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Executive EditorMr . C. Surendranath

Research: Sankeerth Santhosh

SEEM Executive Council

PresidentMr. U.V.Krishna Mohan RaoVice- PresidentMr. Satvinder Singh MannGeneral SecretaryMr. G. KrishnakumarJoint SecretaryMr. Alpesh PandyaTreasurerMr. R. Jayakumar

EP Executive Council

PresidentDr. Sasi K. KottayilVice President & Financial ControllerMr. Rajan MenonGeneral SecretaryMr. C. Jayaraman

The Government of India’s announcement on achieving electrification of all inhabited villages in India is really significant, but notsubstantive in nature as electrification of villages does not translate into electrification of households and does not guarantee poweravailability. Even though 100% electrification of villages has been achieved, government data shows that as of today, there are still 31million households without electricity. Now the real challenge will be to make electricity reach this population who are deprived of themost convenient form of energy. This can be achieved only by resorting to more innovative approaches. This brings contemporarytopics of renewable energy, energy storage and micro-grids to the forefront of policy and technological discussions and innovations.

Renewable energy technologies are now available in solar, wind, biomass and waste to energy variants. These are maturing enough toattract investor as well as end-user confidence, albeit, still in sub-optimal dimensions..

SNEMA 2017 Highlights

Dr. Ajay Mathur received SEEM Visionary Leadership Award 2017

MCJ Energy Engineers Pvt. Ltd. wins Entrepreneur of the year awards (EOTY)

Stake Holder Meet by Kerala State Planning Board on Strategic Perspectives on Power Sector in Kerala

SEEM Member wins Asia Subcontinent Region Energy Manager of the Year Award for 2018

Hands on learning experience for SEEM Student Chapter members

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The debate is hotting up whether batteries are the solution for storage or is it in hydrogen? We may have to wait for a few more yearsto get an unambiguous picture on this. On both fronts tabletop models claiming exciting economical benefits are being aired now. Inany case, with renewable energy taking a centre stage, the storage technologies will have to cope up to give stable and scalablesupplies.

Similarly, the integrating and facilitating factor in both RE and storage and grid supply will be the micro-grids. Micro grids as of nowoffer a labyrinth of challenges in the form of distributed generation assets mix, financing structures and end user goals. At the sametime, technology offers solutions like advanced analytics and controls, internet of things and artificial intelligence to overcome theperceived risks. When judiciously juxtaposed, these challenges and solutions can bring in a net positive impact through micro grids.They can offer reliability, enhance resilience and recovery in case of calamities, promote clean energy, benefit consumers, canstrengthen the main grid and even offer resistance to possible cyber threats too. Of course, the efforts to spread micro gridinfrastructure will have to be aided by creative finance and business models to make them viable.

In the present ‘imagination age’, technology will take off in different directions and dimensions. It will require a proactive and futuristicadministrative and regulatory framework to modulate the technology progress so that the fruits of such developments are equitablymade available to people. Otherwise, there are always dangers of exploitation and skewed development.

Conventionally, the policy and regulatory bodies used to catch up from behind these technology developments to moderateundesirable impacts. But the ‘imagination age’ requires that the policy/regulatory bodies are ahead or at least in step with technologydevelopments so that they are harnessed for maximum benefits to maximum people. This is all the more applicable in the case of foraysinto distributed energy generation, storage and distribution solutions, being discussed above.

Know the pioneers in the Energy FieldG Krishnakumar

National General Secretary

SEEM National Energy Management Awards 2017

Indian Energy Conclave 2018 held at New Delhi

SEEM Kerala Chapter conducted Renewable Energy for Kerala, Challenges Ahead (REKCA)-18

It was in this context that SEEM-Kerala had conceived and successfully conducted a workshop and paneldiscussion bringing together technology experts and officials from various statutory and regulatory bodies. Wefound that last year the demand growth of electricity at 12% outpaced the economic growth which lagged at7%. A wisely regulated push for renewable energy, scalable storage and intelligent micro grid management canmake energy access equitable, affordable and also lead to evenly spread economic growth.. SEEM will continueto strive to bring forth to the forefront such discussions among stakeholders and make our contribution to aclean and robust India.

