NATIONAL SOLAR MISSION-SOLAR INDIA LAUNCHED

[BHAVANI PALAPARTHI]

Dear Members,

National Solar Mission-SOLAR INDIA

Following is the text of the statement in the Lok Sabha today (November
23, 2009)  by Dr. Farooq Abdullah, Union Minister for New & Renewable
Energy on Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission – “Solar India”:


     “I am happy to announce that the Government has approved a new
     policy on development of solar energy in the country by
     launching of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission.
     This is a historic and transformational initiative of the UPA
     Government and I am proud to have the privilege of being
     assigned the task of overseeing its implementation.    The
     Solar Mission is very much in line with the vision of modern
     India of Pandit Nehru, which has made India today, a leading
     nuclear and space power.

     This Mission is one of the eight key National Missions which
     comprise India’s National Action Plan on Climate Change.  It
     has a twin objective – to contribute to India’s long term
     energy security as well as its ecological security.  We are
     living in a world of rapidly depleting fossil fuel resources
     and access to conventional energy resources such as oil, gas
     and coal is becoming increasingly constrained. The rapid
     development and deployment of renewable energy is imperative
     in this context and in view of high solar radiation over the
     country solar energy provides a long term sustainable
     solution.

     The Solar Mission recommends the implementation in 3 stages
     leading up to an installed capacity of 20,000 MW by the end of
     the 13th Five Year Plan in 2022.  It is envisaged that as a
     result of rapid scale up as well as technological
     developments, the price of solar power will attain parity with
     grid power at the end of the Mission, enabling accelerated and
     large-scale expansion thereafter.  During this time we expect
     many new ideas to emerge and technologies to become more
     efficient. Quite obviously, in order to set the stage for
     achieving this ambitious target, what we do in the next 3 to 4
     years will be critical. Therefore, the Cabinet has approved
     setting up of 1,100 MW of grid solar power and 200 MW capacity
     of off-grid solar applications utilizing both solar thermal
     and photovoltaic technologies in the first phase of the
     Mission. In addition, Mission will also focus on R&D and HRD
     to develop and strengthen Indian skills and enhance indigenous
     content to make the Mission sustainable.

     Mission will establish a single window investor-friendly
     mechanism, which reduces risk and at the same time, provides
     an attractive, predictable and sufficiently extended tariff
     for the purchase of solar power for the grid.  The focal
     point, for the next 3 years, will be the NTPC Vidyut Vyapar
     Nigam (NVVN), which is the power trading arm of the NTPC.

     Government will designate it for the purchase of solar power
     generated by independent solar power producers, at rates fixed
     by the Central Regulatory Electricity Commission and for a
     period specified by the latter. Government will provide
     equivalent MW of power from the unallocated quota of NTPC for
     bundling with solar power.  The utilities will be able to
     account for purchase of solar power against their RPO
     obligations.

     I wish to record my deep appreciation and grateful thanks to
     my senior colleague, Shinde Saheb, who as Minister of Power,
     has made this arrangement possible and has supported this
     Mission at every stage of its evolution.

     The Mission also includes a major initiative for promoting
     rooftop solar PV applications. Solar tariff announced by the
     regulators will be applicable for such installations. The
     power distribution companies will be involved in purchase of
     this power.

     There are several off-grid solar applications which are
     already commercially viable or near viability, where rapid
     scale up is possible.  This requires regulatory and incentive
     measures as well as an awareness campaign.  Solar thermal
     heating applications, such as water heaters, fall in this
     category.  Solar lighting systems for rural and remote areas
     are already being distributed commercially in several parts of
     the country.  This is expected to help our rural masses.

     The mission will have a very focused R&D programme which seeks
     to address the India-specific challenges in promoting solar
     energy.  We have to pool available resources both human and
     financial to strengthen the existing scientific infrastructure
     in the country. We would involve various stakeholders in human
     resource development and other capacity building efforts.
     Mission will also accelerate the process of development of
     domestic industry in this sector.

     I seek cooperation of members of the House to make Jawaharlal
     Nehru National Solar Mission a success, which will help
     establish India as one of the global leaders in Solar Energy.”

Wish you all the members very best to achieve this mission!

BHAVANI PALAPARTHI

[Namdeo Rabade]

Dear friends ,letus see how much serious efforts are put in
implementation of such projects .

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