States, UTs prepare guidelines to boost green building
Around 26 states and some Union Territories have prepared guidelines for installing rooftop solar power systems, a move that will boost efforts for construction of green buildings in the country, a senior government official said.
Director of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) Mr A K Tripathi said the government is also making efforts to incorporate green architecture into civil engineering courses.
"Out of the 100,000 MW solar power, 40,000 MW will be in the form of rooftop solar power, which translates fully into the building stock and directly relates to green buildings.
"26 states and UTs have established guidelines for rooftop solar power, which will definitely add to the overall effort of enabling green building," a TERI statement quoting Mr Tripathi.