'Delhi secretariat saves Rs 1 crore by using solar power'

The Delhi government has saved over Rs 1 crore in the last one year by running the Delhi Secretariat on solar power, a senior official said. The 1 megawatt facility at Indraprastha covers 20 percent of the Players Building where the headquarters of Delhi government is housed. "We are planning to increase the capacity to three megawatts which will power the entire building," the official said.