Greentech Lead India:
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy in India is supporting solar energy
initiatives in the country. The Ministry has announced several research and
development activities in solar photovoltaic systems.
The research focuses on increasing the efficiency,
reliability, reliability and life as well as a reduction in the cost of solar
cells, modules and systems including solar lighting systems using various light
sources such as CFLs, LEDs, etc. The LED luminiare in the lighting system has
resulted in the use of lesser capacity of PV modules for solar lanterns, home
lights and street lights.
percent of the cost of installation of solar photovoltaic systems such as solar
lanterns, home lights, street lights and stand-alone PV power plants subject to
a maximum of Rs. 81/- per Wp under Off-grid Solar Applications Scheme of the
Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) in General Category States,
said Minister of New and Renewable Energy Dr. Farooq Abdullah in Lok
Sabha.
CFA of up to 90 percent of the project cost in Special
Category States, UT Islands and districts with International Border is
available for installation of these systems by Central and State Government
Ministries, Departments and their organizations, State Nodal Agencies and local
bodies.
In addition to these, the Ministry is also providing 40
percent subsidy of the benchmark cost of Rs. 270/- per Wp for solar home
lighting systems and small capacity PV systems through NABARD. Under JNNSM, the
Ministry is providing central financial assistance of Rs. 3000/- per sq. meter
of collector area for evacuated tube based solar water heaters and Rs. 3300/-
per sq. meter for flat plate collectors based systems. The Ministry is also
providing assistance for solar air heaters, solar cooker and solar steam
systems at 30 percent of cost subject to certain benchmarks.
users including Medium and Small Enterprises. They are entitled to avail either
30 percent subsidy of the project costs subject to the above mentioned limits
or interest subsidy for installation of solar photovoltaic and solar thermal
systems.
Government is also supporting solar street light projects in
the States. As part of this initiative, Minister Farooq Abdullah also said the
Government is providing a subsidy of 30 percent of the project cost subject to
a maximum of Rs.81/- per watt peak for installation of solar street lights in
the General Category States in the country. In the case of Special Category
States viz. North-Eastern States, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Sikkim
and Uttarakhand, the subsidy of 90 percent of the project cost subject to
a maximum of Rs.243/- per watt peak can be accessed by Central and State
Government Ministries, Departments and their organizations, State Nodal
Agencies and local bodies for installation of solar street lights.
Agencies an amount of Rs.18.33 crores for installation of 71,997 nos. solar
street lights in the States of Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala,
Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Uttar
Pradesh.
The Minister also announced the first phase of the
Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) is scheduled to be completed by
2013 only. Projects sanctioned under the Phase-I of the JNNSM include
Projects under Migration Scheme (84 MW-Solar PV – 54MW, Solar Thermal – 30 MW);
Projects under New Project Scheme (Batch-I) (Solar PV- 150 MW, Solar Thermal-
470 MW): Projects under New Projects Scheme (Batch-II) (Solar PV- 350 MW) and
Projects under Roof top PV and Small Solar Power Generation Programme (RPSSGP)
– 98.05 MW.
The Government has already commissioned 35 MW Solar PV
projects in the States of Rajasthan (of the total 36), 9 MW in Maharashtra (of
the total 11), and 2 MW in Punjab (of the total 7).
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