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Dr. Ajay Mathur received SEEM Visionary Leadership Award 2017

Dr. Ajay Mathur, Director General, TERI was honoured with the SEEM VisionaryLeadership Award based for his great initiatives in the energy field in India ,such as the star labelling programme for appliances, the Energy ConservationBuilding Code and the ‘Perform, Achieve and Trade Programme’ for energy-intensive industries. The Award function was held on 25th May, 2018 at theInstitution of Engineers Hall, New Delhi. Mr. Saurabh Kumar, Managing Director,Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) presented the awards to the winners invarious fields of energy.

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Dr. Ajay Mathur receiving the SEEM Visionary Leadership Award from Mr. Saurabh Kumar

SEEM National Energy Management Awards (SNEMA) 2017 were distributed on 25th May 2018 at the Institution ofEngineers Hall, New Delhi. Shri. Saurabh Kumar, Managing Director, EESL, inaugurated the function by planting atree. During the function attended by 160 representatives of different industries and agencies in the energy sector,Mr. K. K. Chakarvarti, Energy Economist who had guided the national energy efficiency efforts through BEE, was thespecial guest. Platinum, Gold, Silver and Best Performance awards in various ectors/categories like industries,facilities, corporates and

IBS Software Services Pvt. Ltd. and ICICI Bank Ltd. won the Platinum Awards and Allianz Technology SE won theGold Award in Corporate category.Hindalco Industries Ltd., Renukoot; BILT Graphic Paper Products Ltd., Ballarpur unit; JK Cement Works, Mangrol;Ultratech Cement Limited (Unit-Birla) Jodhpur; Jindal Stainless (Hisar) Limited, Haryana; IBS Software Services Pvt.Ltd., Thiruvananthapuram and JK Tyre & Industries Ltd., Chennai Tyre Plant won the Platinum Awards inIndustries and Facilities Category.

Ashok Leyland Ltd., Pantnagar; Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., Auto Division, Kandivli Plant; Orion Mall, Bangalore;United Breweries Ltd.,, Mysore; Orient Cement Ltd., Devapur; Shree Digvijay Cement Company Ltd., Jam Nagar(VotorantimCimentos); Hanon Automotive Systems India Private Limited, Tamil Nadu; Burckhardt Compression(India) Pvt. Ltd., Pune; Delphi TVS Diesel Systems Ltd., Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu; KEC International Ltd., Jaipur;Allianz Technology SE,Thiruvananthapuram; NTPC Limited-Kawas Gas Power Project 656 MW, Surat; JSW EnergyLtd., Ratnagiri; Captive Power Plant- Chanderiya Lead Zinc Smeltor Chittorgarh; Arvind Ltd., (Denim Business),Ahmedabad; Raymond Lyd., Textile Division, Chhindwara; Apollo Tyres Ltd., Kalamassery; Ordnance factory,Varangaon; Lakesong Resort – Edassery Enterprises Pvt. Ltd.,Kottayam; Poovar Island Resort ( Unit of Floatels IndiaPvt. Ltd.), Thiruvananthapuram and Taj West End, Bengaluru won the Gold Awards in Industries and FacilitiesCategory.

Vedanta Ltd., Smelter Plant-1, Jharsuguda, Odisha; ICICI Bank Ltd., Cochin; United Breweries Ltd., AurangabadEllora Plant; Mangalam Cement Ltd.,, Kota; Sree Jayajothi Cements Pvt. Ltd., Kurnool; JK Lakshmi Cement Ltd.,Durg; Ultra Tech Cement Ltd., Ginigera Cement Works; Grasim Industries Ltd.,, (Chemical Division) Bharuch;Sahrdaya College of Advanced Studies, Thrissur; JSW Steel Coated Products Ltd., Boisar; KEC InternationalLtd., Jabalpur; National Fertilizers Ltd., Nangal Unit; Ashok Leyland Ltd., Ennore; TAJ Club House, Chennai;

individuals were conferred onto the winners selected bythe national jury appointedby SEEM. This was the 4thversion of SNEMA, where 54industries and facilities wonthe awards from more than150 shortlisted nominationsreceived by SEEM.Mr. Saurabh Kumar inaugurates the award function by watering the sapling

