India @100 GW Solar

𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚’𝐬 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐌𝐖 𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭 "𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘢'𝘴 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 100 𝘎𝘞 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴" 🌞 Tata BP Solar India Ltd, a joint venture of TATA Power and BP Solar Solutions, has installed and commissioned a megawatt-scale solar power plant under the rooftop and other small solar power generation plant scheme as part of Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM). The project is owned and developed by B&G Solar Private Limited at Komal West village in Mayiladuthurai district of Tamil Nadu. 🌞 The plant was put up in a record time of 150 days, he said. This project uses 4,400 crystalline silicon modules of 230 watts each spread out over an area of 5.5 acres. The solar power plant generates 1.49 million units of electricity per year. 🌞 Designed to run for 25 years the crystalline silicon modules manufactured and supplied by Tata BP are to perform for this period of 25 years with minimal degradation in the power output over the long lifetime. Sources: https://lnkd.in/daZJrvhR | TATA POWER SOLAR pvt ltd | Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited | Rediff.com | #Solar #MWscalesolar #solargiants #solarpioneers #pioneers

𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚’𝐬 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐆𝐖 𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭 "𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘢'𝘴 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 100 𝘎𝘞 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴" 🌞 The 𝐊𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐔𝐥𝐭𝐫𝐚 𝐌𝐞𝐠𝐚 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐤 in Andhra Pradesh, spanning 24 square kilometers, is India's first gigawatt-scale ground-mounted solar plant with a capacity of 1,000 MW. Operational since early 2017, it utilizes over 4 million solar panels to generate more than 8 GWh of electricity daily, meeting the entire demand of Kurnool district. 🌞 The project, built at an investment of approximately US$840 million and owned by ANDHRA PRADESH SOLAR POWER CORPORATION PRIVATE LIMITED (APSPCL) 🌞 This plant is set to offset around 300,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions over 25 years but faced challenges such as damage from a gale and thunderstorm shortly after commissioning. Sources: https://lnkd.in/dficwYcQ | Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) | Andhra Pradesh State Electricity Board. | Director National Green Corps Andhra Pradesh | #solar #groundmountedsolar #gwscalesolar #solargiants #solarsoars

𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚’𝐬 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐌𝐖 𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭 "𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘢'𝘴 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 100 𝘎𝘞 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴" 🌞 India’s first 2MW solar photovoltaic power plant was commissioned on Dec. 8th, 2009, at West Bengal’s Seebpur village, by Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah, as part of the National Solar Mission’s fixed target of adding 1300 MW of solar energy by 2012 at a Rs.20,000 crore investment. 🌞 The Rs.36 crore plant, promoted by West Bengal Green Energy Development Corporation Ltd and supported by DPSC Ltd, got a soft loan from Power Finance Corporation at a debt-equity ratio of 70:30 at a 9% interest rate. The site is about 210 Km from Kolkata, the major metro city in Eastern India. The site is accessible by road and rail. 🌞 DPSC, the West Bengal State’s power trading utility, will purchase the power at Rs.5 per unit, sources said. Moreover, the MNRE has sanctioned a generation-based incentive of Rs.10 per KW to make the project commercially viable. The plant is expected to produce about 3 million units of electricity annually. Sources: https://lnkd.in/d6AnA3d8 | WEST BENGAL GREEN ENERGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LIMITED | West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited | Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) | Energy Alternatives India | Asansol Solar | #solarsoars #firstsolar #solarfuture

𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝'𝐬 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫-𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐢𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 "𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘢'𝘴 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 100 𝘎𝘞 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴" Cochin International Airport [CIAL] in Kerala holds the distinction of being the world's first fully solar-powered airport. This landmark achievement was realized with the commissioning of a solar power plant in August 2015. 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬: 🌞 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲: The airport's solar power plant has an installed capacity of 12 megawatts (MW), generated from approximately 46,150 solar panels spread over 45 acres near the airport's cargo complex. This setup allows the airport to produce more electricity than it consumes, making it completely energy-self-sufficient. 🌞 𝐄𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭: The project is expected to offset around 300,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions over the next 25 years, equivalent to planting three million trees. 🌞 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬: The airport began its journey towards solar energy in 2013 with smaller installations and has since expanded its capacity significantly. The solar power generated is directly fed into the grid, and CIAL buys back electricity as needed, particularly at night. Sources: https://lnkd.in/dHVAVkGS | https://lnkd.in/dWj5KjJ2 | European Think Tank Pour la Solidarité | Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) | Air Transport Action Group (ATAG) | #sustainableaviation #aviation #solarpoweredflight #solar #solarsoars

𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚'𝐬 𝐋𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐫𝐬 "𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘢'𝘴 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 100 𝘎𝘞 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴" INDOSOLAR LIMITED is an Indian manufacturer of photovoltaic cells and solar panels, established in 2008 and based in Noida, Delhi NCR. 🌞 It is recognized as one of the largest solar cell manufacturers in India by capacity. Indosolar produces a range of solar modules, including the SONA SERIES (multi-crystalline cells) and SAPPHIRE SERIES (mono-crystalline cells), catering to residential, commercial, and utility-scale installations. 🌞 The company initially set up a manufacturing unit with a capacity of 160 MW, comprising two lines of 80 MW each, and is in the process of expanding its capacity with an additional 200 MW facility. Sources: https://lnkd.in/gTZhxigK #SolarEnergy #India #NationalSolarMission #RenewableEnergy #Sustainability #CleanTech #EnergyTransition Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) | Kenbrook Solar |

𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚'𝐬 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 2010 "𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘢'𝘴 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 100 𝘎𝘞 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴" 🌞 In 2010, India embarked on a transformative journey in solar energy with the launch of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) also known as National Solar Mission, setting a target of achieving 20 GW of solar power capacity by 2022. 🌞 At that time, the country had only 161 MW of installed solar capacity, but with abundant solar resources averaging 4 to 7 kWh/m² per day, the growth potential was immense. 🌞 Strategic initiatives included capital subsidies, the establishment of solar parks, and incentives for both grid-connected and off-grid projects, fostering a conducive environment for investment. 🌞 Today, as we reflect on this pivotal moment, we celebrate how the National Solar Mission ignited a remarkable solar revolution in India, propelling us toward a sustainable energy future! 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬: https://lnkd.in/griPbPfj ; https://lnkd.in/gPv9M9Zw ; https://lnkd.in/grX9webF | Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) | Eurasian Research Institute | Saule Akhmetkaliyeva | Department of Science & Technology, Government of India | #SolarEnergy #India #NationalSolarMission #RenewableEnergy #Sustainability #CleanTech #EnergyTransition

𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐍𝐒𝐌 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 2010 - 2013 "𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘢'𝘴 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 100 𝘎𝘞 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴" 𝐈𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐬: The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) set initial feed-in tariffs for solar power projects during the first phase of the mission 🌞 2010 - 2013 ☀️ 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐜 (𝐒𝐏𝐕) 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬:- ₹17.91 per unit for projects without accelerated depreciation benefits. ₹14.95 per unit for projects claiming accelerated depreciation benefits. ☀️ 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬:- ₹15.31 per unit without accelerated depreciation. ₹12.85 per unit with accelerated depreciation benefits. Sources: https://lnkd.in/g44-qBK3 ; https://lnkd.in/gUXx3M2h ; https://lnkd.in/griPbPfj ; https://lnkd.in/g44-qBK3 Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) | National Green Tribunal | Ministry Of Home Affairs (mha), GOI | Central Electricity Regulatory CommissionÊ(Cerc) |

𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 2010 "𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘢'𝘴 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 100 𝘎𝘞 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴". On January 11, 2010, India introduced the National Solar Mission as part of the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC). The mission's primary objective was to promote the sustainable growth of solar energy in the country, reducing dependence on fossil fuels and mitigating environmental impacts. 𝐈𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭: 20 GW of grid-connected solar power by 2022. 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐆𝐨𝐚𝐥𝐬: ☀️ Technology Development: Investing in research and development to advance solar technologies, making them more efficient and cost-effective. ☀️ 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤: Establishing supportive policies and incentives to encourage the adoption of solar energy across various sectors. ☀️ 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: Building the necessary infrastructure, including solar parks and grid integration systems, to facilitate large-scale solar power deployment. ☀️ 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠: Enhancing the skills and expertise of the workforce involved in the solar industry through training and education programs. 🌞 2015: 𝐀𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 The government revised the target to 100 GW of solar capacity by 2022. This upward revision underscored India's commitment to exponential growth in the solar sector. Source Articles: https://lnkd.in/dwNyiD-A Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) | Government of India Official |

𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫 @100 𝐆𝐖 This is a series of posts that commemorate India's journey to achieving 100 GW of solar power installations. Hope you find the updates and insights interesting & useful Narasimhan Santhanam Director - Energy Alternatives India & CliDemy - the Climate Academy