Friday 26 July 2019

SOLAR   SCENARIO  IN   INDIA



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The National Institute of Solar Energy in India  has determined the country's solar power potential  at about 750 GW , a recently released document by the Ministry  of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) shows.The solar power potential has been estimated using the wasteland availability data in every state and jurisdiction of India.The estimate is based on the assumption that only 3% of the total wasteland available in a state is used for development of solar power projects.According to the estimates  Rajasthan and Jammu and Kashmir have the highest solar power potential. Rajasthan with its healthy resource of solar radiation and availability of vast tracks of waste land in the of Thar desert, has a potential of about 142 GW. Jammu and Kashmir receives highest amount of solar radiation in India and has significantly large area of wasteland  in ladakh. The state has estimated potential of 111 GW.


Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra have both more than 60 GW of solar power potential. These are among the largest.These are among the largest of the Indian states thus has largest wasteland resources . Both these states have ambitious solar power policies and plans to
 implement large scale projects.

Gujarat, the leading Indian state in terms of installed solar power capacity, has an estimated potential of 36 GW. The state has large tracts of land covered with marshes but these lands also support a wide variety of wildlife. Gujarat already has an installed capacity of close to 900 MW of solar power and has already started developing utility-scale solar power projects over water canals.

India’s current solar power installed capacity is around 3 GW, or less than 0.5% of the estimated potential. Naturally there exists a massive opportunity to tap this potential. As a result, the Indian government has increased its solar power capacity addition target five-fold. Instead of the initial target to installed 22 GW solar power capacity by 2022, the government now plans to add 100 GW capacity. This includes 20 GW of ultra mega solar power projects, with installed capacity of 500 MW or more, across 12 states. 

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