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DM WIMS Hospital, Wayanad; Allianz Technology SE, EON IT Park; Yash Paper Ltd., Faizabad; IPCA Laboratories Ltd., Ratlam; 2X80 MW CPP ; Hindustan Zinc Ltd., Dariba; 1215 MW CPP; Vedanta Ltd.,Jharsuguda; NTPC Korba Super Thermal Power Station, Korba; Sarda Energy & Minerals Ltd., Raipur; MSP Steel and Power Ltd., Raigarh; Arvind Ltd., (Division- Ankur Textiles) Ahmedabad; ITC Ltd., ABDILTD., Chirala and Apollo Tyres Ltd., Perambra won the Silver Awards in Industries and Facilities Category.

The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) Bengaluru received best performance award in Energy Audit Firm category. Mr. G Rudra Narsimha Rao(TERI) won the best performance award inCertified Energy Auditor Category. Mr. Jayant M Joshi (Raymond Chhindwara) and Mr. Balan. S (Hyundai) won the best performance awards in Certified Energy Manager Category.

Mr. G. Krishnakumar, (General Secretary – SEEM), Mr. U. V. Krishna Mohan Rao (President – SEEM). Mr. Jayakumar, (Chairman – SNEMA 2017) and Mr. Satvinder Singh Maan (Vice President- SEEM)addressed the gathering.

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The technical session was followed by Q&A Session

Indian Energy Conclave 2018 was organised as part of SNEMA 2017 on 25th May 2018 at Institution of Engineers Hall, New Delhi. 130 energy professionals attended the conclave. Mr. G Krishnakumar,General Secretary-SEEM, delivered the introductory address. This was followed by the technical sessions chaired by Mr. Alpesh B Pandya, Joint General Secretary – SEEM & Dr. C S Azad, ExecutiveCouncil Member- SEEM. Six industries presented their ‘encon’ projects which won SEEM National Energy Management Awards 2017.

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (Auto Division) Kandivli Plant made the first presentation and showcased their WasteHeat Recovery from compressor. Hanon Automotive Systems India Private Ltd. highlighted their Air compressor -Ventura air intake system. Megger India, discussed their precision instruments for reliable and accuratemeasurements in energy audits. Dr. Vasantha Ramaswamy representing Aprameya Associates shared herknowledge on Role of CAE and CFD Studies In Efficient Energy Management. Arvind Ltd., (Ankur Textiles)Ahmedabad presented their optimisation of power at ETP & STP by Alternative Operations of Aerators in ETP andSTP Aeration Tank. Raymond Ltd. (Textile Division) Chhindwara, claimed significant reduction in energyconsumption by Successful use of Norikool prismatic skylight. Climaveneta Climate Technologies (Pvt.) Ltd.discussed their energy efficient equipments and its applications. JK Cement Works, Mangrol, showcased theirutilisation of alternative fuel and raw materials. Power Matrix Solutions Pvt. Ltd. discussed PQ & Harmonics, Cause,Effects & Mitigation Solutions. Apollo Tyres Ltd., Perambra, discussed their Innovations in Gland Seals andexplained their Steam specific improvement over the last 5 FY's. Mr. K. K. Chakarvarti also shared his experience inenergy domain.

Indian Energy Conclave 2018 held at New Delhi

Presentation by Dr. Vasantha Ramaswamy Presentation by Megger India Pvt .Ltd. Energy Conclave participants

Presentation by Mr. K. K. Chakarvarti

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MCJ Energy Engineers Pvt. Ltd. wins Entrepreneur of the year awards (EOTY)Mr. M.C Jain, Executive council Member-SEEM receiving the award by Dr. Raman Singh, Chief Minister- Chhattisgarh State and Mr.Naveen Jindal, Chairman-JSPL

Dr. Raman Singh, Chief Minister, Chhattisgarh and Mr. Naveen Jindal, Chairman-JSPL presented the awards to the winners. Therecommendations given by MCJ Energy Engineers Pvt. Ltd. to the industries during the year sum up to a reduction in Carbon Emissionby approximately 19454.00 Tons

MCJ Energy Engineers Pvt. Ltd won the Entrepreneur of the year awards (EOTY) in the category of Innovative Business Model &achievement at the function held on the 6th of May, 2018 at Hotel Courtyard by Marriot Raipur.

