It also urged the AAP government to make an immediate start towards implementing the draft solar policy, which was presented recently at the Delhi Solar Roundtable Conference organised by Delhi Dialogue Commission (DDC).
"In 2013, the Greenpeace report 'Rooftop Revolution: Unleashing Delhi's Solar Potential' showed that Delhi could be a 2GW Solar City by 2020. The political instability of intervening years has already caused multiple delays in implementing solutions that would progress us towards this ambitious but achievable target.
The green NGO said that the roundtable and the draft policy mark a critical first step towards realising one of the promises made in the Aam Aadmi Party's 70-point election manifesto.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal briefly attended the roundtable and reinforced his government's commitment to transition towards clean energy.
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Though the chief minister stressed his concerns about the possibility of rapid expansion of solar power in other segments leading to an increase in tariffs in the residential segment, there are concrete solutions that could protect Delhi residents from the burden of additional costs as experts at the roundtable pointed out, the green NGO said.
The NGO said that it has already shown how solar power can help the AAP government deliver on its election promises in its report 'Sustainable Street-lighting: Delhi', handed over to the DDC earlier this year.