Grid Connected and Rooftop Power

in Gujarat
Presented By
D. P. Joshi, IAS
Director
Gujarat Energy Development Agency
Gandhinagar
At
Workshop On “Accelerating renewable energy development at
state level”
6th September 2012

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 Renewable Energy Potential as per TERI

Solar Photovoltaic 21.36 GW

Wind 139.21 GW

Biomass 1.89 GW

CSP(With Water Availability) 345.71 GW

SPV+ Wind hybrid 240.60 GW

Total 748.77 GW

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 Solar Resources

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Solar Power
in Gujarat

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 Solar Power Policy and GERC Regulatory Features
Eligible Unit Any company / corporate body /association /individuals

Sale Fixed tariff

SPV Projects ( Rs./kWh) Solar Thermal (Rs./kWh)

Tariff(MW scale 9.98/kWh for first 12 years and Rs. 11.55 /kWh for 25 years.
projects) 7/kWh for next 13 years for Projects
commissioned from 29-1-2012 to
31-3-2013
Tariff(kW scale 11.14/kWh for Projects
projects) commissioned from 29-1-2012 to
31-3-2013
Open Access /Third Allowed, No cross subsidy charges
party Sale
Wheeling At 66 KV: Normal (present 4.02 %) as applicable to open access
Below 66 KV: 10% of the generated energy plus cash charges as applicable
to open access users
Power Evacuation Transmission line of 66 kV and above to be provided by the State Utility.

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 Introduction of Solar Park Concept
• Concentrated zone of development for Solar power related activities
• Solar Thermal/ PV Generation Based projects
• Solar Components’ Manufacturing/ Assembling
• Research &Development
• Capacity Building
• Single window facility for Solar Power Project developers for providing
common infrastructure facilities like
• Land
• Water
• Power evacuation system
• Road
• Ensure implementation of Gujarat Government’s policies for the
development of the solar power sector
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 Gujarat Solar Park at Charanka, Patan District

 Land : 2024 ha ( 1080 ha GoG, 944 ha Pvt )

 Approx. Capacity: 500 MW

 Land Allotment: Solar Photovoltaic : 2 ha / MW

Solar Thermal : 3 ha / MW

• Land identified for Phase –II: 822 hectare

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 Status of Grid-Connected Solar Power Projects
Capacity (MW)

1 Total PPA signed 971.5

2 Solar Power Plants Commissioned 690.59

Includes Demonstration Projects

 1 MW SPV plant at Ash Dyke of Solar Power Plant
 1 MW Narmada Canal-top project
3  1 MW project at PDPU 3.00

4 Expression of Interests received for third phase Approx for 18000

5 Applications received under REC mode 250

 Contribution of Solar Generation(Annually)

Solar Generation: 690 MW

1104 Million Units generated.

1.104 M Tonnes of CO2 emission Saved.

0.7728 M tonnes of Coal saved.

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 Gandhinagar: The Model Solar City Project

• Various activities started from 2007.

• 1 MW Solar Power Plant commissioned at PDPU .
• 1 MW Solar Power Plant at Thermal Power Plant.
• 40 KW aggregate Wind-Solar Hybrid commissioned at GoG buildings.
• 1.5 MW aggregate grid connected Solar Roof Top Systems commissioned at GoG
Buildings .
• Green incentives to be provided to owners of private buildings who will earn
equivalent amount of their monthly electricity bills.
• 125 nos. of 1 kW Roof top systems at Govt. bungalows.
• 175 nos. of 250 lpd SWHS on Govt. residential bungalows & 12,500 lpd SWHS on
Govt. Buildings.
• 5 MW Solar Roof Top Power project to reduce GHG emissions by 6000 tonnes.(Under
implementation)
• Master Plan for the Solar City –approved in 2011-12.

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 Gandhinagar Solar PV Rooftop Programme

• The Gandhinagar Photovoltaic Rooftop

Programme marks the first distributed power
generation programme in India in its true sense.

• Brings Together True Public Private Partnership:

 Government  Developers  Regulators

 Home owners  Utility  R&D

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 Objective of the Solar PV Rooftop programs

• Accelerating the harnessing and penetration of solar energy in the state

through distributed means.

• Empower each household/consumer of electricity to be an environmentally

conscious contributor to energy security and sustainable development of
the state.

• Promoting efficient and cost-effective solar installations by providing fiscal

and non-fiscal incentives.

• Broad-basing the solar energy development in the state by harnessing the

participation of large set of stakeholders, tapping local capabilities and
entrepreneurial abilities and allowing for innovation and competitiveness.

• Creation of environmental consciousness among citizens.

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 Advantages of the Solar PV Rooftop programs

• Carbon Emission Reduction

• Reduction in water consumption
• Insulating benefits
• Increases House value
• Encourages further energy efficiency
• Durable and Reliable
• Minimal maintenance
• Increases energy security through distributed generation
• Minimal line loss
• Reducing the need for peak load stations
• Create jobs
• Optimizes land usages
• Encourages wider adoption

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 Milestones of the Solar PV Rooftop programs

• Callifornia has more than 1 GW solar rooftop installations

• Germany’s solar capacity has grown 500% since 2007. The German

government recently announced a 52-gigawatt target for rooftop solar

capacity, to be achieved over the next 3-4 years.

• Japan, Australia are also encouraging solar PV rooftop programs

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 Aim of Gandhinagar Solar PV Rooftop Program

• Gandhinagar Photovoltaic Rooftop Programme aims for…

– 5 megawatt of photovoltaic installations- in two clusters of 2.5
MW each
– in distributed kilowatt-sized photovoltaic systems
– through a PPP mode
– to promote clean energy and energy security
– as a part of the Gandhinagar Solar City Initiative.
• Greater outcome of this pilot Programme:
– Establish a practice/ philosophy of distributed solar and other
energy generation.
– Bring a level of comfort to all stakeholders for further scale-up.
– Encourage public participation.
– To reduce T & D losses

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 Key Discussion points for a Rooftop Solar Power Policy Contd.

