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1. by
Prof. Bhosale V.B.
Opportunity and Cost Analysis

6. I) ELECTRICITY ACT 2003 : Most transformational & dynamic act till date
includes laid guidelines for Renewable energy.
 SECTION 61(h): While specifying terms and condition for tariff
determination the commission shall consider the promotion of generation
from renewable energy sources.
 SECTION 86(1) (e): State commission shall promote generation of
Electricity from renewable energy sources. It shall be done by providing grid
connectivity & sale of Electricity to anyone.
II) NATIONAL ELECTRICITY POLICY 2005 :
 SECTION 6.4 : This section states that in present stage non conventional
and conventional energy cannot compete at same similar tariff and hence
power shall be procured from non-conventional sources at preferential tariff
as determined by appropriate commission.

7.  Amendment of National tariff policy for Solar specific RPO’s.
 Solar specific RPO’s – 025 % in 2013 to 3 % by 2022.
 REC mechanism .
 Encourage state specific solar policies.
 State wise RPO orders by Regulators.
 Exemption for Environmental clearance for Solar Power Projects.

8. Launched by Govt. of India in January 2011.
One of the major initiative at global level in promotion of
Solar energy technologies.
Mission aims to achieve grid tariff parity by 2022.
Large scale utilization, rapid diffusion and deployment at a
scale which leads to cost reduction.
R&D pilot projects and Technology Demonstration.

9. Average tariff for selected projects was 1216 paisa/kWh
which was 32% lower than CERC approved benchmark tariff
1791 paisa/kWh.
In a Batch I a total of 204 MW capacity grid connected solar
power projects have been commissioned.

10. Maharashtra has reasonably high solar insolation 4-5 kWh/sq. meter
with 280-300 clear sunny days.
Eastern Maharashtra considered to be most suitable region for solar
power projects
OBJECTIVE
 To generate 1000 MW of Solar energy by 2016.
To achieve grid parity by 2016 .
 Promotion of R&D and facilitation of technology transfer.
Promotion of local manufacturing facilities.

11. Financial outlay of Subsidy Scheme

12. Subsidy under each project will be distributed into three installments by
state government

13.  Project developer should not procure any incentives/
subsidy from central government.
PPA’s should be singed with MAHADISCOM.
 Capacity Utilization Factor of Solar PV should be more than
19% for initial two years of installation.
 An audited detailed report and energy generation report
should be submitted to MEDA.

14.  Capital Cost: Normative Capital cost INR 700 Lakhs/MW for 2014-
15 as per MERC.
Annual Energy Yield: There are number of factors(e.g. Air
pollution, Shading, Soiling, Ambient temperature, Downtime etc.)
Which affect annual yield of Solar PV.
For 1 MWp Plant annual yield would averaged around 1.4 million
kWh units. Yield prediction are assumed for next 25 years.
Certified Emission Reductions: As India is non Annex 1 party
under UN Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) qualifying solar
projects could generate Certified Emission Reductions(CERs)

15. Energy Price :
 Solar PV Plant under REC mechanism can earn its revenue from
selling grey.
In the financial model it is assumed that grey component of
energy sold to State discom at MSEDCL.
Operation and Maintenance cost: One of the major benefit of Solar
PV plant is less O & M cost as compared to other renewable energy
technologies.
 Financing Assumptions: General financial assumptions for a
project in India as follows
 Financial Structure: Equity 30 % and debt 70 % as assumed in
MERC tariff order.
 Debt repayment is taken over as 10 years. Interest rate on term
loan and work capital is taken as 12.87% and 13.37% respectively.

18. Great opportunity, favorable Government Policies and assured returns on
Solar PV project installations make this attractive proposal for Green
entrepreneurship.
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