Delhi Metro Invites Bids to Procure 500 MUs of Power from Solar Captive Plant with BESS
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has invited bids to develop a grid-connected captive solar power plant with battery storage to supply 500 MUs of renewable energy annually, aiming to raise its clean energy share above 60 percent.
October 14, 2025. By Mrinmoy Dey
DMRC’s primary objective of calling the bid for more renewable energy (RE) power is to increase the share of RE power in its power portfolio from the current 33 percent to greater than 60 percent of its total energy requirement (including Phase-IV network expansion), it said in a statement.
“With this initiative, DMRC will become the first Metro rail project in India to avail greater than 60 percent renewable power for its transition towards sustainable and low-carbon operations,” it said.
The stipulated completion period of the project shall be 15 months from the date of award, and the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) period will be of 25 years.
This is an effort by DMRC to contribute towards the Government of India’s proposed five-fold strategy of ‘Panchamrit’, which comprises five climate action goals announced at COP 26, DMRC said.
To meet a significant portion of its existing power demand, DMRC is already taking approximately 350 MUs annually from Rewa Solar Park and generating 40 MUs annually from rooftop solar plants installed on the roofs of stations, depots, and staff colonies of DMRC.
The present renewable energy penetration in DMRC is about 33 percent of the total power usage during the operational hours and nearly 65 percent during daytime metro operations.
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