Delhi's power distribution company BSES Yamuna Power (BYPL) has installed solar panels having capacity to generate 345 kilo watts at its nine premises in the city. The solar power generation facility was dedicated by Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on June 5. The total project cost was Rs 3.6 crore and half of the expenditure was funded jointly by Delhi government and Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.
While appreciating the project initiated by BYPL, Dikshit said her government has been encouraging such initiatives to produce clean energy. She added that for electricity needs, we have excessively used scarce natural resources like coal.
'We should not think only about ourselves. We should conserve these scarce natural resources for the next generation. Our country is endowed with abundant sun shine. For our electricity needs, we should look towards the sun,' she said.