k.v. sangui: the advantage over here is that we don't have to acquire the land. so we are using the canal top roof, which otherwise, i mean, has got no other use. we are using putting it to the use for the hydration, and, indirectly, you know, it's, uh, saving the water. this reduces, you know, evaporation. narrator: the solar park employs an array of 35,000 solar panels, generating 10 megawatts of energy. most of the energy is used to run the company itself, which initially depended on the national power grid for its energy supply. so now that power can be redistributed cheaply to the local community. and people like parth and his mother have improved and more reliable electricity. narrator: on a larger scale, introducing solar power into india's energy mix has the potential to greatly reduce the level of greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere. [applause] in line with the commitment made by united nations member states at the climate summit held in paris to keep the rising global temperature below two degrees celsius. narrator: a.k. malik, chief engineer