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Unified Web Portal for Rooftop Solar- Single-window Clearance System for Consumers rooftopsolar.medium.com
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has collaborated with the World Bank and Asian Development Bank to develop a unified web portal, which will act as a one-stop destination for clearance for the consumers looking to install rooftop solar panels. Read this blog in more detail by visiting here.
India Hit the 50 GW Solar Energy Landmark rooftopsolar.medium.com
Solar installations crossed the 50 GW milestone, making India only the fifth country to achieve this. Despite achieving this landmark, India will fall short of installing the government set target of 100 GW by 2022. Read this blog in more detail by visiting here.
Tata Power teams up with SIDBI to provide solar financing to MSMEs rooftopsolar.medium.com
Tata Power and SIDBI have joined hands to design a solar financing solution to help MSME players with financial aid without any collateral at an interest of less than 10 per cent. Tata Power said easy financing has been one of the barriers for penetration of solar in the MSME sector. Read this blog to know in detail.
Rooftop Solar Policy and Regulation | Net Metering Regulation suprabha.org
The solar sector is still in its early stage in India and requires the setting up of robust rooftop solar policy and regulation at both state and national levels. Involvement of multiple approval processes, non-uniform regulations across states, non-uniformity of PPAs, etc. can be termed as a few reasons for the slow adoption rate of solar in the country.
Key Objectives of MNRE Phase II Program | Resources suprabha.org
The main objectives of the MNRE Phase II program include promoting grid-connected rooftop solar plants in all consumer sectors, bringing DISCOM to the forefront as key drivers for rooftop solar plants, creating awareness, capacity building, human capital, etc. and building additional rooftop solar capacity in the country.
MSMEs Rooftop Solar Program | Suprabha suprabha.org
The uptake of rooftop solar in the MSME sector has been quite low despite the MSME sector forming the largest number of players in the C&I segment. Hence, adequate support to MSMEs and lenders becomes essential in accelerating the growth of rooftop solar amongst MSMEs. Under MSME rooftop solar program, Suprabha aims to design a mitigating product or a framework that enables greater lending to…
Unified Web Portal for Rooftop Solar | Suprabha suprabha.org
The SUPRABHA TA program is the single unified web portal for rooftop solar for multiple stakeholders. Such a platform will enable inter and intra stakeholder communication through a single unified web portal that encapsulates the interconnection and subsidy process on a single framework thereby enabling seamless processing of consumers’ interconnection applications and providing subsidies to eligible consumers.
Capacity Building / Training Rooftop Solar | Suprabha suprabha.org
Limited availability of skilled human capital is a major impediment in the rooftop solar sector considering the scale of expansion and relatively new technology. It requires the capacity building of several key stakeholders. Intending to build human capital to ensure capacity addition of rooftop solar following GoI targets, the following stakeholders are trained under the SUPRABHA TA program: bankers, utility officials, entrepreneurs, developers, and trainers.
Demand Aggregation for Rooftop Solar | Residential Rooftop Solar Tender suprabha.org
Demand aggregation involves bringing together several potential RTPV consumers who are geographically co-located to form a cluster. These systems are distributed across a wide number of roofs, each with its own topology and unique characteristics. Demand aggregation rooftop solar can significantly accelerate India’s deployment of RTPV systems.