SEEM Kerala Chapter conducted Renewable Energy for Kerala, Challenges Ahead (REKCA)-18

Inauguration

A one day seminar was organized by SEEM Kerala Chapter, in associationwith Productivity Council, Kerala, on 4th May 2018 at the ProductivityCouncil Seminar Hall, Kalamasserry, Cochin. Dr. Sasi Kottayail, Immediatepast President of SEEM and Professor at Amrita University presented apaper on Wind Energy . Er. Aby Joseph, CDAC ,Thiruvananthapuram,presented paper on Micro Grid and Er. C M Varughese, Chairman SEEM -Kerala Chapter and M.D, IGATECH, presented a paper on Energy storage.Er. Shaji Sebastian, Electrical Consultant, presented Paper on the RPOObligation. The technical session was followed by a Panel discussion on thetheme ‘RE for Kerala, Progress and Future’. Panellists included Er.RajanBabu, Senior Consultant, and former Chief Electrical Inspector, Dr. RHarikumar, Director, ANERT, Er. Anand, Dy.C.E, KSEB Ltd., Er.Sagar, Dy. ChiefElectrical Inspector and Er. Sivaramakrishnan, Jt. Secretary, KeralaRenewable Energy Entrepreneurs & Promoters Association (KREEPA). Participants

Stakeholders Meet by Kerala State Planning Board on Strategic Perspectives on Power Sector in KeralaA stakeholders meeting organized by the Kerala State Planning Board on 9th May 2018 to discuss the strategic plans to be adopted by the Kerala State Electricity Board Ltd. Mr. C Jayaraman, (pastGeneral Secretary,SEEM) was a special invitee.

Jayaraman on behalf of SEEM highlighted that it is high time that KSEB realized the importance of the very existence of this planet and the need to shift to more sustainable and renewable options forgeneration/distribution of electrical energy. The traditional approach of bridging the supply-demand gap by increasing supply or bridging the Revenue-Expenditure gap by increasing tariff need achange, he said. The following major suggestions were given during the discussion:

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1. Entire proceedings of this meeting shall be made available on a public domain, where those who have missed this meeting can make their comments and suggestions.2. If KSEB is adopting purchase of Renewable Energy Certificate to meet the Renewable Energy Purchase Obligations (RPO), then they should be penalized for buying fossil fuel based energy from

the grid and the net value shall only be considered for RPO offset.3. Kerala with 90 lakh domestic consumers can save approximately 800 Million Units (Million kWh) of energy if one consumer is urged to replace his ordinary fan with BLDC fan. State Government

or KSEBL shall launch a BLDC/Energy Efficient fan penetration drive, as this can bring is an annual saving of approximately Rs 300 to 400 crores, recurring.4. KSEB shall look into the total revamp of its Vision, Mission and Objective. They should plan to organize themselves to be a Micro Grid Provider, giving local solutions to local problems, and shall

take up power generation through Solar, Wind, Biomass and Small Hydel power plants, moving away from providing centralized solutions through large power plants to big consumers.

SEEM Member wins Asia Subcontinent Region Energy Manager of the Year Award for 2018

SEEM Member, Mr. Pasupuleti Venkata Subba Rao won the Association ofEnergy Engineer’s Asia Subcontinent Region Energy Manager of the YearAward for 2018. The vision of AEE Regional Awards Program is torecognize those individuals, organizations and projects that stand outfrom the rest. The AEE Regional Awards will be presented on October 16,2018 the day prior to the opening of the 2018 World Energy EngineeringCongress, at the Charlotte Congress Center in Charlotte, North Carolina..

