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Procedure to get subsidy on Solar PV Systems through NABARD in India  As on January 2016, Government has released a priority list for processing subsidy claims. Schools, public institutions, etc are higher up on the priority list and residential projects are lowest in priority list. And thus getting subsidy on residential projects is getting increasingly difficult. NABARD has stopped the subsidy scheme in March 2015:  https://www.nabard.org/uploads/Lighting%20circulat%2023%20March%202015.PDF Supply of electricity is quite unreliable in most parts of India. Due to increased scheduled and un-scheduled power cuts in most of the cities in India, interest in using electricity generated through alternate sources has also increased. However, high capital cost of setting up systems to tap energy through renewable sources is deterrent in taking up large-scale deployments of the same. To promote electricity generation using  solar  energy Government of India launched ...

Agency for Non-Conventional Energy and Rural Technology (Anert) has already introduced rooftop solar power plant programme.  Anert to provide solar energy to 25,000 more houses.  Cost of producing 1 KW of solar energy comes to around `2 lakh. Of this, `92,262 will be provided as subsidy from the Union and State governments. The solar energy policy will be extended to other industrial consumers in a phased manner. The policy is to mandate 100 litres solar water heater and 500 W solar photovoltaic systems for domestic building with floor area of between 2,000 sq ft to 3,000 sq ft. All buildings above 3,000 sq ft will have to install a 100-litre solar water heater and at least 1,000 W solar photovoltaic system. In case of residential flats and apartments, 5 per cent of the energy usage for common amenities should be from solar power How much land is required to setup a 1MW solar power generation Unit ? The land required for a 1 MW power plant setup is arou...

State wise Installed Solar Capacity in India as of March,2016 based on data shared by MNRE (Ministry of New & Renewable Energy) Indian State Wise Installed Solar Capacity 2016 India State wise Solar update: Surpasses Solar Target for 2015-2016 According to Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE), India has surpassed its solar energy target for 2015-16 more than one and a half times. The set target for ’15-’16 was 2000 MW against which the actual installation has been 3018 MW during the year. MNRE has shared India state wise solar update for March 2016. As shared by MNRE, State-wise details of total current commissioned capacity of solar energy in the country is given below:- Sr. No. State/UT Total Commissioned Capacity (MW) as on 07/03/2016 1.         Andhra Pradesh 475.74 2.         Arunachal Pradesh 0.265 3.         Bihar 5 4.  ...

The simplest form of subsidy is 30% capital subsidy by MNRE. Following are the basic MNRE guidelines for this - Project should not exceed 100 kWp installation (single location). Project could be off-grid or grid-synchronized. Power cannot be fed to the grid i.e. it has to be for captive consumption only. Battery backup is optional. The subsidy for projects with and without battery is different - MNRE adjusts subsidy amount for higher project cost due to battery. Project should be preferably executed by MNRE empanelled vendor. INR 5.0 per kWh has been considered as the present grid price. In most of the cases across India this is true and INR per kWh for Grid Power is in the range of INR 6.0 to INR 7.0 as well. In some rare cases it can be lesser than INR 5.0 per kWh. For a plant using Grid + D.G. Set the landed cost will be certainly much above INR 5.0 per kWh.

There has been an unexpected shift in the thinking of the  MNRE  (Ministry of New and Renewable Energy) about subsidies. In the past few (recent) meetings, MNRE hosted for its channel partners it was apparent that the subsidy would be withdrawn completely for all customer segments in the Grid-connected Rooftop Solar segment. It was obvious by looking at their moves as well. Move 1: Subsidy for all: Commercial & Industrial, Residential, Institutional, Government and Social sector Quantum: 30% Move 2: Subsidy removed for Commercial & Industrial segment Move 3: Reduction of subsidy for the Residential segment, Institutional, Government and Social sector Quantum: 15% ( refer ) But then, no matter how much customers hoped for it, the following move was not foreseen. Surprising Move 4 (Nov 19 th , 2015): 30% subsidy for Residential, Institutional, Government and Social sector. A whopping 70% subsidy for the states: Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pr...

