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AIIMS to go green with solar power plant, reduce power bill by 50 per cent

New Delhi: The All India Institute Of Medical Science (AIIMS) has decided to go green by using solar energy and reduce its electricity bill by 50% over the next two years. The premier medical institute has joined hands with Japanese conglomerate Hitachi to set up a solar power generation unit in its premises.

The one megawatt facility will come up on the roof of the parking space located near the Centre for Dental Education and Research, AIIMS. Japanese government organisation New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organisation (NEDO), which promotes development and introduction of new energy technologies, will provide Rs 100 crore for the project.

"Hitachi will set up the solar power generation system as well as introduce measures to reduce total energy expenditure of the institute by more than 50 percent by 2019," Dr Deepak Agrawal, Chairman, computerisation, AIIMS said.