1. Renewable Energy Development in India
Dr. P C Maithani
Adviser
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

2. India has low per capita energy and electricity consumption, and also CO2 emission
Source: IEA 2017

3. India’s commercial energy demand is on the rise
Non-hydro renewables share, although will increase in absolute terms but is likely to remain unchanged in % terms
Source: IEA, World Energy Outlook 2017

4. Bright future for Renewables
Non-hydro renewables share, although will increase in absolute terms but is likely to remain unchanged in % terms
Source: IEA, World Energy Outlook 2017

5. Creating pan-India market for renewables Growing electricity demand
India’s Energy Challenge
Creating pan-India market for renewables
Growing electricity demand
Mainstreaming renewables
Access
Security
Climate Change
Demand
India’s INDCs under Climate Change seeks 40% of electric installed capacity by non-fossil fuel by 2030
India is yet to achieve universal electricity Access
A general introduction to Indian Energy Scenario. Self explanatory in nature.
Introduce the viewer to the energy gap prevalent in India, all areas of Shortage, Access, Security, Need for action for Climate Change and also Demand Management
India is dependent on oil imports for 80% of its demand

6. Share of Renewable Energy
Installed capacity : 332 GW
as on 31 October 2017

7. Inter–se share of Renewables
as on 31 October 2017
Installed capacity : 61 GW

8. Share of Renewable Energy in Electricity Mix

9. Renewable Energy in the legal Context
India has a bicameral parliamentary system - Parliament has supreme law- making powers
The Concurrent list which contains subjects under the shared purview of the Union and State governments
Electricity is a concurrent subject (Entry 38 in concurrent list)
The sub-State level, i.e. Municipal Corporations, Municipalities or Panchayats.

10. Policy Framework for Renewables
Public Private Partnerships
- Framework for Participation
Fiscal and other support for Investors to keep the tariffs affordable
Move towards competitively determined tariffs in Solar and wind
Develop eco-system for decentralized and off-grid solutions for improved energy access
Strengthen and incentivise Intra State and Inter State transmission infrastructure
Progressive focus on improving generation efficiencies
Strengthen Institutional framework

11. Institutional Structure
Renewable Energy Development in India
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
State nodal agencies for renewable energy development
National Institutes for Solar, Wind, and Bio Energy
Solar Energy Corporation of India Ltd
Alternate Hydro Energy Centre (AHEC) for small hydro
Central & State Electricity Regulatory Commissions
Other Partners
Educational Institutions
Non Profit Organizations & NGOs
Surya Mitra,
Renewable Energy Service Companies (RESCO) -Developers, Aggregators etc.
The Ministry has been facilitating the implementation of broad spectrum of renewable energy programmes through an elaborate implementation mechanism
Large number of institutions, NGOs, service companies, financing institutions etc are involved
We have established specialized institutions to provide technical support to different renewable energy areas
Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA)
Research & Development Institutions
Banking & Financial Institutions

12. Role of Policy and Regulation in Renewables Growth
Preferential Tariffs by SERCs/Price discovery
Renewable Energy development in India has been aided by strong policy and regulatory backing
State Renewable Energy Policies

13. Mission 175 GW by 2022
India made a commitment in Paris Climate Agreement
to reduce emission intensity of the economy and
for having at least 40 % electric power installed capacity from clean energy sources by the year 2030

14. National Solar Mission (NSM)
National Solar Mission (NSM) was launched on 11th January, 2010.
Mission targets :
20GW grid connected solar power by 2022;
2GW off-grid solar applications including 20 million solar lights by 2022;
20 million sq. m. solar thermal collector area;
to create favourable conditions for developing solar manufacturing capability in the country; and
support R&D and capacity building activities to achieve grid parity by 2022.
In June 2015 the targets were scaled up to 100 GW by 2022
Broadly consists of 40 GW Grid connected Rooftop and 60 GW large and medium size land based solar power projects.

15. Growth of Solar Capacity in India
The sector has been registering exponential growth

16. Year-wise lowest solar tariff in (Rs./kWh)

17. Factors leading to reduction in solar tariffs
De-risked Bidding
- Payment security with NTPC and SECI as the power off-takers in most bids
- Three month payment guarantee in case of delays from the distribution company
Guarantee by Off-takers
- Enables developers to lower their bids in real time
- Promotes competition with transparent lower tariffs
Online reverse bidding
- Large scale projects being bid result in economies of scale
- Faster and easier implementation of projects
- Common pool of resources and better network utilisation
Scale of projects and Solar Parks
Reduction in EPC costs
Entry of major foreign players
Reduced technology costs
Strong competition with lower margins for EPC’s
Larger pool of investors
Concessional financing

18. Wind Power Increased competitiveness
Strong manufacturing base in India
Wind turbines becoming stronger, higher and with better CUF
Forecasting and Scheduling Regulations getting in shape

19. Small Hydro Power Less than 25 MW Potential : 21 GW from 7100 sites
Achievement 4.4 GW

20. Tasks in Hand Handling Intermittency Integration of renewables in Grid
Domestic Manufacturing
Innovation & Research and Development
Ensure stability of the grid infrastructure
Development of Smart Grid for renewable power

21. Thank You