Higher Generation and Lower Landed Cost Make Floating Solar Appealing: & others 80

MNRE to Launch New Scheme To Boost Distributed Solar Energy: RK Singh

• The minister said that India has made tremendous progress on grid-scale but needed to replicate the same success in distributed renewable energy.
• One aspect of this will be tying up with banks.
• Manufacturers and users of DRE for livelihoods are pioneers, and now the government will scale it up to the next level,” he added.
• These reports also said that 70 percent of women and farmers using clean technology reported an income increase, typically by 35 percent.
• They use clean-energy products such as solar-powered silk reeling machines, multi-food processors, micro solar pumps, solar vertical fodder grow units, and others to enhance and diversify their income.

Higher Generation and Lower Landed Cost Make Floating Solar Appealing: Interview

• To achieve India’s national targets for solar capacity additions, alternatives such as the floating solar need to be explored and established, considering their lower levelized cost of electricity and operation and maintenance costs, which is further complemented by easier deployment, Deepak Ushadevi – MD & CEO – Ciel & Terre India, said in an interview on the sidelines of the Mercom India Renewables Summit 2023.
• What is the driving factor for adopting floating solar solutions?
• It allows us to install solar panels over water, preserving land and water while being an excellent alternative replacement for traditional solar panels from social, economic, and biological perspectives.
• Currently, 2 GW of floating solar tenders are already auctioned, and we expect to see 2-3 GW of floating projects in India in the next 2-3 years.
• We do not face any issues with water bodies in India.
• We can optimize capacity utilization by considering dams and reservoirs for floating solar and natural hydropower.

Maharashtra Invites Bids For 1 MW Ground-Mounted Solar Project

The?Agriculture?Department?of?Ratnagiri?Zilla?Parishad?has?invited?bids?to?commission?a?1?MW?ground-mounted?solar?power?project?in?Golap,?Maharashtra.

The?selected?bidders?should?furnish?a?security?deposit?of?3%?of?the?project?cost.

Bidders?should?have?commissioned?a?solar?project?of?at?least?3?MW?capacity?at?a?single?location,?along?with?the?installation?of?a?minimum?33?kV?transmission?line.

Cumulative?commissioned?solar?capacity?will?not?be?considered?for?this?project.

Bidders?should?have?an?average?annual?turnover?of??250?million?from?operations?or?ownership?of?3?MW?solar?projects?during?the?last?three?years.

The?developer?should?ensure?a?capacity?utilization?factor?of?20%.?If?the?developer?fails?to?commission?the?project?within?the?stipulated?time,?liquidated?damages?will?be?levied?at?0.5%?per?week,?up?to?10%?of?the?delayed?work?value?beyond?the?contract?period.

Maharashtra?State?Power?Generation?Company?invited?bids?for?installing?and?commissioning?a?62?MW?grid-connected?solar?power?project?with?the?associated?high-tension?overhead?transmission?line,?underground?cable,?and?electrical?equipment?in?Akola,?Maharashtra..

J&K Offers Mega Subsidies On Solar Panels, Solar Pumps

• The Chief Secretary has announced a 65% subsidy on rooftop solar panels and 80% on solar pumps.
• With regards to the rooftop solar scheme, the benefit will be available from 1 KW to 10 KW capacity.
• In comparison, those opting for solar-powered pumps would get up to 80 percent subsidy.
• The Chief Secretary said that JAKEDA should organize more such expos in the union territory to generate more awareness about rooftop solar and the KUSUM Scheme.
• @Arun Kumar Mehta, said that the future belongs to renewable energy that is clean, less hazardous, and cost-effective for consumers.
• Jammu & Kashmir is on the path of sustainable development.