AIIMS partners with IREDA for solarization of campus

New Delhi: Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited (IREDA) and All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (AIIMS) have joined hands towards powering healthcare with sustainability. IREDA and AIIMS signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Tuesday to initiate the technical assessment of AIIMS, New Delhi campus for solarization.

IREDA’s Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) Pradip Kumar Das and Dr M Srinivas, Director of AIIMS signed the MoU in the presence of senior officials of both organisations at AIIMS, New Delhi. By engaging in this partnership and implementing solar power projects at AIIMS, the institute aims to significantly reduce its electricity expenditure while concurrently minimizing its carbon footprint with the help of IREDA.

AIIMS has installed a 9 Kilowatt Rooftop Solar plant at its New Delhi campus, which was dedicated by Pradip Kumar Das, CMD, IREDA, and Dr M Srinivas, Director, AIIMS on Tuesday. The Union Minister of State for New and Renewable Energy and Chemicals & Fertilizers Bhagwanth Khuba, could not be present physically but conveyed his message for the MoU signing and Solar Plant inauguration ceremony, which was read out by the IREDA CMD.

Speaking about the partnership, IREDA CMD, stated, “We are happy to be associated with AIIMS, aligning our expertise in renewable energy with the medical institution’s commitment to a sustainable future. This joint effort reflects the growing importance of adopting clean and sustainable practices, and we hope it will serve as a model for other institutions across the country. Together, we can create a healthier environment for future generations while driving economic savings through clean energy solutions. This significant initiative at AIIMS holds the potential to create widespread awareness about the importance of renewable energy and decarbonization across the country.”

Under the MoU, IREDA will undertake a techno-commercial assessment of the AIIMS campus. This evaluation includes creating financial models, conducting pre-feasibility studies, preparing a detailed project report (DPR), assisting in the analysis of technical and commercial aspects related to project development, finalizing commercial and contracting arrangements, and defining performance indicators, etc.