A SNAPSHOT ON

RENEWABLE ENERGY SECTOR IN INDIA

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[Article] ISMART Programme by TERI

The Government of India has aggressive climate demand aggregation would help achieve com-
and energy targets. To fulfil its COP 21 commit- petitive pricing for rooftop solar by reducing
ments (Conference of the Parties, referring to the customer acquisition costs and barriers to adop-
countries that have signed up to the 1992 United tion.
Nations Framework Convention on Climate
Change) to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions
I-SMART project is being implemented by The
by 33 to 35% below 2005 levels and to achieve a
Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), New
renewable electricity share of 40% by 2030, the
Delhi and CADMUS, USA. The project team
government has adopted a goal of 100 GW in-
together combines international and national
stalled solar by 2020, with 40 GW coming from
best practices on solar demand aggregation,
solar rooftop.
rooftop solar market development programs,
Supporting these targets, the Government of In- and state and local solar policy development.
dia and Germany have formed the Indo – Ger- The project is active in the States and Union Ter-
man Solar Energy Partnership – Photovoltaic ritories of Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu &
Rooftop System (IGSP – PVRT), which focuses
Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Dadra & Nagar Haveli
on four key outputs, which include ensuring
and Daman & Diu.
long term commitment on the part of DISCOMs;
creating conducive local (municipal) conditions;
promotion and implementation of successful Key objectives of the I-SMART project:

business models; and disseminating information The main objectives of the I-SMART Program
and upscaling of Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic.The include
Indian Solar Market Aggregation for Rooftops
 Bringing together the policymakers, state
(I–SMART) is a Deutsche Gesellschaft für Inter-
and city-level agencies (DISCOMs and
nationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ) and
State Nodal Agencies), various electricity
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
consumers, and rooftop solar installers at
(MNRE) sponsored initiative to support the
one platform.
scale-up of the rooftop solar market in selected
 Increasing the pace of rooftop solar adop-
parts of India using demand aggregation. The

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tion through targeted outreach and
awareness campaigns, eventually result-
ing in aggregating 1,000 MW of demand
and 200 MW of installed capacity.
 Measuring the project activities by imple-
menting various sustainable program
models.
 Reducing the municipal barriers of solar
market development through policy rec-
ommendations and implementation
strategies.
The project team works within the selected parts
of India to design and implement the demand
aggregation strategies based on the following
tasks:
1. State profiling to assess the readiness
for the demand aggregation: The project
team assesses the readiness and the roof-
top potential of the six jurisdictions, fo-
cusing initially on the 13 smart cities
within them; to determine the readiness
of the states for initiating demand aggre-
gation, progress towards issuing state
tenders, and appropriate market sectors
to target for demand aggregation cam-
paigns.
2. Demand Aggregation through targeted
outreach and awareness campaigns: The
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team works with the state and local stake-
holders to develop demand aggregation
strategies which include the selection of
procurement type (RESCO, CAPEX, leas-
ing model, etc.); the selection of qualified
installers through tendering process; and
targeted outreach and awareness cam-
paigns. These campaigns may be targeted
at the subsidized sectors (residential and
institutional) and the unsubsidized sec-
tors (commercial, industrial and govern-
ment). The project tea, works with the lo-
cal stakeholders including DISCOMs,
State Nodal Agencies (SNAs), Munici-
palities, Urban Local Bodies (ULBs), and
a local volunteer network to encourage
targeted segments to adopt solar rooftop.
Outreach and awareness strategies are
tailored each time according to the tar-
geted segment.
3. Policy mapping and recommendations:
In parallel with the assessment of city
and state readiness for solar demand ag-
gregation, the project team assesses the
existing enabling policies and regulations
for rooftop solar and identifies the gaps.
Based on these gaps, team proposes the
recommendations for new state/city
wide policies or regulations that are re-
quired to accelerate the adoption of roof-
top solar.
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4. Sustainability of the project activities:
Throughout the demand aggregation
campaigns, the project team will work with
the state and local stakeholders to develop
business models for the sustainability of the
project activities after the completion of the
I-SMART Program.
Benefits to the consumers
I-SMART program delivers vital services to the
consumers of residential, government, commer-
cial and industrial sectors in learning about the
rooftop solar system, its technical functions, and
the benefits of installation.
With the support of domestic and international
solar consultants, the team I-SMART has also
been helping the consumers in:
1. Understanding and navigating the proc-
ess of installing rooftop solar.
2. Connecting with the qualified installers.
3. Getting the best deal on a system that
suits the unique business needs of the
consumer.
4. Maximizing the returns on investment
from a rooftop solar system.
Benefits to the rooftop installers
I-SMART program helps rooftop installers to
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reduce the customer acquisition cost by con-
ducting targeted outreach and awareness cam-
paigns.
With the support of domestic and international
solar consultants, the I-SMART team supports
the installers by:
1. Conducting targeted outreach and
spreading awareness to C&I and residen-
tial consumers about the benefits of roof-
top solar.
2. Pre-vetting selected leads through remote
site assessments.
3. Aggregating and distributing leads to I-
SMART Commercial and Industrial in-
staller pool.
Achievements of I-SMART Program in the calen-
dar year 2019
1. I-SMART Program has already been
launched in all the States and UTs except
Himachal Pradesh.
2. I-SMART Program has aggregated more
than 50MW of Demand across the Residen-
tial and Commercial sector across the states
3. I-SMART Program is also creating the a vol-
unteer base across these states who will en-
able the Electricity consumers to visualize
Solar Rooftop System , currently there are
more than 500 Volunteers who are actively
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participating in promoting the sustainable

option.

4. Multiple Industrial Clusters across the re-

gions of Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Himachal
Pradesh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli have par-
ticipated in the Commercial &Industrial
workshops and desired their interest in
adopting solar rooftop solutions.

To know more about I-SMART solar Program Visit

www.ismartsolar.in.

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Table of Content Page No.

Renewable Sector in India 4

A case of ―Under Achieving‖ Renewable Sector 5

Technological Advancement in Renewable Sector in 2019 6
Recent Trends in RE Sector 7
Thinking of Utility scale Solar and Wind projects: But What about ―LAND 12
Issues‖?

PSUs moving towards Greener Energy 13

Environmental Issues for Renewable Source 14
Renewable Sector Financing 15
Discoms‘ Financial Health: A driver for RE Growth in India 18

Solar Sector 19
Utility-Scale Solar PV Segment 22
Solar PV Parks 26

Solar PV Rooftop Segment 28

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Solar PV manufacturing 35
Solar PV Sector: Concerns related to raw material and Panel recycling after 40
end-of-life

Small Hydro 41
Wind Segment: Experiencing an era of transition 43
Bio-Energy Segment 48
Journey of Biomass Co-firing with coal in Thermal Power Plants 50
Solar-Wind Hybrid Segment 51
Green Energy Corridor (GEC) and Power Evacuation 52
Energy Storage 55
[Article] Energy Storage – The Next generation in Energy Storage 56

Regulatory Update 62

Way Forward 64

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Other parts of the Report

Annexure –1: Regulatory Update
Annexure –2: Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) state-wise target
Annexure –3: Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) Compliance
Part-A: Northern Region Renewable Energy Update
Part-B: Eastern Region Renewable Energy Update

Part-C: Western Region Renewable Energy Update

Part-D: Southern Region Renewable Energy Update
Part-E: North Eastern Region Renewable Energy Update
Part-F: Island Renewable Energy Update

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