NDPL Chief Executive Officer Sunil Wadhwa said “We require 500-acre land to set up the plant. Efficiency of solar power is much more than fossil fuel-based power. We aim to add at least 10-15 MW solar power to our distribution every year. A small part of the solar energy generated at the plant in Rajasthan will be for that state, but most of the power generated will be for Delhi”.
Power officials said that the regulations were being framed at present for the project and details like tariff/transmission costs were yet to be decided. “The power tariff is lower in Rajasthan, and hence it will not cost much to transmit this power to Delhi. We have several banking arrangements with them where we supply power in winter and they return the same in summer. Rajasthan is one state which has always honoured banking arrangements with us. Even if they do not have sufficient power available for themselves, they are known to buy expensive power from the power exchange to give it back to us rather than face a default,” a senior NDPL official said.
“Developing economies have to reduce carbon emission to prevent global warming. Solar business is growing fast in the country. Coal usage could have prohibitive tax in the future. Hence, it is in the best interest for everyone to switch over to clean fuel,” Wadhwa said.
