The 2010 Common Wealth games get a shade greener with the Thyagaraj Stadium in New Delhi, India going solar powered. Indian energy giants, Reliance Industries, have commissioned what will be the countries first one-megawatt solar plant that will juice the stadium with the sun’s energy. The stadium to be used for the games will have the solar plant on its roof.

The Thyagaraj Stadium covers an area of 16,000 square meters and can accommodate a capacity of around 4494 people. It will host the Netball competition during the upcoming games. Solar power will also be used to power up the Tokyo Olympic Stadium, being built for the upcoming 2016 Olympics. Looks like the upcoming Common Wealth Games and the Olympics are destined to be a green affair!