In general, solar PV modules can be installed on or in pitched roofs, or on flat roofs attached to or adjacent to buildings (ground-mounted). Prior to solar PV installation, the roof conditions have to be evaluated. The general roof conditions have to be evaluated with regard to the following aspects:1. Read more…
Under this arrangement, the RESCO developer leases the rooftop and pays a fixed lease/rental to the building owner over the time of the lease period for installing the solar panels of the rooftop. The RESCO developer exports the solar energy to the utility at a predetermined feed-in-tariff (FiT) approved by Read more…
Government of India has taken an ambitious targets of 100,000 MW of solar power by 2022 out of which 40,000 MW is to be achieved through Rooftop Solar (RTS) power plants as per the clean climate commitments. Realizing our immense RTS potential and the ambitious targets, MNRE had launched Grid Read more…
As no Central financial subsidy is now available for commercial and industrial sectors, MNRE initiated the proposal for multilateralconcessional loans from the World Bank (WB), Asian Development Bank (ADB) and New Development Bank (NDB) to support RTS project developers. All the three multilateral banks have approved proposal for$1370million concessional loans Read more…
MNRE is also focusing on upcoming buildings/new construction so that these have RTS installation as a mandatory requirement. ULBs play a pivotal role in accelerating the RTS in new construction in their area byimplementing Model Building Bye-laws. To enable RTS development from planning stage, Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) has Read more…
SECI has undertaken competitive bidding at national level for 50 MWp grid connected rooftop projects in RESCO mode on buildings of Central Public Works Department. In this scheme Power Purchase Agreements havebeen signed between CPWD and various developers on the basis of allotment and installation is into progress
SECI has undertaken competitive bidding at a national level for 500 MWp grid-connected rooftop projects. CFA (subsidy) of 30% of the benchmark cost for residential, institutional and social sector will be provided through SECI under this scheme. A total of 122 developer/Installers have been selected forRTS installations across the country. Read more…
Following the Paris Club Agreement, India took up an ambitious plan of adding 175 GW of renewable power. Of this, solar energy (100 GW) comprises a major part of 175 GW target followed by wind (60 GW), biomass (10 GW) and small hydroelectric (5 GW). The target of 100 GW Read more…
Ideally, solar installations should be on land that is waste and barren. Such land is unequally available across States. Many Indian states have large tracts of fertile agricultural land which is now being converted to industrial land for setting up solar power plants. Such change of land use, if effected Read more…
A quick review of solar endowed major state policies shows that a majority of these states have put the onus of acquiring land (and changing its purpose of use if needed) on the developers S.No. Policy Land 1 Gujarat Solar Power Policy 2015 The developer is responsible for obtaining the Read more…