Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd has become a 100 per cent RPO-compliant discom for second consecutive year, the utility said in a release. The utility has met its compliance through purchase of physical power and renewable energy certificates (RECs).
Tata Power-DDL sourced 2,200 million units (MU) of green power from renewable sources like solar, wind, hydro (including large hydropower) and waste-to-energy and fulfilled its Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) for FY22 through physical power. This is approximately 25 per cent of total units sold to consumers by the company in its operational area.
“In line with the company’s vision for a greener tomorrow, we are extensively promoting the usage of green power and embracing sustainability. We are aligned with the government’s vision of becoming an energy secure nation and attaining a greater share of energy requirements from renewables by 2030. We have made adequate tie-ups for meeting the future RPO targets as well and are looking at enhancing our green energy portfolio to 50 per cent by 2027,” according to Ganesh Srinivasan, CEO, Tata Power-DDL.
This compliance is in line with its commitment towards the environment, it has made tremendous efforts in meeting its RPO. After discharging this obligation second time in a row, Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd has become a fully RPO-compliant power distribution company.
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What is RPO?
Under Section 86(1) (e) of the Electricity Act 2003 and the National Tariff Policy 2006, Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO), is a mechanism by which the obligated entities (such as discoms) are obliged to purchase certain percentage of electricity from renewable energy sources, as a percentage of the total consumption of electricity. RPOs are categorized as solar and non-solar RPO.
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