Delhi Assembly Plans To Slash Its Rs 15 Lakh Monthly Electricity Bill To Zero, Here’s How
The Delhi Assembly, which currently spends about Rs 15 lakh every month on electricity, is banking on solar energy to make the House self-sufficient and bring its power bill down to zero within 100 days
The monthly electricity bill of the Delhi Assembly is about Rs 15 lakh, but it will soon be reduced to zero, Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta told News18. Gupta said that the total electricity requirement of the Delhi Assembly is around 600 kW. Currently, the Assembly has two solar plants with a capacity of 100 kW each.
“In the next 100 days, we will install more plants to bring our electricity bill down to zero," he said.
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Gupta explained that, to become self-sufficient in power, the Assembly needs about 500 kW of solar plants. The plants, he added, will be installed on the roofs and in vacant open spaces. The installation of the solar plants, Gupta said, will help the Assembly save significantly on this expenditure.
He also stated that the Assembly’s initiative would send a strong message and promote and encourage the public to switch to solar energy. Gupta further said they have begun the process of implementing the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA) in the Delhi Assembly, with the aim of making the House paperless before the monsoon session.
Speaking to the media on Thursday, the Speaker also noted that the Delhi Legislative Assembly has historical significance, highlighting that the premises hosted meetings of the first Parliament of India and served as the site where many of the nation’s freedom fighters faced execution.
He stated that he would soon arrange a meeting with Union Minister of Culture Gajendra Singh Shekhawat to discuss the development of the Delhi Legislative Assembly as a designated heritage monument.
Speaking about the Budget Session of the Delhi Assembly, he said that after a long gap, the House had resumed Question Hour, “which is an integral part of the legislature to ensure executive accountability".
“The Secretariat received 384 notices for questions, of which 80 were admitted as Starred and 282 as Unstarred Questions. Twenty questions were disallowed as per the rules, and two questions were clubbed. Out of the 80 Starred Questions, 28 Questions and 66 Supplementary Questions were answered on the floor of the House by the Ministers," Gupta said.
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