Net Metering has caught the interest of educational institutes across the national capital with leading schools putting up solar panels on their roof tops for self consumption.
Initially around 700 MW of "green" energy will be procured and claimed it to be the "largest private sector green bid in India" under guidelines of Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.
Reliance Infra, BSES and Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd plan to encourage domestic consumers to set up rooftop solar panels and earn money by selling electricity to the discoms
Under the concept of 'net metering' to be promoted in New Delhi, consumers can sell the surplus power produced by roof-top solar panels to BSES at rates approved by DERC