Delhi to purchase 1 GW of renewables to cut pollution
The city government in Delhi will give power distribution companies the opportunity to tender for 1 GW of renewable energy by 2019. The move is intended to help address the problem of air pollution, with the city's power minister saying they will source even more electricity from renewables if necessary. Three in-principle agreements have already been made with distribution companies, and the tendering process is being run by the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), an Indian central government agency. The projected purchase price is INR3 ($0.046) per kWh.
November 6 (Renewables Now) – Power distribution firms in Delhi will be able to buy 1,000 MW of renewable power by 2019 in an effort to fight air pollution, Delhi's power minister said on Friday.

Cited by the Press Trust of India (PTI), Minister Satyender Jain explained that the city government will get more electricity from clean energy sources, if needed. He added that an in-principle agreement has already been made with three discoms. The tendering process will be overseen by central government agency Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), with the projected purchase price being under INR 3 (USD 0.046/EUR 0.040) per kWh.

Jain noted, as quoted by the PTI, that the average price for purchasing electricity in Delhi currently stands at INR 5.50 per kWh.

The Indian city has set a goal of producing 1,000 MW of solar power by 2020 under its solar energy policy from June 2016.

(INR 10 = USD 0.155/EUR 0.133)

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