Solar rooftops for New highrises building in Kolkata
The New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA) took a stride forward to turn Rajarhat-New Town into a solar city. It has made it mandatory for all commercial and residential highrises to install solar rooftop systems to meet at least 2% of the buildings' electrical load requirement.
According to the plan, all multi-storied buildings in Rajarhat-New Town have to meet around 1.5% to 2% of their electrical load requirement through solar power. The buildings also need to be energy intelligent which will minimize the use of conventional electricity. Regulators, on the other hand, will fix the feed in tariff rate for using solar power.
Now, generate solar energy on rooftops to power homes
Imagine power consumers turning into power generators. West Bengal Green Energy Development Corporation (WBGEDC) has made it possible with a technology that will help you generate your own personal power and also give the surplus to the grid.
WBGEDC has developed solar photovoltaic systems, through which people can generate electricity on their rooftops. While they can utilise the energy generated in their home, the excess can be sent to the state grid. The facility includes installation of a solar module, a grid interactive inverter to push off surplus energy to grid and a net meter to calculate the bill.
India’s first 2MW solar photovoltaic power plant was commissioned on Dec. 8th, 2009, at West Bengal’s Seebpur village, by Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah, as part of the National Solar Mission’s fixed a target of adding 1300 MW of solar energy by 2012 at a Rs.20,000 crore investment.
'We will add 1300 MW of solar energy, including both grid and non-grid supply, in the first phase of our mega scheme of generating 20,000 MW solar power by 2022,' Abdullah said after commissioning the power plant at Seebpur in Jamuria Block near here.
The National Solar Mission aims to add 1300 MW of solar energy by 2012 at a Rs.20,000 crore investment, he said.
The roadmap for implementing the next few phases of the mega scheme will be finalised based on the experience of the first phase, the minister said in Jamuria, about 220 km from Kolkata.
Abdullah called for all-round participation for making the solar mission a success.
He said the Clinton foundation of former US president Bill Clinton has decided to set up two solar thermal projects of 3,000 MW each in Gujarat and Rajasthan.
West Bengal Power Minister Mrinal Banerjee said it would be difficult to attain the solar power generation target if the raw materials used for such plants are not produced in the country.
The Rs.36 crore Seebpur plant, promoted by West Bengal Green Energy Development Corporation Ltd and supported by DPSC Ltd, got a soft loan from Power Finance Corporation at a debt-equity ratio of 70:30.
DPSC will purchase the power at Rs.5 per unit, sources said.
The Ministry for New and Renewable Energy has sanctioned a generation-based incentive of Rs.10 per KW to make the project commercially viable. The plant is expected to produce about 3 million units of electricity annually.
Installation of Rooftop Solar PV Power Plant at Barasat Zilla Parishad Building, Barast.
Barast Zilla Parishad, North 24 Parganas had requested WBGEDCL to formulate a proposal for installation of 50 kW Rooftop Solar PV Power Plant on the roof of the Zilla Parishad Buildng, Barasat. Accordingly, WBGEDCL formulated a proposal and submitted to Barasat Zilla Parishad. Finally, Barasat Zilla Parishad sanctioned a sum of Rs. 87.35 lakh for implementation of such scheme. The project has successfully been completed and commissioned by WBGEDCL, through competitive bidding.
World Bank Project on Sundarban
The Indian Sundarbans, located in the state of West Bengal, is the largest single mangrove ecosystem in the World. The Government of India has requested the World Bank to support the Government of West Bengal in designing and implementing a Strategic Action Plan to socio-economically develop the Indian Sundarbans. The World Bank Group selected WBGEDCL to prepare the report on “Improving Energy Infrastructure in Indian Sundarbans”. The objective of this study is to develop framework for sustainable energy delivery mechanism for improving electricity supply and hence, social-economic development of the Indian Sundarbans. WBGEDCL has completed total energy survey work in Indian Sundarbans. Based on the information collected from primary survey and secondary sources, following maps were prepared:
- Present electrification status (by marking electrification status of the village based on household electrification data collected through the primary survey and using the latest definition of electrified village)
- Renewable energy status (by marking all existing renewable energy (RE) power plants and villages covered under solar home system programme)
- Proposed electrification map (marking the villages which are planned to be electrified through grid extension and DDG scheme)
- Block maps showing electrification status of the villages.
WBGEDCL has prepared a complete report on sustainable energy delivery mechanism for improving in electricity supply and submitted to World Bank.
Distributions of Solar Lanterns to the Minority Students.
Minority Dept. Govt. of Wet Bengal in first phase has sanctioned Rs. 37.50 lakh to WBGEDCL for supply of 1875 nos. of Solar Lanterns to the Minority students of the blocks of Gosaba, Namkhana, Patharpratima and Sagar of South 24 Parganas. WBGEDCL has completed the supply of solar lanterns to the Block Development Officers of the above blocks. In second phase, Minority Dept. Govt. of Wet Bengal has sanctioned Rs. 43.12 lakh for supply of 1875 nos. of Solar Lanterns to the above blocks. It expected the work will be completed by the month of April, 2012.
The table below presents the solar power capacity installed in the various Indian states over the last three years, according to MNRE:
State
|
Installed capacity (MW)
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
23.15
|
Chhattisgarh
|
4.00
|
Gujarat
|
824.09
|
Haryana
|
7.80
|
Jharkhand
|
16.00
|
Karnataka
|
14.00
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
7.75
|
Maharashtra
|
25.00
|
Orissa
|
13.00
|
Punjab
|
9.00
|
Rajasthan
|
251.25
|
Tamil Nadu
|
17.05
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Uttar Pradesh
|
12.00
|
Uttranchal
|
5.00
|
West Bengal
|
2.12
|
Delhi
|
2.52
|
Total
|
1.233.73
|
West Bengal receives financial assistance for solar projects
During 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13, the Ministry of New And Renewable Energy released Rs. 11.78 crores, Rs. 12.47 crores, Rs. 8.12 crores and Rs. 3.82 crores respectively to West Bengal Renewable Energy Development Agency for various off-grid solar photo-voltaic systems and power projects.
The Ministry, under the Off-grid and Decentralized Solar Application scheme of JNNSM provides a subsidy of 30% of the project cost ranging from Rs 42/- to Rs. 72/- per watt peak for off-grid SPV power plants having module capacity up to 100 kWp depending on their capacity and configuration in general category States. In Special Category States, UT Islands and districts with international borders, the ministry provides 90% of the cost of the off-grid SPV power plants limited to in the range of Rs. 126/- and Rs 216/- per Wp for installation by Central and State Government Ministries, departments and their organizations, State Nodal Agencies and Local Bodies. The Ministry also provides a subsidy of 30% of the cost of project limited to Rs. 150 per watt for installation of micro/mini-grid SPV power plants of unit capacity up to 250 kW.
The ministry is providing generation based incentives at a rate equal to difference between CERC approved applicable tariff and a notional rate of Rs. 5.50 per unit for the year 2010-11, escalated at three per cent every year thereafter for solar power projects of total capacity 100 MW. The Government is extending exemption on excise duty on the components procured from within the country and levying concessional customs duty on the components imported for the first time installation of solar power plant. Accelerated depreciation and tax holiday facilities are also available for solar power projects.
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