Innovative Rooftop Solar Policy of Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand govt. is also on promotion of producing electricity from solar energy and it has declared its scheme on Rooftop Solar Policy.
Under the scheme, the ministry of new and renewable energy would provide one-time subsidy of 30% on the benchmark cost of the project.

The government has fixed a target of producing 2,500 Kw of solar power this year from the new rooftop scheme. "This year our target is 2,500 Mw. But we will review our target next year" and "We are offering scheme on first-come-first basis"  said A K Tyagi, chief project officer of the Uttarakhand Renewable Energy Development Agency. Read more....

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Solar Lanterns for Needy People

MNRE sanctions 20,000 Solar Lanterns for flood affected people of Uttarakhand.

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has sanctioned central financial assistance of Rs. 4.4 crores for the distribution of 20,000 solar lanterns to the people in the flood affected areas of Uttarakhand. The Ministry will be meeting the full cost of solar lanterns to be distributed. Each lantern costs approximately Rs. 2200. This project will be implemented by the Uttarakhand Renewable Energy Development Agency, Dehradun.

Immediately after the calamity that struck the Himalayan state on June 15, Union Minister for New & Renewable Energy, Dr. Farooq Abdullah instructed his Ministry to enquire from the Government of Uttarakhand about the ways in which the Ministry could help the affected people. The Ministry, in turn, upon receiving a request from the Government of Uttarakhand for providing Solar Lanterns issued its in principle, approval for the same, immediately.

These solar lanterns would provide lights in the far-flung and badly affected areas which have been totally cut-off from the grid and where the extension/repair of grid lines would take several months. These would help the villagers to not only complete their normal works after dusk but also keep off wild animals from their habitat.

The Ministry has been meeting 100% funding for distribution of solar lanterns to the natural calamity/ disaster affected people in different parts of the country. The Ministry had earlier provided for the full cost for 14000 solar lanterns for Aila affected people in West Bengal during 2009-10; 1000 solar lanterns in Leh during 2010-11 to people of flash flood affected areas and 14,900 solar lanterns in Sikkim during 2011-12 to the earth quake affected people.

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sources: Ministry of new and renewable energy

Floating Solar Power Station

The first-of-its-kind project in India is going to be reality soon and that is nothing but India's first Floating Solar Power Station in the pond of Victoria Memorial, Kolkata for which Rs. 32 lacs have already been sanctioned by the ministry of new and renewable energy.

If the project becomes a success, the problem of searching land for solar power stations will be solved to a great extent. Till now in Asia only Japan is forerunner in such technology.

As per SP Gon Choudhury, an international expert in solar energy this prototype will be commissioned by 2014 and would generate 10 KW of power which would require an area of around 100 sq metres. read more...  

Solar PV Power Plants in India

Because of great amount of solar irradiation received, Gujarat and Rajasthan has become the first choice to set up large solar power plant.

 
Following is an overview of India's largest Solar Photovoltaic Power Plants:

Name of the Plant	DC Peak Power(MW)	Year of completion
Adani Power Bitta,Gujarat	40	2012
Azure Power – Photovoltaic Plant	2	2009
Azure Power – Sabarkantha, Gujarat	10	2011
Charanka Solar Park – Charanka, Gujarat	214	2012
Gandhinagar Solar Plant	1	2011
Green Infra Solar Energy Limited- Rajkot, Gujarat	10	2011
Itnal Photovoltaic Plant, Belgaum	3	2010
Jamuria Photovoltaic Plant	2	2009
Kolar Photovoltaic Plant	3	2010
Mithapur Solar Power Plant,Mithapur,Gujarat(Tata Power)	25	2012
Moser Baer Clean Energy Limited–Banaskantha, Gujarat	30	2011
NDPC Photovoltaic Plant	1	2010
REHPL – Sadeipali, (Bolangir) Orissa	1	2011
Sivaganga Photovoltaic Plant	5	2010
Tata – Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu	1	2011
Tata – Mulshi, Maharashtra	3	2011
TATA – Osmanabad, Maharastra	1	2011
Thyagaraj stadium Plant-Delhi	1	2010
Waa Solar Power Plant – Surendranagar, Gujarat (Madhav Power)	10	2011
Total	363

In the Charanka solar park, Patan, Gujarat 214 MW of electricity is being generated everyday surpassing the 200MW capacity of Golmund solar park, China. Installing the solar power plants in the non-arable land areas to produce electricity is really a great and innovative idea.

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Targets and Achievements

Just go through the piece of information from one of the press releases of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and you can judge by yourself after looking at the last two columns of the table given at the end that how much was the target and how much could have been achieved. 

This is self explanatory that how much attention and care is needed to fulfill the dream of a green powered nation.

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is implementing a number of schemes / programmes, throughout the country, for the development and tapping of renewable energy potential. A capacity addition of 11,262 MW against a target of 10,522 MW has been achieved from various renewable energy sources during the last three years.  During 2013-14, a capacity addition of 640 MW has been achieved till 30.06.2013 against the target of 4325 MW.

Among the other steps to promote power generation from renewable energy are, setting up of demonstration projects, intensive resource assessment, development of power evacuation and testing facilities. 

Source wise targets and achievements of power generation during last three years and current year (Till 30-06-2013) :

                                                                                                                                                             

S. No.	Programme / system	2010-11		2011-12		2012-13		2013-14
		Target	Ach.	Target	Ach.	Target	Ach.	Target	Ach. (as on 30.6.13)
1.	Wind Power	2000	2350.00	2400	3197.00	2500	1699.00	2500	512.00
2.	Small Hydro	300	307.22	350	353.00	350	237.00	300	54.00
3.	Bio Power	472	473.50	475	487.90	475	472.00	425	-
4.	Solar Power	200	26.59	200	905.00	800	754.00	1100	74.80
	Total	2972	3157.31	3425	4942.90	4125	3162	4325	640.00