Formally launched its Indian National Solar Mission in January 2010. This ambitious program is expected to provide significant incentives for large investments in solar energy for the bonuses. The mission of the installed capacity of solar power generation to increase by a paltry 2 MW today to 20,000 MW (20 GW) by 2022.
Highlights of the National Solar Mission
20 GW in 2022
The objective of the mission is20,000 MW of solar energy to achieve by 2022. This is an incredible amount considering that
The target can be achieved gradually
Stimulation of generation capacity connected to the solar energy to 1,000 MW within three years – in 2013, additional 3,000 MW by 2017 through the compulsory use of renewable purchase obligation by the services to support a favorable price. This ability may be more than doubled – about 10 000 MW of installed capacity of 2,017 or more, based onimprove the international finance and technology transfer. The ambitious target for 2022 of 20,000 MW or more depends on the "learn" from the first two phases, if successful, could lead to conditions of grid-competitive solar energy. The transition can be sufficiently reduced, according to the availability of international finance and technology.
Focus on Equipment Manufacture of photovoltaic and thermal
Creating favorable conditions for solarproduction, especially for indigenous production of solar and market leadership. Currently, most solar industry in India is dependent on imported raw materials and critical components – including silicon wafers. Transforming India into a hub will include a solar role in low cost, high quality solar power, including other parts of the system. Pro-active implementation of the package of special incentives (SIP), policies to promote PVproduction, including domestic production of silicon is needed. One of the objectives of the mission is a leadership role in global solar energy (through the value chain) to take leading solar technology and a 4.5 GW corresponding to the target of installed capacity in 2020, including capacity building dedicated to the materials of silicon Poly (r) in two years GW capacity of solar cells. India has the production capacity of photovoltaic moduleabout 700 MW, which should increase in coming years. The current local capacity to produce material of silicon is very low, but some plants will likely be introduced shortly in the public and private (s). Currently there are internal capabilities and capacities of solar projects, new equipment will be required to produce other components, concentrator collectors, receivers and power plants to meet the demand for solar.
Aachieve the goal of installed capacity for the production of solar photovoltaic and CSP components, the Mission recommends the creation of local demand, financing and special incentives for the production of solar photovoltaic and CSP.
Questions and Incentives – key factors
The government expects that the two major factors – government incentives and increased demand could effectively promote solar energy.
The mission of count one of the main engines will be required to purchase durable (RPO)mandate for electricity, gas, solar water with a specific component. This will run the utility power generation or scale photovoltaic or solar.
The mission also stressed the provision of solar lighting systems under constant remote village electrification program Mr approximately 10,000 villages and cities to cover. The use of sunlight for lighting purposes should be promoted in settlements without access to electricity, and since most of these settlements isremote tribal settlements, 90% of the grant is given. The grant and demand thus generated would be used to achieve indigenization and cut prices by measuring the power. For other cities that are connected to the network, could be promoted sunlight market bank credit to use for a low price to offer.
The government said that the incentives for photovoltaic and thermal, and solar. For example, if the solar mission, said: "Mission in the first two phases will promote solar systems are already proven technologies and commercially viable. The mission is working on an ambitious goal to ensure that programs solarised domestic and industrial, below 80 ° C
But it is expected that the main driver for solar energy is for heating. This means that the production of electricity, there will be a top priority for the plan, the missionA major boost to solar.
How will the Indian industry and businesses to respond to this ambitious project? Will it lead to massive private sector investment in the sun photovoltaic?
While there is little actual investment commitments to date by the Indian private sector, the number of companies with plans and other national leaders with CI indicate that the answer to this plan for the Indian private sector is very important to you. Sincethe fact that the costs (capital cost) solar PV should decrease over the next five years, while costs of producing electricity from coal will increase the production of solar energy will be based increasingly attractive as a business opportunity .
In addition, capital costs of solar PV has decreased from about $ 5,000,000 per MW over three years to around € 3,000,000 per MW today. This is a reduction of 60% in just over three years.More significant savings expected in the coming years also. If cost estimates prove correct in fact, the cost of PV-based electricity reaches parity with coal prices.
It is often said that India has one of the highest amount of solar radiation in the world and is therefore an ideal area for the production of solar-based. But it is countries such as Germany and Japan, much less in proportion to the total solarpotential, was that the leadership of the advantages of solar energy. The main reason for these countries were still the leaders of the pro-active attitude of the governments of these countries. The governments give large incentives (through the mechanism of feed-in tariffs) for the solar industry (especially solar), so the industry artificially attractive to entrepreneurs. The sound effects were the land where the sun moves PV learning curve quite rapidly,and today, ten years after the policy is set, both countries have a thriving solar industry. It is hoped that this phenomenon would be repeated in India, and as a result of the National Solar Mission.