooma localities.
As a result of the discoms’ “solarise” programme, there are now over 2800 roof-top solar installations in BSES areas with a installed load of above 90 MWp, a BSES release said.
“The ambitious discom-led and community-based demand aggregation programs were launched in virtual ceremonies in presence of the RWAs from the two areas,” the statement said.
This initiative is a pilot project pursuant to a Statement of Intent signed by the US Department of State and India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) under the US-India Clean Energy Finance Task Force on November 15, 2018, it said.
This initiative has been rolled-out in partnership with SmartPower, a US based non-profit organisation focused on local community campaigns to increase consumer adoption of clean energy, WeeGreen and the Council on Energy Environment and Water (CEEW), a leading not-for-profit policy research organisation, it added.
The BRPL and BYPL’s “Solarise” initiatives aim to maximise the utilisation of solar roof top potential in a targeted area. The programme’s objective is to create a market based approach for scaling-up roof-top solar and introduce community-led demand aggregation for deployment.