Hands-on learning experience for SEEM Student Chapter membersTo equip students to understand and make best use of opportunities in the energy sector,SEEM has launched internship programmes for its student members. As a part of this newinitiative, SEEM Members/Energy Auditors have engaged student chapter members in many oftheir energy audits. A few such activities: Five members from KUFOS Student Chapter wereengaged in the Cochin Shipyard Limited Quarters Energy audit; four members from AdiShankara Institute of Engineering & Technology, Kalady, were engaged in the for Distributionstudy at Transformer at Aluva; two members from KUFOS Student Chapter were engaged inKEL transformers audit and two members from KUFOS Student Chapter were engaged in theEnergy audit at Keltrone electro components at Kuttipuram.

Solar Energy Corporation of IndiaLtd. (SECI) is a CPSU under theadministrative control of theMinistry of New and RenewableEnergy (MNRE), set up on20th Sept, 2011 to facilitate the

RMI is an organization in the UnitedStates dedicated to research,publication, consulting, and lecturing inthe general field of sustainability, with aspecial focus on profitable innovationsfor energy and resource efficiency. RMIwas established in 1982 and has grown

ADEMEADEME is the French Environment andEnergy Management Agency, active inthe implementation of public policy inthe areas of the environment, energyand sustainable development. ADEMEprovides expertise and advisoryservices to businesses, local authorities

Rocky Mountain InstituteSolar Energy Corporation of India Ltd.

and communities, government bodies and the public atlarge, to enable them to establish and consolidate theirenvironmental action. As part of this work, the agencyhelps finance projects, from research to implementation,in its areas of action. (http://www.ademe.fr/)

implementation of JNNSM and achievement of targets settherein. It is the only CPSU dedicated to the solar energy sector.It was originally incorporated as a section-25 (not for-profit)company under the Companies Act, 1956.(http://www.seci.co.in/)

into a broad-based institution with 150+ staff and an annualbudget of some $30 million.[1] RMI's work is independent andnon-adversarial, with a strong emphasis on market-basedsolutions. (https://www.rmi.org/)

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Varanasi, Lucknow to get smart meters by year endNEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s constituency Varanasi will be connected tosmart meters by the end of this year, as the government plans to cut down on the lossesof state distribution companies and reduce power theft in cities. .

Lucknow, which is home minister Rajnath Singh’s constituency, will also see a partial roll-out ofsmart meters by 2018 end. State-run Energy Efficiency Services Ltd. (EESL) floated a global tenderlast year to procure 5 million smart meters, which were to be deployed in Uttar Pradesh andHaryana.

Of the 4 million smart meters tobe installed in Uttar Pradesh,around 3 lakh electricityconsumers will be connected tosmart meters in Varanasi, and 2lakh in Lucknow.

By the end of this year, the smartmeters will be rolled-out inVaranasi and Lucknow. The roll-out to high loss and highcongestion consumers will beprioritised in these cities, and theplan will include replacing basicmeters with smart meters in bothresidential and commercialsegments.

VAs of now, the plan is to connect the entire city (Varanasi), but during the implementation stage,things may be tweaked as per the requirements of the Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd.

Recently, in a bid to track power theft and illegal connections, distribution cables were alsopushed underground in Varanasi. The Central transmission utility was given the task ofmodernising the distribution network in a 16 km sq areaas part of the Central government’sIntegrated Power Development Scheme.Source: //economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/64485375.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

ICRA pegs wind energy capacity addition at 3-3.5 GW in FY'19NEW DELHI: Wind energy capacity addition is estimated at about 3-3.5 GW in FY2019 and theviability of bid tariffs and inter-state connectivity will be key headwinds for developers. Theproject awards so far are expected to improve the capacity addition in the wind powersegment to about 3 to 3.5 GW in FY2019 against 1.7 GW in FY2018.

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) along with the distribution utilities inGujarat, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu have awarded wind-power capacity of 7.6 GW over thepast 15 months and another 10 GW each are proposed to be awarded in FY2019 andFY2020. This is in line with the trajectory of project awards announced by the MNRE inNovember 2017 to achieve the cumulative wind capacity target of 60 GW by FY2022.