• Operative Period
– Gujarat Solar Power Policy : upto year 2014
– JNNSM-2nd Phase : from 2013 to 2017
• Eligible units and Capacity
– Residential households , Commercial buildings , Industrial Clusters etc,
• Project Identification
– Nodal Agency identified
– Self Identified
• Sale of Energy
– As per the GERC order

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 Key Discussion points for a Rooftop Solar Power Policy Contd.

• Metering
– Net-metering and energy settlement arrangements

• Electricity Duty
– Benefits to consumers having high level of Electricity Duty and
Consumer Tariff applicability

• Possible Incentive Options

– Capital Subsidy
– Generation Based Incentive-GBI
– Green incentive
– Feed-in Tariff

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 Pathways for Rooftop Solar PV Projects

1. For Captive Power with/without grid-feed

 GERC may specify requisite changes in the Distribution Code and outline the net-metering
and energy settlement arrangements to encourage the net-metering based captive rooftop
solar projects.

2. Third Party Sale

 Third Party Sale will be eligible as per Electricity Act 2003 and regulations of GERC

3. REC Mode
 Project developer may sale electricity generated at a price not exceeding the pooled cost of
power purchase of such distribution licensee

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 MW Vs Rooftop Solar Plants

• Per MW cost of Rooftop Solar PV systems are HIGHER

than large-scale PV Power plants because :
– Installation costs and cost of balance of systems in larger scale plants
can be optimized
– Lease of rooftops in urban area is higher

• Key Benefits of Rooftop SPV projects :

– Avoids cost due to savings on T&D network losses
– Avoids Cost due to savings on Transmission Infrastructure related costs
and land costs

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 Typical PV System Architecture

Photovoltaic Panel Grid-tied

(Approx. 1 - 5kWP) inverter Meter 2: Solar Electricity
Generation

Meter 1: Conventional Transformer Grid

Electricity Consumption
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 Advantages of PV System Architecture

 Relatively simple to install, operate and maintain.

 Most popular and globally accepted configuration.
 Disadvantage: No availability when grid is down.

Photovoltaic Panel Grid-tied

(Approx. 1 - 5kWP) inverter Meter 2: Solar Electricity
Generation

Meter 1: Conventional Transformer Grid

Electricity Consumption
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 Tariff Structure for Gandhinagar SPV Rooftop Program
•Developers :
1) Azure Sun Energy Pvt Ltd (Rs. 11.21/unit)
2) 2) Ananth Solar Power Maharashtra Pvt ltd(Rs.11.793/unit)

Azure(Rs./unit) Ananth Solar (Rs./unit)

Quoted Tariff 11.21 11.78
GERC tariff order 11.14(with accelerated 12.44(without accelerated
depreciation) depreciation)
Torrent pays 11.21 11.78
GoG-GPCL pays 0.07 --

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 Other Initiatives

• 5 other “Solar cities” for Roof-Top programs –

Bhavnagar, Mehsana, Surat, Rajkot, Vadodara.
• Replication of canal-top SPV on Narmada canal’s huge
network.
• Installations of approx. 200 MW Roof-top SPV across
Municipal corporations and Municipalities under 12th
Plan.
• Solar Energy- Training courses are being offered in ITI .
• GEDA has provided 24 Crs to Pandit Deendayal
Petroleum University for Solar research and
Development centre.

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 Renewable Energy Generation : Strategy 2017

12th Five year Plan Period Capacity

Source / Installed
Addition
capacity
Technology FY FY FY FY FY s12th
(MW)*
12-13 13-14 14-15 15-16 16-17 Plan

Wind 2884 325 475 550 550 600 2500

BIO 31.20 35 45 55 60 45 240
Solar 639 300 300 200 100 100 1000
Total 3554.20 660 820 805 710 745 3740

OR
10,000 MW SPV over next 5 years?

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 Regulatory Framework in Gujarat

Year Minimum Quantum of purchase (in %) from

renewable sources (in terms of energy in kWh) of
total consumption

Wind Solar Other Total

(1) (2) (3) (4)

2010-11 4.5% 0.25 % 0.25% 5%

2011-12 5% 0.5% 0.5% 6%
2012-13 5.5 % 1% 0.5% 7%

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 RPO Compliance-Torrent - 2011-12

Total Consumption including T & D losses,

19131.62 Mus
Mus % Mus
Mus
Required purchase Shortfall % RPO
Source RPO % purchase
to fulfill d against MUs fulfilled
d
Torrent RPO required
Power 21.63
Ltd. Wind 5 956.58 206.90 749.68 1.08
0.00
Solar 0.5 95.65 0 95.65 0.00

Others 0.5 95.65 840.85 879.01** (745.2) 4.40

Total 6 1147.88 1047.75 91.27 100.013 5.48

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 RPO Compliance-GUVNL - 2011-12

Total Consumption including T & D losses,

59931 Mus
Mus % Mus
Mus
Required purchase Shortfall % RPO
Source RPO % purchase
to fulfill d against MUs fulfilled
GUVNL d
RPO required
Wind 5 2996 2520 84.11 476 4.20
Solar 0.5 300 152 50.66 148 0.25

Others 0.5 300 88 29.33 212 0.15

Total 6 3596 2760 76.51 836 4.60

Unfulfilled RPO carried forward to 2012-13

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 Thank You

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