New York Stock Exchange-listed solar power developer, SunEdison said recently that company has installed and begun operations of eight solar power systems for the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation.

The Delhi Metro's newly finished Badarpur-Faridabad line is the first line in the network to integrate solar power into the design of its buildings, a statement from SunEdison said.

The solar power systems are built on the roofs of the stations and depot and combined it can generate 1.9 mW of power. Over the year, the systems can generate 2.5 gigawatt-hours or 2.5 million units of electricity. It will help avoid emissions of 1,700 tonne of carbon dioxide a year or the equivalent of taking 363 cars off the road or preventing more than 800 tonne of coal from being burnt, SunEdison’s statement added.

"These systems took only two months to build and will generate electricity for the metro line for 25 to 30 years with little maintenance cost," said Pashupathy Gopalan, SunEdison President of Asia-Pacific and Sub-Saharan Africa.

Operation and maintenance of the solar power plants will be performed by SunEdison Services, which provides global 24/7 asset management, monitoring and reporting services. "The solar plants on the rooftops of the Faridabad line represent our commitment to clean energy, and to bringing the best technology and expertise to support our network," a Delhi Metro representative added.

SunEdison is building similar solar power plants generating 1.7 MW at Delhi Metro's Yamuna Bank station and Yamuna Bank yard.