Archive · 19 Aug 2026
Delhi Plan Targets Solar, Hydro Power From Canals, Drains
Delhi wants to produce more clean energy in the future.
A new city plan suggests using canals and drains for solar and hydro power.
Solar panels could be placed near or along some waterways.
The plan also supports using some open areas for farming and solar energy together.
Bus depots and metro stations may use renewable energy for their electricity.
The Delhi Development Authority has approved the draft plan.
It still needs further approval from the Centre.
Officials are studying a solar-panel project along part of the Najafgarh drain.
The Master Plan of Delhi for 2047 proposes using canals and drains to generate solar and hydro power.
The Delhi Development Authority approved the draft plan, which now awaits further approval from the Centre.
The plan supports expanding the agriculture-cum-solar farm scheme into more greenfield areas.
It proposes that bus depots and metro stations meet their electricity needs through renewable energy.
Officials are exploring solar panels along a six-kilometre stretch of the Najafgarh drain.
- Who
- The Delhi Development Authority, the Delhi government and other concerned agencies are involved.
- What
- The Master Plan of Delhi for 2047 proposes generating renewable energy from canals, drains and other sites.
- When
- The Delhi Development Authority approved the draft plan last week; the solar-panel project was being explored when the article was published.
- Where
- Delhi, including a six-kilometre stretch of the Najafgarh drain from Dhansa Border to Ghummanhera.
- Why
- To increase Delhi’s renewable energy capacity and expand the use of solar power.
- Plan
- Master Plan of Delhi for 2047
- Approval status
- Approved by the Delhi Development Authority and sent to the Centre for further approval
- Renewable sources
- Solar and hydro power
- Proposed locations
- Existing canals, drains, greenfield areas, bus depots and metro stations
- Solar-farm policy
- The agriculture-cum-solar farm scheme would use more greenfield areas
- Najafgarh project
- Solar panels are being explored along six kilometres of the drain
- Proposed stretch
- From Dhansa Border to Ghummanhera