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Diu Smart City Becomes First Indian City To Run 100% Renewable Energy During Daytime
Diu Smart City Becomes First Indian City To Run 100% Renewable Energy During Daytime
Diu Smart City has become the first city in India to run on renewable energy during the daytime, setting a new standard for other cities to become clean and green.
Diu Smart City is now offering its residential people a subsidy of Rs 10, 000 to Rs 50,000 for installing 1-5KW roof-top solar panels and its savings amount to 13,000 tonnes of carbon emissions every year.
Diu Smart City had been importing 73 % of its power from Gujarat until last year. It has now adopted a two-pronged approach whereby a 9 MW solar park spread over 50 hectares of barren land has been developed and solar panels have been installed on the roof-tops on 79 government buildings that generate 1.3 MW annually.
Diu Smart City gradually leveled to low-cost solar energy, power tariffs have been cut in the residential category by 10 % in 2017 and 15 % in 2018.
According to Union Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, in a bid toimprove traffic management in Bengaluru Smart City, a prototype of an intelligent traffic management solution is currently being tested in collaboration with the Electronics City Township Authority (ELCTA).
Also, in a bid to rejuvenate urban public spaces and socially activating the area besides generating economic activity, Jaipur Smart City Ltd (JSCL) has planned to develop night bazaar at Chaura Rasta, in the centre of Pink city.
