India, July 16 -- Gautam Budh Nagar has commissioned its first rooftop solar power project in a high-rise residential society under the Centre's PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, with a 500 kWp grid-connected solar plant becoming operational at Arihant Arden Apartment Owners Association (AOA) in Greater Noida West, officials said on Wednesday.

The project, facilitated by Noida Power Company Limited (NPCL), is expected to benefit 1,519 apartment owners by reducing the electricity expenses for common area facilities while setting a benchmark for the adoption of renewable energy in high-rise residential societies across the district.

The rooftop solar plant has been designed to meet a substantial portion of the society's common area electr...