National-level workshop on Solar PV Rooftop organised
| Date :09-Apr-2019 |
Staff Reporter Raipur:
India is making strides towards becoming a global solar superpower: Shukla
Five-day National-level workshop on entrepreneurship, skill development programme on Solar PV Rooftop was organised by Institute of Renewable Energy Technology & Management along with School of Studies in Electronics and Photonics from on April 3 to 8. The valedictory function of the workshop was graced by Chairman of Chhattisgarh State Power Companies (CSPC) Engineer Shailendra Kumar Shukla & PRSU Registrar Dr G K Pandey. Workshop coordinator Dr Sanjay Tiwari said the participants were taught about the concept, design and components with specific focus on technical architecture of solar PV rooftop system, business models, role of stakeholders, and policy and regulatory framework at national and State levels. He said to promote self-sufficiency in energy for sustainability for all those who lack the access to a self-sufficient energy source. He said the country wants a solar power capacity of 100 GW by 2022 (India’s total peak electricity demand in 2017-18 was 164 GW and is expected to be 235 GW by 2021-22).
This involves building more than four times the existing capacity in four years. If all goes according to plan, solar will account for three-fourths of the planned renewable energy capacity of 175 GW by 2022. Shukla said tapping the rooftop solar market will be essential for India to meet its massive energy needs. The country has a lot of catching up to do - its per capita consumption of electricity is less than one third the world average. Endowed with more than 300 days of sunshine a year, India is making strides towards becoming a global solar superpower. He said Solar Energy is more reliable than grid energy with no black out as he is using it since 1989. He said the Solar Plant at Mantralya Raipur has Capital utilization factor of 21 % highest in the country whereas solar cities as Jaisalmer and other are getting CUF of only 19 %. Even with indigenous techniques a storage battery could be used for more than 10 years whereas company gives its life as 4-5 years.
Climate change has dire consequences which is why the world has to adopt 100% Renewable Energy by 2050 within 31 years according to the 2018 International Panel on Climate Change IPCC report. Dr G K Pandey said, “In the 21st century where India aims to become a world super power, we still lack in the energy sector. We have only 0.3% of world’s oil resources, only 0.7% of gas resources and about 6.5% coal resources.” Earlier, PRSU Vice Chancellor Prof Keshari Lal Verma informed that Pt Ravishankar Shukla University has been a pioneer in utilizing solar energy on campus.
It is perhaps the only academic institution having the comprehensive roof top solar energy installation and is an excellent showcase of solar technology to all the students, faculty and the visitors. Sanyam Indurakhya said Solar photovoltaic (PV) technology, with all the development in solar PV technology so far, it has become commercially viable option for electricity generation. In order to ensure energy security and match the electricity supply and demand gap this is the perfect moment to acknowledge the fact that solar energy is the solution to our energy problems. Government’s target of installation of 100,000 MW of solar power by 2022 is good indication of this. Solar PV technology is increasingly seen as viable option for our current and future energy supply.