CAPACITY BUILDING FOR SOLAR ROOFTOP SYSTEMS IN BENGALURU AND BHOPAL
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) under its Management Development Programme (MDP) organized a three-day training programme (third in the series) (on the behalf of the MNRE) on ‘Grid-Connected Rooftop Solar PV Systems’ for channel partners, project developers, manufacturers, and new entrepreneurs from February 17–19, 2016 at TERI SRC, Bengaluru, Karnataka. The training programme was designed to enable the target groups to understand the technical, financial, and regulatory aspects of rooftop solar PV systems, including their quality standards, project management, grid-interconnection, metering arrangements, and remote monitoring mechanism.
During the programme, various practitioners and renowned industry experts from TERI, MNRE, NIC, KREDL, BESCOM, Tata Power Solar, and Mytrah Energy shared their views and experiences on implementing solar rooftop PV systems. A total of 46 participants attended the training programme. The event concluded with a valedictory session and distribution of certificates to the participants.
Overall, the programme was a success and was highly appreciated by the participants as well as the speakers. During the programme, the participants highlighted some issues and put forward some suggestions including:
- More actions for remote monitoring option for solar rooftop PV Projects;
- Promoting the hybrid systems for overall applications (where grid is not available or is available infrequently);
- Support/assistance for indigenous manufacturers as part of ‘Make in India’ campaign for solar rooftop PV market in India; and
- Provide electricity regulations and government orders regarding solar on SPIN website for new entrepreneurs.
TERI, on behalf of the MNRE, also organized a three-day training programme (fourth in the series) on ‘Grid-Connected Rooftop Solar PV Systems’ for channel partners, project developers, manufacturers, and entrepreneurs from March 16–18, 2016 at Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. During the programme, various practitioners and renowned industry experts from TERI, MNRE, SECI, Madhya Pradesh Urja Vikas Nigam Limited, Bhopal Municipal Corporation, MP Madhya Kshetra Vidyut Vitran Company Limited, State Bank of India, Enerparc, and Sunkalp Energy shared their views and experiences on implementing solar rooftop PV systems. A total of 23 participants attended the training programme. The event concluded with a valedictory session and distribution of certificates to the participants. This was followed by a site visit to Grid-connected rooftop solar PV Power Plants under MP Madhya Kshetra Vidyut Vitran Company Limited.
Source: Akshay Urja, MNRE