Solar server: India's Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) reported to the nation's parliament that India has installed 979 MW of grid-Connected solar photovoltaic (PV) and Concentrating solar power (CSP) plants to date, 655 MW of which is located in the state of Gujarat.
MNRE also reported that the entire capacity of 1.1 GW of grid-connected PV and CSP under Phase 1 of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) has been allocated. Three days later on May 14th, MNRE reported that over two years it has sanctioned projects to install over 13,900 stand-alone solar photovoltaic (PV) systems in rural areas.
"There has been a rapid growth in deployment of clean/ renewable energy projects in the country attracting major investments, domestic as well as foreign," reported the MNRE in a separate statement to parliament.
"The renewable energy sectors which have progressed well are wind power, bio- power, small hydro power and solar power."
Vast majority of PV, CSP in Gujarat, Rajasthan While MNRE notes that since the launch of the JNNSM the capacity of grid-tied PV and CSP has grown from 8 MW to 979 MW, much of that was not built through the JNNSM, but rather through a Gujarat state program.
Following Gujarat, the state with the next highest installed capacity is Rajasthan at 197 MW. No other state has commissioned more than 22 MW of PV and CSP. MNRE sanctions 9,200 PV plants on village government centers MNRE sanctioned off-grid PV projects in two phases, one in 2010-2011 and the other in 2011-2012. In 2011, MNRE sanctioned 9,168 stand-along PV plants on village government centers in Rajasthan, and another 22 in Punjab.
In 2011-2012, MNRE sanctioned a further 4,683 on village centers in Jharkhand, with more in Punjab, Karnataka and Chhattisgarh. MNRE notes that through the off-grid portion of the JNNSM, the government provides loans equivalent to 30% of the project cost up to USD 1.50/watt for the installation of solar lanterns, home lights, street lights and stand-alone PV plants in rural areas.
The government also provides USD 2.78/ watt for stand-alone PV plants connected to microgrids in rural areas, as well as financial assistance up to 90% of project costs up to USD 4.51/watt for solar lighting
systems and stand-alone PV plants in specially designated areas.
MNRE also reported that the entire capacity of 1.1 GW of grid-connected PV and CSP under Phase 1 of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) has been allocated. Three days later on May 14th, MNRE reported that over two years it has sanctioned projects to install over 13,900 stand-alone solar photovoltaic (PV) systems in rural areas.
"There has been a rapid growth in deployment of clean/ renewable energy projects in the country attracting major investments, domestic as well as foreign," reported the MNRE in a separate statement to parliament.
"The renewable energy sectors which have progressed well are wind power, bio- power, small hydro power and solar power."
Vast majority of PV, CSP in Gujarat, Rajasthan While MNRE notes that since the launch of the JNNSM the capacity of grid-tied PV and CSP has grown from 8 MW to 979 MW, much of that was not built through the JNNSM, but rather through a Gujarat state program.
Following Gujarat, the state with the next highest installed capacity is Rajasthan at 197 MW. No other state has commissioned more than 22 MW of PV and CSP. MNRE sanctions 9,200 PV plants on village government centers MNRE sanctioned off-grid PV projects in two phases, one in 2010-2011 and the other in 2011-2012. In 2011, MNRE sanctioned 9,168 stand-along PV plants on village government centers in Rajasthan, and another 22 in Punjab.
In 2011-2012, MNRE sanctioned a further 4,683 on village centers in Jharkhand, with more in Punjab, Karnataka and Chhattisgarh. MNRE notes that through the off-grid portion of the JNNSM, the government provides loans equivalent to 30% of the project cost up to USD 1.50/watt for the installation of solar lanterns, home lights, street lights and stand-alone PV plants in rural areas.
The government also provides USD 2.78/ watt for stand-alone PV plants connected to microgrids in rural areas, as well as financial assistance up to 90% of project costs up to USD 4.51/watt for solar lighting
systems and stand-alone PV plants in specially designated areas.
