1. MNRE Scheme on Grid-connected Rooftop PV Systems
Rakesh Kumar
Director (PS)
Solar Energy Corporation of India

2. SECI- Inception and Objectives
OUR MANDATE:
To assist MNRE in executing the National Solar Mission objectives
To plan and execute an integrated programme on development and deployment of solar energy technologies to achieve commercialization;
To own, operate and manage, both grid-connected & off-grid power stations;
To promote R&D in Solar
A Government of India Enterprise under the administrative control of MNRE
Incorporated on 20th September, 2011 as a “Not for profit” Company under Section 25 of the Companies Act, 1956
Authorised capital INR 2,000 Crores; Paid up capital INR 21 Crores for FY
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3. SECI- Ongoing Activities
750 MW of Large scale projects (10-50 MW)
Upto 30% VGF funding support
Projects to be selected through reverse bidding process
Developers to be offered tariff of Rs per unit
750 MW PV projects under JNNSM Phase II, Batch I
To be discussed subsequently
Implementation of Solar Roof-Top scheme
1000 MW PV plant coming up through JV route; capacity to be ramped up to 4000 MW
SECI to be major stakeholder in the project
Large scale solar plants including Ultra-mega project at Sambhar
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4. SOLAR ENERGY CORPORATION OF INDIA
Contd…
Aims to provide energy access to remote villages
Funded through CSR of major PSUs
To be awarded through competitive bidding
Solar Mini/Micro Grids
High quality low-cost lanterns targeted for rural population
Cost discovered through Competitive bidding
Supply of low cost solar lanterns
Covering 25 schools in remote locations
Subsidy to be provided by MNRE
Solar Thermal installations for water/air heating
Large scale CSP projects with different configurations
SECI to own these projects
Pilot Solar Thermal Power Plants
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5. Growth of Solar Capacity in India (MW)
State
MWp %
Gujarat
857.9
47.42
Rajasthan
601.2
33.23
Maharashtra
160
8.84
Madhya Pradesh
37.3
2.06
Andhra Pradesh
33.2
1.84
Uttar Pradesh
17.4
0.96
Tamil Nadu
17.1
0.95
Jharkhand 16
0.88
Karnataka 14
0.77
Orissa 13
0.72
Punjab
9.3
0.51
Haryana
7.8
0.43
West Bengal
7.1
0.39
A & N Island
5.1
0.28
Uttarakhand
Chhattisgarh 4
0.22
Delhi
2.6
0.14
Lakshadweep
0.8
0.04

6. Moving Towards grid parity
Source:KPMG
By , roof top solar power cost will reach the grid parity.
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7. Why Rooftop PV
On national level, reduces requirement of land for addition of solar capacities
For consumers, it
Reduces the dependency on grid power
Mitigates diesel generator dependency
Long term reliable power source
For Discoms, it reduces
Day Peak load Demand
T&D and conversion losses as power is consumed at the point of generation
Most suitable for commercial establishments
Max generation during peak usage time
Solar power cost is close to the commercial power cost

8. Roof top PV potential in India
According to 2011 Census India has:
330 million houses
166 million electrified houses
76 million houses use kerosene for lighting
1.08 million houses use solar for lighting
140 million houses with proper roof (Concrete or Asbestos / metal sheet)
130 million houses having > 2 rooms
Average houses can accommodate 1-3 kWp of solar PV system
Large commercial roofs can accommodate larger capacities
As a conservative estimate, about 25 GW capacity can be accommodated on roofs of buildings having > 2 rooms alone (considering 20% roofs are available/suitable)

9. Rooftop PV Programmes under JNNSM
Small scale rooftop PV systems
Size: less than 100 kWp
Implemented through MNRE Channel Partners
Generally in off grid mode
Large scale rooftop PV scheme
Size: 100 to 500 kWp grid-connected systems (without battery back up)
Implemented through SECI through a process of competitive bidding
3 Phases announced; Phase I: 5.5 MW (4 cities); Phase II: 11.3 MW (6 cities); Phase III: 10 MW (9 cities)… more to come
Possible locations include public buildings, hospitals, educational institutions, warehouses etc.

