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Potential
The solar radiation falling
over India is about 5,000 trillion kWh / year. There are about 300
clear sunny days in a year in most parts of the country. The
average isolation incident over India is about 5.5 kWh / sq. meter
over a horizontal surface.
Programme
The Ministry of Non Conventional
Energy Sources is implementing a country wide solar photovoltaic
programme. The Programme is aimed at developing cost effective PV
technology and its applications for large-scale diffusion in
different sectors, specially in rural and remote areas.
Products
The
following PV systems are covered under the Programmes of MNES:
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Solar
Lantern
The solar
lantern should a minimum of three hour of lighting per
day under average daily solar radiation condition of 5 KWh/
sqm. on a horizontal surface. The actual duration of
lighting may vary depending on location season etc. |
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Street
Lighting System
The system
should be designed to automatically switch ON at dusk.
operate throughout the night and automatically switch OFF at
the down under daily isolation of 5 kWh/sqm. on a horizontal
surface |
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Home Light
System
A home
lighting system/solar home system aims at providing
solar electricity for operating lights and/or fan or
energizing DC operated portable TV sets for specified hours
of operation per day. |
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Stand Alone PV Power Plants |
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Solar PV Water pumping system for agriculture and related
uses |
Apart
from this, Jharkhand Government under the state plan subsidizes Solar Lanterns
as the requirement of Lanterns is heavy Jharkhand.
Progess
Significant progress has been made in
deployment of small capacity stand alone PV systems in the
country. Under the PV program of MNES, over 6,10,000 systems
aggregating to over 20 MW have been installed. This includes
3,85,000 solar lanterns; 1,80,000 home lighting systems; 41,000
street lighting systems, 4,204 water pumping systems and about 1.2
MWp aggregate capacity of stand alone power plants /packs.
Sector-Wise Use of
PV Modules
Demonstration &
Utilisation Programme
The MNES is implementing two major
schemes for deployment of stand-alone PV systems in the country.
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Demonstration and utilization of
lighting systems, stand alone power plants and other specialized
systems,
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Deployment of water pumping systems
for agriculture and related uses.
Institutional
Arrangements
The Demonstration and Utilization
component of the Programme is implemented mainly through the State
Renewable Energy Development Agencies. In Jharkhand it is
implemented by JREDA (Jharkhand Renewable Energy Development
Agency)
Financial
Incentives Under The Programme
Financial assistance (central subsidy
and state subsidy) is available for purchase of various solar PV
systems to certain eligible categories of users. Under the PV
water pumping Programme a combination of soft loan and
central subsidy can be availed.
Pattern of
Financial Assistance
General Areas
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Sl. No. |
SPV System |
Central
Subsidy |
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1. |
Solar Lantern |
Rs.1300 /- (fixed) |
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2. |
Home Lighting
System / Solar Home System |
Rs. 5,500 or 50 %
of ex-works cost, which ever is less |
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3. |
Street Lighting
System |
Rs.11,000 or 50 %
of Ex-works cost, which ever is less |
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4. |
Power Plants &
Other systems |
Rs. 1,80,000 / KWp
of PV array Capacity or 50 % of Ex-works cost, which ever is
less |
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5. |
PV water pumping
systems |
Rs. 110 per Wp of
PV array used, subject to a maximum of Rs. 2,50,000 per
system |
Eligible Categories
of Beneficiaries For Subsidy
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SPV
System |
Eligible
Category of Beneficiaries
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Solar
Lanterns |
All
Categories of individual beneficiaries & non profit institutions/ organizations.
No
individual would be given more than one solar lantern
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Home
Lighting Systems/Solar
Home Systems
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All
Categories of individual beneficiaries & non profit institutions/
organizations.
No
individual would be given more than one solar home lighting system
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Street
Lighting Systems |
All
categories of Non - commercial institutions/organisations, Village
Energy Committees, Panchayats, Zilla Parishads and DRDAs. |
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SPV
Power Plants/Other Systems |
All
categories of Non- commercial institutions/organisations, Village
Energy Committees, Panchayats, Zilla Parishads and DRDAs.
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PV
water pumping systems |
All
categories of users |
Soft Loan For PV
Water Pumping System
Users of PV water pumping systems and
intermediaries are eligible to avail a soft loan at the rate of 5%
/ 2.5% per annum respectively for 90% of the remaining un
subsidised part of the price of the SPV water pumping system. The
loan can be repaid in maximum of 10 years in installments,
beginning at the end of the first year after sanction of loan.
Loan can be availed from IREDA or Commercial Banks designated for
the purpose.
Specification of
SPV System
The MNES has drawn specifications for
purchase of solar lanterns, home lighting systems/solar
home systems, street lighting systems and solar water pumping
systems under the subsidy programme. These specifications are
periodically up dated in consultation with the industry. It is
mandatory for manufacturers/suppliers to obtain a test certificate
from SEC or other authorized test centres for testing &
certification for solar lanterns for supply under the MNES
programme.
Testing Centres And
Certification
Solar
Energy centre is the lead test centre set up by MNES. There are three
test centres which have been authorized to test solar lanterns and other lighting systems. Two
centers
are involved in
testing of PV modules.
Specifications of
PV Systems
Specifications of various PV systems
have been laid down and are regularly revised in consultation with
industry
| Solar Lanterns |
( 10 W Module, 7
W CFL, 12 AH Battery) |
| Home Lighting
Systems |
( 37 W Module,
2X 9 W CFL, 40 AH Battery) |
| Street Lighting
Systems |
( 74 W Module ,
11 W CFL, 80 AH Battery) |
| PV Pumping
System |
(200 Wp – 3000
Wp PV array, Example : 1800 W PV Module, 2 hp Motor pump
set) |
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