The Solar Photovoltaic system installed in this zero energy model building is of 1 kW capacity. The system is designed to support total connected load up to 3 kW.  Electricity generated through coal plants is becoming expensive by every passing day. Power cuts and increasing dependence on DG sets is causing a lot of damage to the environment. Keeping this in mind Ministry of New and  Renewable  Energy (MNRE), Government of India is promoting off-grid  solar  PV systems under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission in the country. Many people in the country have started feeling the need of installing solar PV system for their home, apartment complex or small office use, and with this article we would try to provide some information which can be a good starting point for a roof-top Solar PV system project. Components of a Roof Top PV system A typical Roof Top PV system also contains a set of batteries and inverter along with the modules of Solar PV...

The nation is undergoing solar energy revolution. Farukh Khan, student of Institute of Solar Technology installing small solar lighting system at his village, Alwar District, Rajasthan. The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) is working hard to earn the tag of ‘solar city’ for the New Delhi area of the national capital as it has framed a detailed plan for the rooftop solar energy generation. The chairman of NDMC Jalaj Shrivastava has said that they have identified 40 buildings in the area, which fall under their jurisdiction for the installation of rooftop solar panels. The buildings on which the roof top panels will be set up include NDMC schools, hospitals, offices, sub-stations, inquiry offices etc. An NDMC official said that they choose their own buildings for the pilot project as we did not require a ‘no objection certificate’ from any agency. Source : EnergyNext WB Govt plans world`s biggest solar power project in Purulia June 25, 2014 The West Bengal gove...

To set up Roof-top Solar PV Power Plants required documents:- (1) Details of Roof Area, with location / site for setting up Roof-top Solar PV Power Plants. It includes lease agreement, copy of building ownership, etc. (2) Estimated project cost, with detailed break-up; (3) (a) Application / BoM duly signed by the Officer of the project; (b) Application / BoM duly certified by the Chartered Engineer (4) Detailed Project Report (DPR) (5) Copy of EPC Contract or Agreement (6) Single Line Diagram (SLD)/ Detailed Drawings with justification of requirement of cable; Module mounting structures, Inverter, etc. (7) One Affidavit in the MNRE prescribed format The Bill of Material (BOM) shall be submitted to MNRE online. In case, the project developer or organization has received capital subsidy for setting up a Roof-top Solar PV Power Plant, they will furnish copy of the approval letter sanctioning subsidy for that plant.

 Procedure to setting up a PV Power Plant in India 1. Select the capacity of project you want to set up. (For Example, 1MW or 20 MW or 100 MW) 2. Selection of land- It should be within 2km of power substation to reduce the power evacuation charges. Land requirement per 1MW varies from 4.5 acres to 6.5 acres. 3. Getting approval from government and owner for land clearance. 4. Choose mode of power plant setup-     a. Off-Grid Captive Consumption for domestic premises     b. Off-Grid Captive Consumption for commercial premises     c. Grid Connected (Net Metered) Captive Consumption for domestic premises     d. Grid Connected (Net Metered) Captive Consumption for commercial premises     e. Sale of Power generated to local Distribution Company (DISCOM)     f. Sale of Power generated to 3rd Party consumer (Industry or Commercial entity) 5. Check for government policy for selected mode.(Refer to MNRE (Union Ministry of New &...

Hands-on Practical Entrepreneurship Development Program on Solar Energy View More: http://www.istindia.org/niesbud-edp-program/ This training program is designed for professionals who are looking at demystifying the business, finance, technology & regulatory landscape of solar energy. In this training program, major information necessary to enter the business of Solar Energy will be provided along with excellent networking opportunities. Successful candidate will be able to have an understanding of National Solar Mission, Government & State policies, Fundamentals of Solar Photovoltaic, System Designing, REC mechanism, etc. The course will be conducted in a workshop mode (participative) and each session builds upon the others.  Training Objective: This training program is designed for new Entrepreneurs, Prospective Entrepreneurs, working Professional and Students looking at demystifying the business, finance, technology & regulatory landscape of solar ene...