10. SOLAR ENERGY CORPORATION OF INDIA
MNRE’s Large-scale Rooftop PV Scheme
30% subsidy available from MNRE
Projects being set up in select cities
Project capacity:
Phase I: under implementation
Phase II: Rooftop identification in progress
Phase III: Projects in bidding and evaluation stage
Chandigarh (1)
Noida/Greater Noida (1.5)
Gurgaon (2)
New Delhi (2)
Jaipur (3.25)
Palatana (1)
Gwalior (1)
Kolkata (1)
Bhubaneswar (1)
Mumbai (1)
Raipur (2.05)
Pune (1)
Legend
Phase I
Phase II
Phase III
Multiple phases
Capacity in MW ()
Hyderabad (2)
Bangalore (2)
Chennai (4)
Coimbatore (1)
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11. Simple cost estimations
System size
100 kWp
System cost
crore
Subsidy
30%
Expected electrify generation
units
Payback Grid electricity cost (Rs. 6.5/ Wp)
5-6 years
Payback period with Accelerated Depreciation
4-5 years
Pay diesel power cost
3-4 years
Plant life
25 years
State
Tariff (INR)
(HT customers)
Madhya Pradesh
4.10
Rajasthan
5.50
Andhra Pradesh
6.08
Tamil Nadu
Karnataka
5.10
Punjab
6.26
Haryana
5.30
Gujarat
4.20
*Connectivity, fixed charges, metering charges, Taxes will be extra ( will add between Rs. 1-2)

12. SECI’s Implementation methodology
SECI is implementing the scheme by selected developers through competitive bidding on the project cost in for selected cities .
SECI has prepared technical specifications to ensure quality of installations.
Under the scheme SECI will
Allocate capacity to selected bidders for each city.
Verify project proposals w.r.t. technical specifications and release the sanction for subsidy which is linked to performance up to 2 years.
Release initial subsidy on successful commissions as per technical specifications. (20%).
Release 5 % subsidy at the end of 1st and 2nd year of successful maintenance of the project.
Help developers for identification of projects through dissemination workshops and to assist in resolving any issues with concerned authorities.

13. Status of Implementation
Phase-I:
Chennai – 2 MW
Bangalore – 2 MW
Delhi – 1 MW
Gurgaon – 0.5 MW
Companies shortlisted as per their bids for each cities against benchmark project cost of Rs. 130/Wp
Projects allocated up to ~ Rs. 88/Wp
About 4.5 MW of projects already identified and started implementation
Phase –II:
Revised benchmark cost Rs. 90/Wp
Jaipur – 3.1 MW
Bhubaneswar/Cuttack - 1 MW
Hyderabad – 2 MW
Gurgaon – 1.5 MW
NOIDA/ Gr. NOIDA – 1.5 MW
Raipur – 2 MW
The initial deadline for identification of the Projects is 14th Nov, 2013

14. Experience in Bhubaneswar
1 MW allotted to two bidders under Phase II of Rooftop scheme
Following developers selected:
M&B Switchgears Ltd (500 kW)
Photon Energy (500 kW)
About 700 kWp of projects have already been identified
Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (500 kW)
NALCO (160 kW +) - Requested for more capacities on their Angul Plant.
Orissa government is also implementing/planning to install roof-top projects on government buildings
More roof-top capacities could be considered for allocation, if there is good progress and interest of the stake holders

15. Main Issues in implementation
Connectivity Issues
Electricity to be fed into grid at Voltage level below 33 KV
No clarity on connectivity norms at these voltages
However, CEA has published the CEA (Technical Standards for Connectivity of Distributed Generated Resources), Regulations 2013 recently to address these issues
Metering issues
Many states have no regulations on net metering
No uniformity of standards, different state regulations inconsistent
CEA has come up with draft CEA (Installation and Operation of Meters) Amendment Regulations, 2013
SECI working with states to bring out net metering regulations

