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Delhi Metro has become the country’s first
mass transit system to install solar power plants
on the roofs of its stations. The first 500KW roof
top solar power plant is under construction
at Dwarka Sector 21 metro station and is
expected to be functional within six months.
A power purchase agreement (PPA) for the
plant was signed between Delhi Metro Rail
Corporation (DMRC) and the developer, a
multinational firm engaged in the installation
and production of solar power worldwide, in
the presence of DMRC’s managing director,
Mangu Singh and other officials.
DMRC will pay for the units generated by the
plant while the capital investment is provided
by the developer. The power produced will
meet the power requirements of the station.
“After the installation of this roof top plant,
Delhi Metro will also explore the possibility
of installing more such plants at its stations,
depots, parking lots as well as residential
complexes,” said executive director of
corporate communication, Anuj Dayal.
In 2011, DMRC was certified by the UN as the
first metro rail and rail-based system in the
world to earn carbon credits for reducing
greenhouse gas emissions.
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