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National Action Plan on Climate Change

Kiran Apsunde Secc 0212


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ContentNational Solar Mission

Towards Building Solar India

1. Introduction

2. Importance and relevance of solar energy for India

3. Mission Aims & Objectives

4. Mission Targets

5. Mission Strategies (Phase I & II)

6. Research & Development

7. Human Resource Development (HRD)

8. Institutional Arrangement

9. Financing the Mission Activities

10. Current Status

11. The Solar Scam


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Source: JNNSM, June 2008.

1. IntroductionNational Solar Mission


India is a tropical country, where sunshine is available for longer hours per day and in great

intensity.

Solar energy, therefore, has great potential as future energy source.

It also has the advantage of permitting the decentralized distribution of energy, thereby

empowering people at grassroots level.

Based on this vision the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission was launched on 30thJune

2008, under the brand name SolarIndia.

The JNNSM is a major initiative of the GoI and State Governments to promote ecologically

sustainable growth while addressing Indiasenergy security challenge. It will also constitute a

major contribution by India to the global effort to meet the challenge of Climate Change.


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2. Importance and relevance of solar energy for IndiaNational Solar Mission


Cost

Currently HighJNNSM aims at driving down costs by rapid scale-up of

capacity & technological innovations.

Scalability

Vast solar Potential

5000 trillion kWh /year energy incident over IndiasLand area with most parts receiving 4-7 kWh/m2 /day.

Environmental Impact

Environment Friendly as it has zero emission whilegenerating energy.

Security of SourceMost secure source since it is abundantly available.


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3. Mission Aims & ObjectivesNational Solar Mission


Driving down cost of solar energy by rapid scale-up of capacity, manufacturing &

technological innovations.

Immediate Aim of the mission is to focus on setting up an enabling environment for

solar technology both at centralized and decentralized level.

To establish India as a global leader in solar energy, by creating the policy conditions

for its diffusion across the country as quickly as possible.

Mission anticipates achieving grid parity by 2022 and parity with coal based thermalpower by 2030.


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4. Mission TargetsNational Solar Mission


Application Segment Phase - I Phase-II Phase- III

2010-13 2013-17 2017-22

Utility grid power 1,000-2,000 MW 4000-10,000 MW 20,000 MW

Off- grid Applications 200 MW 1,000 MW 2,000 MW

Solar Thermal Collectors

Area7 million Sq.m 15 million Sq.m 20 million Sq.m

Solar Lighting Systems -- -- 20 million

**For achieving the mission targets, a 3- phase approach has been formulated.**


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5. Mission Strategies (Phase I & II)National Solar Mission


To Attract Investors

The policy announcement will create the necessary environment to attract industry and project

developers to invest in research, domestic manufacturing and development of solar power generation

and thus create the critical mass for domestic solar industry.

Introducing Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO)

Distribution companies, open access consumers, etc. will be obligated to buy a certain percentage

of their power from renewable source of energy.

RPO will be gradually increased while the tariff fixed for solar power purchase will decline over

time.

The below 80Cchallenge

The mission is setting an ambitious target for ensuring that applications, domestic and industrial,

below 80Care solarised.

The off-grid opportunity: Lighting homes of the power-deprived poor

To ensure that people living in the remote and far-flung areas (where grid penetration is neither

feasible nor cost effective) move directly to solar, leap-frogging from the fossil fuel trajectory ofgrowth.

Manufacturing Capabilities: Innovate, Expand & Disseminate

To achieve the capability of producing low cost, high quality solar manufacturing through

implementation of Special Incentive Package policy.



6. Research & DevelopmentNational Solar Mission


Setting up a high level Research Council comprising eminent scientists, technical experts

and representatives from academic and research institutions, industry, Government and Civil

Society to guide the overall technology development strategy. The Council will review and

update the technology roadmap to achieve more rapid technological innovation and cost

reduction.

