Chandigarh: The UT Administration is considering a proposal to make Chandigarh a solar city. A draft of the detailed project report prepared by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) submitted to the Administration last week says if suitable measures are taken, the UT can meet 20 per cent of its residential and commercial power requirements through solar energy by 2018.

New Delhi: States may soon have to purchase at least 5 per cent of their power need in a year from renewable sources. The forum of electricity regulators headed by the chairman Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has adopted a framework by way of which states will have to enter into a renewable purchase obligation (RPO).

AGARTALA, March 9

Two of Haryana

CHANDIGARH: Gurgaon and Faridabad in Haryana have been selected for development as solar/green cities under a scheme of the Union Ministry for New and Renewable Energy, an official spokesman said here on Thursday.

While approval in principle has already been received for Gurgaon, it would be received soon for Faridabad, he said.