16. Contd… Business models – Tariff & PPA etc Project Performance
Confusion over contract clauses; different tariffs quoted to different consumers
SECI has identified some key provisions to be a part of PPA for benefit of rooftop owners and developers
SECI may assist in discovering optimum tariff structure
Project Performance
Performance of large scale grid connected rooftops untested in India
SECI to monitor performance and facilitate mitigation of issues (if any)

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18. States’ Initiatives for Rooftop PV

19. Initiatives for promotion of Rooftop PV in Andhra Pradesh
AP Solar Policy promoting roof top solar projects
Only for 3 phase service consumers can setup roof top PV systems
Net metering is allowed
Recently announced by a committee that Rs.3.50 per unit would be paid for exported power for 7 years
The consumer/SPV generator also has to set up a protection system on their premises with “Islanding” for events like grid failures
Any prevalent subsidy from Government of India can be availed.

20. Gujarat
Gujarat already initiated 5MW Rooftop Project in Gandhi Nagar in PPP model.
Generated power is completely fed to the grid.
As per their model, Roof owner gets paid lease rent (Rs.3.00 per unit) and the project developer gets feed-in-tariff (Rs.11.21) for 25 years.
Recently announced a rooftop scheme for development of 25 MW in 5 other cities.

21. Kerala
Kerala launched its 10,000 rooftop power plants program for
With each applicant eligible to apply for kW only, the total capacity target is 10 MW.
Due to the small per capita limit; the target audience will be only households and small cottage industries.
Apart from the MNRE’s 30% capital subsidy, the state is offering a discount of Rs. 39,000 per system.

22. West Bengal
West Bengal has initiated a net-metering solar rooftop model promoting self consumption.
Under the WBERC Regulations, grid-integrated rooftop PV is allowed only for institutional consumers like government departments, academic institutions, etc.
The system size limited to kW, Connectivity is allowed at Low Voltage or Medium Voltage, or 6 KV or 11 KV, of the distribution system of the licensee.
Solar injection is permitted only up-to 90% of the annual electricity consumption, and the net energy supplied by the utility would be billed as per existing slab tariffs.
Solar generation would first offset consumption in the highest tariff slab and then the lower slab.
Policy targets 16 MW of rooftop and small PV installations by 2017.
Kolkata development authority mandated all commercial and high raise building to install solar PV to meet 2% of their energy demand.

23. Tamil Nadu Solar Policy 2012
Targets 3000 MW by 2015 , including 350 MW of rooftop capacity in three phases of 100, 125 and 125 MW (per year) during
50 MW from domestic customers who will receive a GBI of Rs. 2/kWh for the first two years, Rs. 1/kWh for the next two and Rs. 0.5/kWh for the subsequent two years.
300 MW from government buildings and government schemes for rural and urban lighting.
Mandates 6% SPO for HT consumers to achieve targets.
TEDA designated as single window agency.
          
Connectivity : < 10 kW V
< 100 kW – 415 V
> 100 kW kV

24. Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand Electricity Regulatory Commission released regulations for solar roof top plants.
Allowed roof to projects to connect at the following voltage levels
(i) Load up to 4 kW: low voltage single phase supply
(ii) Load >4 kW and up to 75 kW: low voltage three phase supply
(iii)Load >75 kW and up to 1.5 MW: at 11 kV
(iv)Load >1.5 MW and up to 3 MW: at 11/33 kV or as per site condition.
UERC determined levelized net tariff for roof top systems as Rs.9.2 without accelerated depreciation and Rs and with accelerated depreciation.

25. Other States/UT
Chandigarh – Hon’ble Union Minister inaugurated roof top PV projects on July 3, 2013.
Punjab and Haryana are vey actively pursuing development of roof top PV projects.
Rajasthan expressed to develop 3.1 MW of roof top solar plants in Jaipur.
Chhattisgarh is also actively working on roof top programs and submitted request for 2MW.