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Rooftop solar scheme: 100,000 hands to be trained to put solar panels in homes .. ET .. 12 May 2024
Extract :
The government is working on readying a 100,000-strong workforce skilled in installation and management of solar panels to support its plan of helping 10 million homes run on solar energy.
People aware of the development said the ministries of renewable energy and skill development and entrepreneurship have jointly framed a “skilling plan” for the ‘PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana’, a government rooftop solar project that aims to help households generate 300 units of electricity through grid-connected solar panels.
The scheme, launched in February this year, offers subsidies of up to Rs 78,000 to those willing to install the solar power generating units. “The number of people to be trained may be increased, depending upon the requirement,” one of the persons cited earlier, said, adding that state-owned REC Ltd, which is also the nodal agency for the revamped rooftop solar programme, is likely to collaborate with centres like the National Power Training Institute and the National Skill Development Corporation for this.
Besides trained manpower, another challenge for such a scale of implementation would be the need for a large number of vendors. An official said the government is also looking to train 50,000 vendors for entrepreneurship.
According to the official, more vendors are expected to register on the national rooftop solar portal, unlike the current system of registering with the distribution companies.
The renewable energy ministry recently shifted to a new portal and will soon start the national vendor registration process.
The PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, which has an outlay of Rs 75,021 crore, entails implementation through power distribution companies and vendors with rationalised subsidies and collateral-free loans. Registrations under the scheme crossed the 10-million mark within a month of its launch.
Of the registered consumers, almost 800,000 have applied for installations.
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Outstanding news! In about a month since it was launched, over 1 crore households have already registered themselves for the PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana. Registrations have been pouring in from all parts of the nation. Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh have seen over 5 lakh registrations. Those who haven’t registered yet should also do so at the earliest. https://pmsuryaghar.gov.in
My Take :
( A ) A riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma ?
On PM SuryaGhar portal , even today , there is NO MENTION of :
Ø No of people who have already “ Registered “ ( Step # 1 )
Ø No of people who have “ Applied “ for installation ( Step # 2 )
Ø No of these “ Applications “ which are “ Accepted ( found OK , having submitted all required documents ) “ ( Step # 3 )
Ø No of such “ Accepted Applications “ for which concerned DISCOM has carried out “ Feasibility Study “( Step # 4 )
Ø No of Applicants for whom “ Feasibility Study “ is Okayed by the DISCOM ( Step # 5 )
Ø No of Applicants for whom a Vendor has actually COMPLETED the installations ( Step # 6 )
Ø No of such “ completed installations “ for which DISCOM has installed “ Net Metering “ by connecting to the GRID ( Step # 7 )
Ø Upon receipt of “ Commissioning Report “ , No of applicants who have submitted bank details ( Step # # 8 )
Ø No of such installations in respect of whom, subsidy has been CREDITED in their banks ( Step#9 )
( B ) Buiding Castles in the Air ?
# Despite their very best intentions, I do not see any way in which those
Ministries concerned can
Installation/Management of Solar Panels , even by March 2027 ( when
the Scheme ends )
# As of now , we have only 2979 Solar Panel installers in India. It is
unlikely to raise this number to
# Entire current process ( consisting of 9 steps listed earlier ) is TOO
ELABORATE and TIME
This will become clear if SuryaGhar portal was to publish step-wise
data of the
cannot escape the feeling that the completion of the whole process
would take , on an average , 6 MONTHS from registration
# These considerations made me to predict that , as against the target
of 30 GW and 10 million
more than 10 % of this target by March 2027
( C ) Is there any alternative way by which we can achieve this target ?
Yes
I have described in detail my proposal in this regard at :
Ø Dawn of a Solar Economy : SETI ……………06 May 2024
My proposal consists of enabling 10,000 “ Co-operative Solar Farms “ to
come up , as originally
Ministers :
A Tale of Two States ……………………………………….. 28 Oct 2020
Is there any working example of your proposal ?
Yes . Take a look at
> https://www.sundaygrids.com/
> https://www.sundaygrids.com/how-it-works
How long does it take to REGISTER on Sundaygrid – and start getting CREDITS
for “ Your Booked Capacity “
No more than 10 MINUTES
I registered at around 6 PM on 02 May 2024 ( from my mobile ) for 1.7 Kw , for
an investment of Rs
By morning of 12 May 2024 ( ie: 9 Solar days ) , I have earned :
Ø # Credit ……………. Rs. 322.64
Ø # Kwh ……………….. 62.648 ( ie; ave of 7 Kwh / day = 210 Kwh / month )
Following is a copy of Sundaygrid Dashboard today ( 12 May 2024 ):
Capacity Reserved.........
Energy Produced..........
Credits Earned.............
Credits Estimated ( for month )....
( assuming ave of Rs 1200 / month, this amounts to credit of Rs 14,000 / year )
And this data pertains to a 30 days FREE trial ( - at the end of which, I may make
online payment if happy with the solar power generation statistics )
This means I recover my investment ( Rs 84,000 ) in approx. 6 years
How would these figures look if I were to book 3kwh capacity ?
Ø Initial investment ……Rs 1.2 lakh
Ø Ave Kwh …………………10 Kwh /day(300 Kwh / month : same as Suryaghar Yojna )
Ø Credits…………………… Rs 51 / day ( approx.. Rs 19,000 / year )
Ø Payback Period ………120,000 / 19000 = About 6 years
However , in my e-mail of 06 May 2024 ( Dawn of a Solar Economy : SETI ) , I
have suggested that the subsidy must also be made available to those consumers
who ( because of constraint of insufficient roof area ) are “ booking “ generation
capacity in “ Co-op Solar Farms “ ( Sundaygrid type )
If this suggestion gets accepted then , against my investment of Rs 120,000 ( for
3 Kw capacity ) , I should get subsidy of Rs 78,000 , bringing down my own cost
to Rs 42,000
If so , my payback period will be > Rs 42,000 / Rs 19,000 = Approx 2 YEARS only !
Do you see what makes my proposal “ UNBEATABLE – IRRESTIBLE “ ?
Ø Payback period ……………………………. 2 YEARS
Ø Online “ Capacity Booking “ ……….. 10 MINUTES
Ø Power ( credits ) start flowing…….. 15 MINUTES
Ø Subsidy receipt in ……………………… 48 hours
Ø Roof Area required ……………………. NIL sq. ft
Ø Maintenance Issues……………………… NONE ( taken care by Co-op Solar Farm )
Ø Production / Credit Data……………… Instant ( through online app / dashboard )
Ø Donating power under CSR………… Possible ( Corporates invest in Farms for poor
recipients )
Last – and the most important :
10,000 “ Co-op Solar Farms “ will come up within ONE year – and each will train
/ employ 100 “ Panel Installers “ ( 10 lakh persons ) . No need for Ministries to
undertake any training
With regards,
Hemen Parekh
www.HemenParekh.ai / 13 May 2024
Related Readings :
Ø Net metering key to rooftop sunshine .. ET Editorial ……. 13 May 2024
Ø > https://www.mercomindia.com/first-solars-thin-film-modules-dcr
Ø Modi govt's new solar scheme has three big hurdles
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