However, on a cautious note, the winning bidders in these auctions face the twin challenges ofproject viability at the quoted tariffs and securing connectivity and long-term access to inter-state transmission network.

While the regulations recently notified by the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC)on connectivity for renewable energy projects are positive for these developers, the adequacyof the existing inter-state transmission infrastructure in the states with high wind potentialremains a challenge. The connectivity regulations recently notified by the power regulatorCERC provide clarity on the procedure and timelines for securing connectivity from the centraltransmission utility and accord priority to projects holding a letter of award under the tariff-based competitive bidding.

The significant decline in ordervolumes during the transitionfrom feed-in tariff regime tocompetitive bidding regime,coupled with pricing pressures,had an adverse impact on thefinancial profile of the windturbine manufacturers.

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You may be paid for power load shedding from next yearFrom next financial year,you will be paid for loadshedding in your area asgovernment is planning tointroduce a mechanismfrom next year to levyhefty penalties on powercompanies for loadshedding and makeprovisions for directsubsidy transfers to powerconsumers like LPG gassubsidy.

Union power minister RK Singh on Tuesday said that power distribution companies(discoms) would have to pay penalty for load shedding in any area across the countryfrom the next financial year. Discoms would also have to bear the financial burdenarising from aggregate transmission and commercial (AT&C) losses beyond the basemark of 15 per cent. The proposals have been included in the Centre's draft powerpolicy that would be put in the public domain to invite suggestions from the public. Thefinal policy will be effective from the next financial year.

At present, the Electricity Act fixes universal service obligation on distribution licenseesto provide electricity to all applicants and the penalty for non-compliance can extend toup to Rs 1,000 per day of default. The proposals are made explicitly to fix 24x7 powersupply obligation on electricity distribution licencees.

It has been the practice that discoms account for AT&C losses while claimingreimbursements from the government for the services they render while transmittingpower. Once the new power policy becomes effective, discoms would not be reimbursedfor the AT&C losses beyond the base mark of 15 per cent.

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The state government has taken up the issue with the railway and power ministriesfor ensuring adequate supply of coal in the plants in Ukai, Wanakbori andGandhinagar and avoiding worst power situation in the state.

Thermal power plants in Gujarat may face closure on coal shortage: GSECL officialVADODARA: Thermal power plants in the state are not getting adequate supply ofcoal and could face closure, leading to power shortage, if immediate steps are nottaken.

These plants have been on average generating 3,000 MW of power against theirinstalled capacity of around 4,000 MW, besides another 500-MW power plant at Sikkain Saurashtra which imports coal.

Thermal power plants in Gujarat are facing severe coal shortage and are running atless than a day's stocks," the official told on condition of anonymity. If the supply isdisrupted, it can lead to the closure of a number of units and create severe capacityshortage.

The power demandin the state is at itspeak, with averagedaily demandtouching up to16,000 MW, due tosevere heat waveconditions.

The GUVNL, a state government promoted company, has been purchasing onaverage 3,000 to 4,000 MW through central power agency for meeting the everincreasing demand of power, which is due to shortage of coal, high cost of gas andfailure of hydro-based power stations in generating adequate quantity of power.







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China announced last week it was halting approvals of some new solarprojects this year and cutting subsidies to developers to ease its paceof expansion. That’s expected to slow demand in the world’s biggestmarket, weakening prices, and force the country’s manufacturers toship more panels overseas.

India sees record low solar prices returning on China reformsIndia may be the biggest beneficiary of solar industry reforms in Chinathat are poised to reduce prices for photovoltaic panels.

Tariffs in India’s next solar auction scheduled for mid-June may fallbelow the 2.44 rupees per kilowatt hour record set May 17 last year.

India is seeking to boost its clean energy generation as Prime MinisterNarendra Modi has pledged to double India’s renewable powercapacity to 175 gigawatts by 2022, a target second only to China, aspart of his plan to spearhead global efforts to combat climate change.

India’s maximum annual solar-cell manufacturing capacity is about 3gigawatts while average yearly demand is 20 gigawatts, meaning theremainder needs to be procured on the international market.


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