Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Shri Manohar Lal, recently, inaugurated India’s first vertical bi-facial solar plant on Metro Viaduct at the Okhla Vihar Metro station in Delhi and 1 MW rooftop solar power plant installed at the Khyber Pass depot. The inauguration was done by the Union Minister in the 5th International Conference on Green Metro Systems—The Future of Urban Mobility. The bi-facial panels are designed to capture sunlight from both sides. It will take the advantage of the metro’s elevated structure for solar energy generation without occupying any additional land. This is an innovative step in making metro rail operations more sustainable and contributes to renewable energy goals. Source: https://www.thestatesman.com/