Last Updated: 04 Oct 2023

Delhi is the only state to shut down all of its thermal power plants.

-- Delhi's renewable fuel usage for electricity is at 33%
-- Target of installing 6,000 MW of solar capacity by 2025

¶ Thermal Power Plant Shutdown

• Delhi’s biggest power generator in Badarpur was shut down in October 2018
• The Rajghat thermal power plant was shut down in May 2015 and was decided to use its land to develop a 5,000 KW solar park instead

¶ Preference to Renewable Energy Supply

• Discoms have power tie-ups for a total of 8,471MW, of which 33% i.e. around 2,826 MW is being sourced from renewable energy sources^[1]
• This primarily comprises of solar energy and wind energy, which contribute approximately 2,000MW to Delhi’s power supply^[1:1]

¶ Delhi Solar Policy

-- Delhi Government Aims to Generate 25% of Electricity Demand Through Solar Energy by 2025^[2]
-- The new Solar policy has set a target of installing solar infrastructure with a capacity of 6,000 MW, including 750 MW of rooftop solar, by 2025^[2:1]

• Government of NCT of Delhi approved “Delhi Solar Policy-2016” on 27.09.2016 with the aim to install 2000 MW Solar installation by 2025.
• Provision of solar installation in all buildings having plot area of 105 meter or above is mandatory as per Building Bylaws of Delhi.
• Transmission charges are waived off for renewable power procurement, which encouraged discoms to purchase 350 MW of wind power from other states^[3]
• Incentives for rooftop solar installation ^[4]
  • Exemption from the payment of Electricity Tax and Cess
  • Exemption on Open Access Charges
  • Exemption from the conversion charges requirement of house tax to commercial tax.
  • Exemption on wheeling, banking, and transmission charges

¶ Results

_{*Till 30.09.2022}

• While India's electricity consumption from renewable fuels hasn't increased much in the last 2 decades (2% to 3%)^[6], Delhi's renewable fuel usage for electricity is at 33%^[1:2]
• Delhi to buy 350MW power from wind farms^[3:1]

References:

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1. https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/delhi-news/using-renewable-sources-delhi-to-add-6-000mw-in-3-years-sisodia-101675967529297.html ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎

2. https://solarquarter.com/2023/03/23/delhi-government-aims-to-generate-25-of-electricity-demand-through-solar-energy-by-2025/ ↩︎ ↩︎

3. https://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi-news/in-a-first-delhi-to-buy-350mw-power-from-wind-farms/story-LgUNAEWqNNreRl9QwOlUkN.html ↩︎ ↩︎

4. https://www.c40.org/wp-content/static/other_uploads/images/2495_DelhiSolarPolicy.original.pdf?1577986979 ↩︎

5. https://delhiplanning.delhi.gov.in/sites/default/files/Planning/ch._11_energy_0.pdf ↩︎

6. https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/charts/total-primary-energy-demand-in-india-2000-2020 ↩︎