- Discom has not been able to share power from green and renewable sources for past 3 years and have requested for complete waiver of Renewable Power Obligations (RPO)
- Discom has to source around 4.8% of power this year and will increase by 1.2% next year, but still the three discoms in the Capital have informed the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission that they cannot meet their RPO.
- Environmentalists have requested the authorities not to accept the request and instead they should meet the RPO target.
- Places like Bihar have atleast tried to meet minor part of sourcing.
- Discom has to source totally 13.2% , according to the environmentalists discom has not bothered and they should penalized for the same
- Solar based energy is possible particularly in rooftop generation, in Delhi and if solar power generation can be emphasized discoms will produce more than 900MW and meet the targets.
- Read at: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-newdelhi/yet-again-discoms-fail-to-meet-green-power-target/article5984323.ece
Exams Perspective:
- Renewable Power Obligations (RPO)
- Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM)
- DISCOMs