A National Centre of Excellence (NCE) shall be established to implement the technology

development plan formulated by the Research Council and serve as its Secretariat.

It will coordinate the work of various R&D centres, validate research outcomes and serve as

an apex centre for testing and certification and for developing standards and specifications for

the Solar industry.

The NCE will serve as the funding agency to support solar R&D programmes. It Will also be

the main interface with international research institutions, research groups and high-tech start

up companies.

This Mission will launch a major R&D programme in Solar Energy, which will focus on

improving efficiency in existing applications and reducing space-intensity.

To support the R&D strategy, the mission may include the following:



7. Human Resource Development (HRD)National Solar Mission


It is envisaged that the end of mission period, solar industry will employ at least

100,000 trained and specialized personnel across the skill spectrum.

Following steps may be required for HRD:

IITs and premier Engineering colleges will be involved to design and develop

specialized courses in solar energy (at graduate, postgraduate & PhD level), with financial

assistance from Government.

The DG of Education & Traning under the Ministry of Labor has agreed to introduce

training modules for course materials for technicians in order to create a skilled workforce

which could service and maintain solar applications.

A Government Fellowship programme (at postgraduate & research levels) to train 100

selected engineers and scientists in solar energy in world class institutions abroad will be

taken up.

Setting up of a National Centre for photovoltaic Research & Education at IIT, Mumbai.



8. Institutional ArrangementNational Solar Mission


Solar Energy Authority

Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

Mission Steering Group

Minister, MNRE

Mission Executive Committee

Secretary, MNRE

Solar Research Council

Eminent Scientist

Industry Advisory CouncilMission Director

Additional Secretary

PMs Council on

Climate Change



9. Financing the Mission ActivitiesNational Solar Mission


The Fund requirements for the mission would be met from:

Budgetary support for the activities under the NSM established under the MNRE.

International Funds under the UNFCCC framework, which would enable up scaling of

Mission target.

First stage Second Stage

A Grid Connected

Power Plants

1,100 MW 20,000 MW

Approximately Rs. 16500

crores

Approximately Rs. 3,00,000

crores

B Off-Grid

Applications

200 MW 2,000 MW

Rs. 5,000 crores Rs. 50000 crores

C Solar Thermal

collectors

7 million meter square 20 million meter square

Rs. 7000 crores Rs. 20,000 crores


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10. Current StatusNational Solar Mission


TheNational Solar Mission, which aims to install 20,000 MW capacity of solar energy

by 2020, has commissioned 89% of its allotted capacity in its first stage.

The government had signed power purchase agreements (PPA) with 28 solar power

developers for 140-MW solar photo voltaic (PV) projects in January 2011, out of which

125-MW of capacity stands commissioned currently.

For solar thermal sector, power purchase agreements were signed for 27 projects for a

capacity of 470 MW in batch 1. They would be commissioned by May 2013.

The solar PV projects under batch 2 of phase 1, with the selected capacity of 340 MW,

signed the PPA in January this year and will commission by February 2013.

The total installed capacity of solar generated power in the country stands at 503.9 MW

so far. The total investment, as estimated by the ministry is about Rs 6,000 crore.
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Source: http://www.cseindia.org.

11. The Solar ScamNational Solar Mission


In its first phase, 1,000 MW worth of projects were to be bid out by 2013. In the first batch

of the bidding process, 150 MW of solar PV plants and 470 MW of solar thermal power

plants were bid out with no company (including its affiliates, subsidiaries etc) permitted tobid for more than 5 MW of solar PV and 100 MW of solar thermaleach.

These guidelines were blatantly flouted by Lanco Infratech. This company floated front

companies and grabbed no less than nine projects worth 235 MW with assured revenue of

13,000 crore.

This is about 40% of the 620 MW worth of projects auctioned by the government during

the first batch of the first phase of the Solar Mission.


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ReferencesNational Solar Mission


JNNSM, Towards Building Solar India, 30thJune 2008.

http://www.cesindia.org


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