Greentech Lead India: The Government of India has implemented a National Tariff Policy wherein the State Electricity Regulators have to fix a percentage of energy purchase from solar power under the Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO).
As per the amendment, the solar RPO has to begin with 0.25 percent of the energy procured in the State reaching to 3 percent by 2022.
Under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM), India has commissioned grid-interactive solar power generation capacity of around 1,850 MW.
The Government is also implementing a plan for use of wind energy in the country, which is being utilized largely for grid-interactive power generation. Wind power capacity of 19,564 MW has already been set-up in a country.
Plan for use of solar energy under Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission
Application Segment | Target for Phase I
(2010-13) |
Cumulative Target for
Phase 2 (2013-17) |
Cumulative Target for Phase 3 (2017-22) |
Grid solar power
(large plants, roof top & distribution grid plants) |
1,100 MW | 10,000 MW | 20,000 MW |
Off-grid solar applications | 200 MW | 1,000 MW | 2,000 MW |
Solar Thermal Collectors(SWHs, solar cooking, solar cooling, Industrial process heat applications, etc.) | 7 million sq. meters | 15 million sq. meters | 20 million sq. meters |
State-Wise Wind Power Installation
States | Capacity
(MW) |
Andhra Pradesh | 513.75 |
Gujarat | 3249.58 |
Karnataka | 2169.95 |
Kerala | 35.10 |
Madhya Pradesh | 386.00 |
Maharashtra | 3293.75 |
Rajasthan | 2716.75 |
Tamil Nadu | 7195.78 |
Others | 4.30 |
Total | 19564.95 |