This document outlines a solar power roadmap for the Indian state of Telangana. It begins by providing background on solar power development in India and countries like Germany. It then discusses Telangana's energy needs and solar potential. The document advocates for synergizing solar with agriculture by powering pumps, installing rooftop solar plants from 1 kW to 1 MW, and allowing companies to undertake solar projects as part of corporate social responsibility initiatives. It proposes a roadmap for Telangana to install 5000 MW of utility-scale solar plants and 1000 MW of rooftop solar, raising low-cost debt from international financial institutions. The goal is to generate power close to load centers through distributed generation and displace diesel use.

1. Harnessing Solar Power in
Telangana
DV Satya Kumar
A Roadmap for Telangana in light of JNNSM 2.0 and
IEA’s Solar PV Roadmap 2014

2. Incubated under PVMTI Program by IFC, Washington, Circa 2000.
Focus – Clean Energy Projects & Consulting . Executed Projects for World Bank,
UNIDO, GVEP, kfW, IREDA & UNICEF
Consultant to RERC for determination of tariff for Solar PV power
projects
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capacity
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3. The Crisis

4. Is it peak load demand problem?

5. Telangana Power Statistics

6. Imagination is more important
Imagination is more
important than knowledge,
because knowledge is
limited …

7. India Solar Power Capacity
Source: Bridge to India

8. India Ranks 6th in Capacity Addition
Source: Bridge to India

9. India will be the largest Solar Market
Source: Bridge to India

10. Current Installed Capacity is 3000MW

11. Think Solar, Think Germany
World’s top solar PV capacity
of 35.948 GW (2013), starting
with 2MW in 1990. Produced
30,000MWh of electricity in
2013, about 5% of total.
The official governmental goal
is to produce 35% of electricity
from renewable sources by
2020 and 100% by 2050.

12. Germany Vs India
Area – Germany 357,168 km2 - Rajasthan 342,239 km2
Average Annual Solar Radiation –
Germany 1200 KWh/SqM- Rajasthan 2000 KWh/SqM

13. How to beat the Leader?

14. Imagine the Scope in India !
Germany is the undisputed Leader in
Solar. 36GW installed, 46% share of
$91bn global market and 56,000 jobs

15. Global Solar Roadmap by IEA

16. IEA Roadmap for Solar PV
• The 210 GW of cumulative capacity expected
by 2020 is being achieved five years earlier
• Capacity expected for 2020 will be double of
what was foreseen in the 2010 roadmap.
• India’s new target of 100GW under JNNSM
can be seen against this background
• IEA has forecasted 142GW by 2030 and
575GW by 2050

17. Cumulative Growth of PV Capacity

18. Progress in Solar PV installations

19. PV Manufacturing by Countries

20. Global Electricity Mix in 2050 –
IEA’s 3 Scenarios

21. Production from PV as per IEA Roadmap

22. Generation Mix by 2050 hi-Ren Scenario

23. Share of cost of capital in LCOE of PV
Systems

24. The new National Roadmap – JNNSM 2.0

25. State Wise Solar Potential in India

26. 100 GW by 2022
• India’s solar potential estimated at 748GW
• JNNSM target increased from 20GW to
100GW
• 60 to 70 GW will be from utility scale power
projects
• 30 to 40 GW will be from Rooftop Solar plants
• Telangana’s solar potential is 20GW (utility
scale projects + rooftop solar)

27. RPO Enforcement
• Electricity Act, 2003, being amended
• RPO being augmented / replaced with RGO –
Renewable Generation Obligation
• Positive moves to make a difference

28. We cannot solve problems by using the same
kind of thinking we used when we created them.
- Einstein

29. Solar Roadmap for Telangana

30. Synergize Solar and Agriculture
• Generation from Solar matches
the Electricity needs of
agricultural pump sets
• Solar Power Plants upto 3MW
can feed separate rural 11KV
agricultural feeders (Jyothigram
Yogana in Gujarat)
• Agricultural feeders can operate
solely on Solar Power. Huge
scope to reduce T&D losses and
commercial losses.

31. Solarizing Agricultural Pumps
• Target installation of 2.5 lakhs off grid solar pumps in 5
years. Equal to 1000MW of Solar Power
• Install 1MW to 3MW Solar Plants near separated 11KV
agricultural feeders. Target 3000MW in 3 years i.e
about 40% of existing Agricultural connected load.
• T&D losses can be brought down by 40 to 50%, saving
3,000 MU energy (Rs 1000 Cr/ Yr).
• 4,000MW of solar generation capacity besides job
creation and efficient water usage.

32. Rooftop Solar Plants from 1KW to 1MW
• 90% of Germany’s 36GW
capacity consists of
rooftop solar plants.
• Grid interconnection and
net metering should be
permitted at 230V, 415V
and 11kV as appropriate
and as per International
and National Standards.
• AP, Gujarat and Karnataka
have already permitted

34. Solar Investment as CSR Activity
• Under the new Companies Act, 2013, all profitable
companies would have to spend every year at least 2
per cent of three-year average profit on CSR.
• This would apply to the companies with turnover of Rs
1,000 crore and more, or networth of Rs 500 crore and
more, or a net profit of Rs 5 crore and more.
• In case of Solar, the types of projects that can be
undertaken to meet CSR are:
– Solar for captive use;
– Buy solar power;
– Providing solar lighting & pumping solution to rural
households;

35. Solar Power – A Roadmap for Telangana
• We need to consider that Solar is essentially
distributed in nature. Generate close to load centres
(distributed generation / captive consumption)
• Emulate the Leaders like Germany but with local
needs in mind e.g Solar for agricultural pump sets,
Solar (with Storage) to displace Diesel etc.
• Energy efficiency and dynamic demand response
• Target 5000MW of Solar through utility scale plants
• Target 1000MW of Rooftop Solar plants
• Raise low cost debt from World Bank, ADB, IDA

36. Thank You
D V Satya Kumar
+91 98491 29629
dvsk@ssael.co.in