BSES energises 1000 solar rooftop connections, number likely to cross 2000 mark by year end

Power discom BSES has brought over 1,000 consumers including the Lotus Temple and Maulana Azad Medical college in the list of rooftop solar connections in the city, a company spokesperson said here.

The total load of over 40 MW has been energised so far with 1,000 rooftop connections, he said.

The number of rooftop solar connections by the end of the year is likely to cross the 2,000 mark, the spokesperson said.

Most of the 1,077 rooftop solar connections energised by BSES fall under domestic category followed by commercial and educational connections.

Vasant Valley school, DPS(east of Kailash), Bal Bharti, Aurobindo Ashram and organisations like TERI and have adopted rooftop solar connections of BSES.

"BSES is amongst very few utilities in India, which are engaged in actively propagating the roof top solar installations through direct marketing efforts," the spokesperson said