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The total installed capacity of solar power in India has crossed the milestone of 5,000 MW.

The cumulative installed capacity has reached to 5,130 MW with an installed capacity of 1385 MW in the current FY.

Rajasthan tops with installed capacity of 1264 MW, followed by Gujarat (1024MW), Madhya Pradesh (679 MW), Tamil Nadu (419 MW), Maharashtra (379 MW) and Andhra Pradesh (357 MW).

The Government has set the ambitious target of generating 100 GW of solar power by 2021-22 under the National Solar Mission.

It is envisaged to generate 60 GW of ground-mounted grid-connected solar power and 40 GW through the roof-top grid interactive solar power to fulfil the requirement of 100 GW of solar power.

The Centre has also fixed year-wise targets to monitor solar power generation in the country.

The target for the current year is 2,000 MW and the next year 12,000 MW. The Renewable Energy Ministry is putting all efforts through various schemes of Central and State Governments to achieve the targets.

It has been planned that around 18,000 MW tender should be out by March 31, 2016.

To achieve these objectives, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has initiated several projects including a Scheme for Development of Solar Parks and Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects; Scheme for Development of Solar PV Power Plants on Canal Banks/ Canal Tops; Scheme for setting up 300 MW of grid connected Solar PV Power Projects by defence establishments under the Ministry of Defence and Para Military Forces with viability Gap Funding; scheme of setting up 1000 MW of Grid-Connected Solar PV Power Projects by CPSUs with Viability Gap Funding; and scheme for setting up 15000 MW of grid connected to achieve this target.

Solar PV Power Projects by NTPC/NVVN and setting up of 2000 MW Grid connected solar power with Viability Gap Funding through Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) are part of the Government move. This apart, an ambitious scheme has been launched by the Ministry for roof-top solar installation. Various state governments are also coming up with solar power projects under their own policies.

Solar power installed capacity in the country crosses 5000 MW | Business Line
 
Not enough, a lot of roof top spaces are going to waste. Government should implement subsidies and option to sell back energy back to the grid has to be implemented.
Best will be to go for Solar plants atop Canals. It will save alot of money and space and no doubt headache related to land acquisition. Gujarat govt is doing it in whole state.

Canal Solar Power Project - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Solar panels on top of canal impress U.N. chief : The Hindu - Mobile edition

Pakistani and Indian govt should subsidize the solar panels for consumer.
In India govt provide 50% subsidy to customers if I am not wrong.
 
Best will be to go for Solar plants atop Canals. It will save alot of money and space and no doubt headache related to land acquisition. Gujarat govt is doing it in whole state.

Canal Solar Power Project - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Solar panels on top of canal impress U.N. chief : The Hindu - Mobile edition

That's one way, I'm talking about encouraging commoners to take up solar power to lessen the burden on the grid. If India is looking forward to industrialization, then many of such ingenious steps have to be taken to generate more power. Wind is another avenue lying untapped.
 
All new appartment block in India should have solar panels on rooftops.Extra FSI can be provided in exchange for solar panels
 
I think if someone convinces JJ , she can order all government offices to install solar panels

She did that for rain water harvestation .
 
Just Solar capacity of India is now 25% of entire installed capacity of Pakistan.
 
The total installed capacity of solar power in India has crossed the milestone of 5,000 MW.

The cumulative installed capacity has reached to 5,130 MW with an installed capacity of 1385 MW in the current FY.

Rajasthan tops with installed capacity of 1264 MW, followed by Gujarat (1024MW), Madhya Pradesh (679 MW), Tamil Nadu (419 MW), Maharashtra (379 MW) and Andhra Pradesh (357 MW).

The Government has set the ambitious target of generating 100 GW of solar power by 2021-22 under the National Solar Mission.

It is envisaged to generate 60 GW of ground-mounted grid-connected solar power and 40 GW through the roof-top grid interactive solar power to fulfil the requirement of 100 GW of solar power.

The Centre has also fixed year-wise targets to monitor solar power generation in the country.

The target for the current year is 2,000 MW and the next year 12,000 MW. The Renewable Energy Ministry is putting all efforts through various schemes of Central and State Governments to achieve the targets.

It has been planned that around 18,000 MW tender should be out by March 31, 2016.

To achieve these objectives, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has initiated several projects including a Scheme for Development of Solar Parks and Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects; Scheme for Development of Solar PV Power Plants on Canal Banks/ Canal Tops; Scheme for setting up 300 MW of grid connected Solar PV Power Projects by defence establishments under the Ministry of Defence and Para Military Forces with viability Gap Funding; scheme of setting up 1000 MW of Grid-Connected Solar PV Power Projects by CPSUs with Viability Gap Funding; and scheme for setting up 15000 MW of grid connected to achieve this target.

Solar PV Power Projects by NTPC/NVVN and setting up of 2000 MW Grid connected solar power with Viability Gap Funding through Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) are part of the Government move. This apart, an ambitious scheme has been launched by the Ministry for roof-top solar installation. Various state governments are also coming up with solar power projects under their own policies.

Solar power installed capacity in the country crosses 5000 MW | Business Line
..and yet we are importing solar panels...
..its like defence, we are strong...but because of imported items..
 
To its credit the GoI is actually working well on solar power- they have very ambitious targets for 2022 but they are doing the work that will get them there.
 
Not enough, a lot of roof top spaces are going to waste. Government should implement subsidies and option to sell back energy back to the grid has to be implemented.

If I understand it correctly, you would need smart grids/metering to buy back power from rooftops which involves massive investments.


But I am all for rooftop solar even if it is not sold back to the grid.

In fact, rooftop solar could/should be made much simpler and far cheaper by doing away with the bulky batteries for direct use at homes (AC, refrigerators) and farm pump-sets when sun shines (with the grid as a backup/night use, of course).

Even without the batteries, atleast a percentage of the domestic demand will still be met by solar when there is sunshine.

It would be a good first step to go solar and far cheaper/easier to maintain than the ones being sold today.
 

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