New Delhi, May 13 -- Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena laid the foundation stone of a 500-kW solar power plant at the Delhi Assembly on Monday, along with Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and Speaker Vijender Gupta.
Power Minister Ashish Sood, Public Works Department Minister Parvesh Verma, several MLAs and senior officers were also present on the occasion.
The 500-kW installation, scheduled for completion within 45 days, will significantly expand the House's existing solar infrastructure, the Assembly Secretariat said in a statement. The old 200-kW rooftop solar system is being dismantled to make way for the new 500-kW installation, which will enable the Assembly to run entirely on solar energy, it said.
The move is expected to result in...