The Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission, in exercise of powers conferred under section 86 (1) (e) of the Electricity Act, 2003 has prepared a proposal on net metering & connectivity in respect of rooftop solar PV projects for inviting suggestions/objections from various stakeholders. Delhi has about 250 to 300 sunny days available and average solar
installation of 5.31 KWhr/day/sq.mtr. Delhi has around 30 lakh households and about 12 lakh commercial, industrial and other consumers. Delhi State has more than 700 Sq. Kms. Of built-up area for the installation of PV systems. Setting up of large solar power projects requires huge land space whereas availability of land is a major constraint in Delhi. The prevailing scenario of declining trend in solar tariff and increasing retail tariff across most consumer categories like residential, commercial and industrial consumers would encourage consumers to install roof top solar systems. Therefore, roof top solar is set to witness appreciable scaling of capacities in Delhi.