SOLAR POTENTIAL IN INDIA - AN OVERVIEW

SOLAR POTENTIAL IN INDIA -- AN OVERVIEW--

Shaantanu Gaur(For Eixil Group)

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Solar Resource Map of India

Most parts of India receive good solar radiation 4- 7 kWh/sq. m/day.

In the solar energy sector, some large projects have been proposed, and a 35,000 km2 (14,000 sq mi) area of the Thar Desert has been set aside for solar power projects, sufficient to generate 700 to 2,100 GW.

Aggressive bids under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) have produced grid-connect megawatt (MW) sized plants generating even less than 15 US cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh), among the lowest in the world.

Growth of Solar Capacity in India (MW)

2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

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)State MWp %Gujarat 857.9 47.42Rajasthan 601.2 33.23Maharashtra 160 8.84Madhya Pradesh 37.3 2.06Andhra Pradesh 33.2 1.84Uttar Pradesh 17.4 0.96Tamil Nadu 17.1 0.95Jharkhand 16 0.88Karnataka 14 0.77Orissa 13 0.72Punjab 9.3 0.51Haryana 7.8 0.43West Bengal 7.1 0.39A & N Island 5.1 0.28Uttarakhand 5.1 0.28Chhattisgarh 4 0.22Delhi 2.6 0.14Lakshadweep 0.8 0.04

JAWAHAR LAL NEHRU NATIONAL SOLAR MISSION

Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) is one of the major global initiatives in promotion of solar energy technologies, announced by the Government of India under National Action Plan on Climate Change.

It has set an ambitious target of deploying 20,000 MW of Grid-connected Solar Power & 2000MW of off-grid Solar Power by the year 2022.

Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) intends to raise its targets under the National Solar Mission from 20 gigawatts (GW) to 100 GW by 2019.

It adopts a 3- Phase approach from 2010 to 2022.

JNNSM: THREE PHASE APPROACH

INCENTIVES UNDER JAWAHAR LAL NEHRU NATIONAL SOLAR MISSION

100% Foreign Direct Investment Zero Customs & Excise Duties on solar cells, modules and

many raw materials and grid power projects 5% Customs and Excise duty on many other raw materials,

components Tax - holiday for (i) setting up units in backward and

specified areas; and (ii) grid power projects 80% accelerated depreciation in the first year for certain

capital investments Incentives to establish SEZ for Solar Manufacturing Parks Grant for carrying out research and development and

technology validation projects Exemption from Environmental Clearance for Solar Projects.

SETTING UP OF SOLAR PARKS

Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) has initiated a scheme for setting up of 25 Solar Parks, each with the capacity of 500 MW and above, to be developed in next 5 years in various States.

Minister further stated that the estimated cost for development of solar park would be around Rs.0.95 Cr./MW.

States which have sent written request for setting up Solar Power Park/Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects are given below:

S No

State Capacity of Solar Park (approx)

Land Identified at

1 Gujarat 750 MW Taluka- Vav, Distt.-Banaskantha2 Madhya

Pradesh750 MW +750 MW

Rewa-Distt.

3 Telangana 1000 MW Mehboob Nagar-Distt.4 Andhra

Pradesh2500 MW Anantpur-Distt, Kadapa andKurnool

5 Karnataka 1000 MW Mulwar, Bijapur (near Kargi)6 Uttar

Pradesh600 MW District-Jalaun, Sonbhadra and Allahabad

7 Meghalaya 50 MW University of Science andTechnology, 9thMile, nearGuwahati, Meghalaya

8 Jammu & Kashmir

7500 MW Leh and Kargil

9 Punjab 1000 MW +1000 MW

District-wise land identified

SETTING UP OF SOLAR PARKS

S No

State Capacity of Solar Park (approx)

Land Identified at

10 Rajasthani. Bhadla Phase-IIii. Bhadla Phase-IIIiii. Jaisalmer ParkPhase-Iiv. Jaisalmer ParkPhase-II

700 MW

1000 MW

1000 MW

1000 MW

District - Bhadla and Jaisalmer

11 Tamil Nadu 500 MW Location yet to be identified12 Odhisa 1000 MW Location yet to be identified

Total 22,100 MW

SETTING UP OF SOLAR PARKS

INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS

National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE): It is an autonomous institution of Ministry of New & Renewable Energy. It facilitates research, design, development, manufacture and deployment of new and renewable energy systems/devices for transportation, portable and stationary applications in rural, urban, industrial and commercial sectors

Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA): It is a Non-Banking Financial Institution under the administrative control of this Ministry for providing term loans for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects.

Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI): It is a not-for-profit company under the administrative control of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

Roof top PV Potential in India• According to 2011 Census India has:

– 330 million houses

– 166 million electrified houses

– 76 million houses use kerosene for lighting

– 1.08 million houses use solar for lighting

– 140 million houses with proper roof (Concrete or Asbestos / metal sheet)

– 130 million houses having > 2 rooms

•Average houses can accommodate 1-3 kWp of solar PV system

•Large commercial roofs can accommodate larger capacities

•As a conservative estimate, about 25 GW capacity can be accommodated on roofs of buildings having > 2 rooms alone (considering 20% roofs are available/suitable)

Rooftop PV Programmes under JNNSM• Small scale rooftop PV systems

– Size: less than 100 kWp

– Implemented through MNRE Channel

Partners

– Generally in off grid mode

•Large scale rooftop PV scheme– Size: 100 to 500 kWp grid-connected systems (without battery back up)

– Implemented through SECI through a process of competitive bidding

– 3 Phases announced; Phase I: 5.5 MW (4 cities); Phase II: 11.3 MW (6 cities);

Phase III: 10 MW (9 cities)… more to come

– Possible locations include public buildings, hospitals, educational institutions,

warehouses etc.

13

Palatana (1)

Kolkata (1)

Bhubaneswar (1)

Chennai (4)

Coimbatore (1)

Bangalore (2)

Mumbai (1)

Pune (1)

Gwalior (1)

Chandigarh (1)

Jaipur (3.25)

New Delhi (2)

Gurgaon (2) Noida/Greater Noida (1.5)

Raipur (2.05)

Hyderabad (2)

30% subsidy available from MNRE

Projects being set up in select cities

Project capacity:Phase I: under implementationPhase II: Rooftop identification in progress Phase III: Projects in bidding and evaluation stage

MNRE’s Large-scale Rooftop PV Scheme

LegendPhase IPhase IIPhase IIIMultiple phasesCapacity in MW()

INDIAN PV INDUSTRY

More than 90 companies, with installed capacity of over 1.8 GW make PV modules

20 companies manufacture solar cells (> 700 MW installed capacity)

Manufacturing of various raw materials, components, devices and systems is coming up/expanding (Poly silicon, wafers, glass, EVA, back sheet, grid inverters, off-grid BoS, structures etc.)

Production capacity of 3-5 GWp likely by 2020

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT IN PV

Focus on development of materials and devices with long-term perspective

Outcome of the research should lead to (i) improvements in the efficiencies, (ii) reduction in the material and energy consumption during manufacturing, (iii) improving the reliability, quality and life expectancy of system components

Applied Research on existing processes and developing new technologies

Involve industry in research and technology validation of materials, components and systems

International collaborations – institutional/industrial

RECENT INITIATIVES IN PV TECHNOLOGY

Development of poly silicon material (Maharishi Solar) 20 -22% efficiency single crystal silicon cells (IIT-Mumbai) 10 – 12% efficiency nano crystalline thin film modules

(IACS-Kolkata, HHV-Bangalore, NPL-New Delhi, BES University,-Howrah)

12- 15% efficiency CIGS cells (Moser Baer. NPL, KIIT University) 10- 12 % efficiency Dye sensitized cells (Amrita Nano Centre, IIT-

Kanpur) 6% efficiency organic-inorganic hetero junction cells (IIT-Delhi,

Delhi University)

CONCLUSION

Indian policies have created investment friendly market in the country for entire range of activities announced under the Mission.

India centric R&D and local manufacturing is necessary to reduce the cost of achieving Solar Targets.

Partnerships necessary with global stakeholders

India to be a major global player in PV technology

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