Rajasthan is well suited for solar power generation due to its high solar radiation levels and large swaths of underutilized land. The state has harnessed solar power through various projects and policies. Under Jawaharlal Nehrl National Solar Mission, Rajasthan received 46 projects totaling 285+150 MW of installed capacity. Major solar projects in Rajasthan include a 50MW project in Phalodi and a 40MW project in Dhurasar village. Rajasthan's Solar Policy 2011 aimed to allocate 12GW of solar power by 2022 through rooftop PV, ground-mounted PV and CSP projects. Harnessing solar power benefits rural electrification, agriculture, and generates employment

1. SOLAR POWER HARNESSING
IN
RAJASTHAN
Enrolment No.:12115026(EE)
IIT Roorkee
(THAR DESERT)
Presented by: Ashfaque
Khan

2. WHY RENEWABLE ENERGY ??
 Tremendous increase in energy demand.
 Futuristic availability of Non-renewable
sources is a major concern.
 Expansion of hydro, thermal and nuclear
power plants have serious environmental
issues.
 Vital availability, Cheaper maintenance, less
pollution.

3. RENEWABLE ENERGY OPTIONS

4. RADIATION MAP IN INDIA

5. SOLARPOWER
HARNESSING

6. SUITABILITY OF RAJASTHAN
 Located in the equatorial belt of earth.
 62.11% desert area including Jodhpur,
Jaisalmer, Bikaner, Nagaur, Barmer.
 Equivalent energy potential is about 6,000
million GWh of energy per year.
 Large areas of land are barren and
sparsely populated.

7. HOW TO
HARNESS ???

8. TECHNIQUES
 Solar power can be converted into Electrical
and Thermal energy in efficient manner.
 Versatile used techniques
-Photovoltaic (PV): Electricity generation
-CSP system: Thermal power generation.

9. PHOTOVOLTAIC : ELECTRICITY
 Based on Photoelectric effect .
 Efficiency was limited few years back but
currently more than 40% efficiency is
yielding.
 It is used in Rajasthan and Gujrat to produce
about 1150MW.

10. PHOTOVOLTAIC TECHNIQUE

11. CSP SYSTEM: THERMAL POWER GENERATION
 Lenses or mirrors and tracking systems used to
concentrate solar radiation.
 The concentrated heat is then used as a heat
source for a conventional power plant.
 Main Techniques:
- Parabolic trough
- Fresnel reflectors
-Dish engine system
-Solar power tower

12. PARABOLIC TROUGH

13. PRESENT SCENARIO SOLAR
HARNESSING IN RAJASTHAN

14. JNNSM BIRTH SOLAR SECTOR
 Before 2010 Rajasthan was compelled to
purchase power, power was generated
mainly through conventional sources.
 After JNNSM Rajasthan got 46 projects
(285+150 MW).
 Some other schemes are also implemented
like REC, Migration.

15. PROJECTS UNDER JNNSM
 Phase-I
 Phase-II (concluded bidding allocation)
S.
No.
Scheme No. Of
projects
Installation
capacity
(MW)
1. Batch-II 25 285
2. Batch-I 21 150
S.
No.
scheme No. Of
projects
Capacity(M
W)
1. Part-A 13 145
2. Part-B 9 180

16. CONTRIBUTION OF VARIOUS SCHEMES
S. No. Scheme Number of
projects
Capacity (MW)
1. NSM ph-I (Batch-
II)
25 285
2. NSM ph-I (Batch-
I)
21 150
3. REC 52 137
4. Open Access 1 40
5. Migration 8 38
6. RPSSGP 12 12
7. GBI 2 8
8. Tail End 1 1
122 670.5

17. DISTRICT-WISE PROJECTS
S.
No.
DISTRICT projects Installation
(Capacity) (MW)
1. Jodhpur 47 334
2. Jaisalmer 16 144
3. Bikaner 38 103.5
4. Nagaur 4 45
5. Pali 10 29
6. Barmer 2 6
7. Bhilwara 1 5
8. Churu 1 1
9. Jaipur 1 1
10. Jhunjhunu 1 1
11. Sirohi 1 1
122 670.5

18. DETAILS OF GRID CONNECTED SOLAR POWER
PLANTS

19. INSTALLED CAPACITY (SPV & CSP)

20. ...
MAJOR PROJECTS
IN THAR

21. WEL 50MW PROJECT:
 Location: Phalodhi (Jodhpur).
 Capacity: 50 MW(AC)
 India’s largest (AC) solar project.
 Completed in three phases (15, 15& 20 MW)
 Under Batch-II phase-I JNNSM

22. DHIRUBHAI AMBANI SOLAR PARK
 Location: Dhurasar village (Pokhran)
 Owner: Reliance Power
 Capacity: 40 MW(AC)
 Solar Plant type: Flat Panel
 Under Open Access scheme

23. LARGEST SOLAR PLANT OF WORLD
 Location: near Sāmbhar Lake
 Capacity: 4000MW
 Four phases
 First phase will likely to commissioned by the end of
2016 with 1000MW
 Cost of plant:70X4 billions
 Expected to complete in 7 years
 SECI, BHEL, Power grid Corporation, Hindustan
Salts, and Rajasthan Electronics & Instruments
Limited

24. SOLAR POLICY 2011
 It had a target to allocate 12 GW of solar
power in the state by 2022. As a part of its
first phase, the policy aimed to allocate 50
MW of rooftop Photovoltaic's (PV) of 1 MW
each and 100 MW each of PV
and Concentrated Solar
Project(CSP) projects.
 Productive use of abundant wastelands,
thereby utilizing the non-industrialized desert
area for creation of an industrial hub.

25. SOLAR POLICY 2011 (COND...)
 Creating favourable conditions to solar
manufacturing capabilities by providing fiscal
incentives.
 Generating large direct and indirect
employment opportunities in solar and allied
industries.
 Create a solar centre of excellence.

26. APPLICATION OF SOLAR POWER
 Rural electrification
 Agricultural support
 Solar water heaters

27. CHALLENGES & SOLUTIONS
 Solar Energy possesses tremendous potential in
bridging India’s energy demand-supply gap in the
future.
 There are various challenges for this industry,
including lowering cost of production, increasing
R&D, consumer awareness and financing
infrastructure.
 Cost of solar electricity produced on-grid is Rs.
18.44/unit. This high cost is mainly due to
dependence on imports for silicon and solar wafers
used for the manufacture of solar cells – about 80%
of which comes through imports.
 .

28. C & S
 It is important to overcome these challenges for
fast growth and mass adoption of the
technology.
 Some of the immediate actions to enable
growth are efficient implementation of REC,
usage of carbon trading as a source of revenue,
immediate implementation of grid powered
energy, development of off-grid usage in various
applications such as cellular towers and
encouraging localized mini grids in areas that
lack connectivity today

29. HAVE A GOOD DAY !..