India's first solar village in Gujarat's Modhera lights up
the lives of poor residents
{ Deccan Herald - 01 Nov 2022 )
Extract :
The project in
Modhera, financed by the federal and provincial government
at nearly Rs 82.53 crore ($10
million), involved setting up over 1,300
rooftop panels on residential and government buildings that were
connected to a power plant.
The government buys
excess energy produced here from residents if they do not use all of the capacity allotted to the households
With this
money, Praveen Bhai, 43, a tailor, plans to buy a gas connection and stove,
since many houses in the village cook food in wood-fired stoves that leave a smoky haze.
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My Take :
Dear Shri R K
Singhji
{ Minister - MNRE }
For past few years, we have been reading about various organizations ( including
ONGC - IOC ),
coming out with designs / prototypes of SOLAR CHULHAS
Despite licensing of the design / technology to several PRIVATE SECTOR parties,
unfortunately
there is no news of any commercial MASS PRODUCTION
As repeatedly urged in the past, I urge you once again to make MODHERA a "
laboratory " and distribute FREE of COST , one SOLAR COOKER each to 1300
villagers of Modhera
Its success will ensure all 600,000 villages of India wanting to REPLICATE the
Modhera
Model
with regards,
hemen parekh
hcp@RecruitGuru.com
/ 02 Nov 2022
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Unanswered Questions …………………….[ 03 Nov 2017 ]
2018 (
1 ) :
Solar Chulha : Where can I buy ? …………………………………………….[
16 July 2018 ]
2020 ( 4 ) :
Dear Shri Goyalji : How about a Solar Cooker ?
……………………..[ 26 Aug 2020 ]
Time to " Talk the Walk " …………………………………………………………..[19
Sep 2020 ]
Not in one day : What about 3 years ? …………………………………….[
25 Oct 2020 ]
Enough to entice Elon ? ……………………………………………………………[
03 Nov 2020 ]
2021 ( 3 ) :
Inscrutable are the ways of the Providence ?
………………………….[15 June 2021 ]
Air Pollution Sources : And “ How to save 2.5 Lakh lives “………[
25 June 2021 ]
Congratulations, Dr Harish Hiraniji …………………………………………..[
13 Nov 2021 ]
2022 ( 4 ) :
A Battery Swapping Policy for Battery-Powered Solar
Cookers ? [ 25 Mar 2022 ]
Getting Closer : Battery-powered Electric Cooker …………………….[
11 May 2022 ]
3C = Congratulations, Calicut Cooker-Walas ……………………………[
10 June 2022 ]
My Solar Cooker dream about to
materialise ? ………………[ 07 July 2022 ]
Dear Narendrabhai : Thanks for reminding ……………………………….[
04 Mar 2022 ]
Extract :
Ø He said innovations are required in in
the areas of clean cooking and SOLAR
COOKING can be a big market for Startups “
Ø In Sept 2017 , while inaugurating ONGC’s corporate office,
PM Shri Modiji said
:
“
Our poor rural ladies are suffering due to air pollution caused by burning
wood – straw – cow-dung cakes – kerosene , for
cooking on chulhas .
Millions of them are prematurely dying due to lung diseases
We must give them Solar Chulhas “
Ø How can Govt help to accelerate a RAPID ADOPTION of Solar Cookers ?
By
providing a DBT ( Direct Benefit Transfer ) of 75 % of the Sale Price
of a Solar Cooker ( meeting very specific performance
criteria – and
having obtained a prior ISI certificate ), into the
Jan Dhan Account of the
buyer ( subject to max of Rs 7,500 )
This
subsidy would be available to a HOUSE-HOLD ( and not to each
person in the family ), and can be availed only ONCE
per family. Aadhar
details would be mandatory
Subsidy
would be available for only DIRECT PURCHASE from govt
approved Authorised Dealers – and not from
Re-Sellers
Ø Allocation of Rs 37,256 crore for LPG subsidy (
for cooking ), is an ANNUAL RECURRING expense
Ø Govt had specified its max “ Sale
Price” at Rs 10,000 /- per Stove [ $ 135 ]
Ø For Rs 37,256 Crore, govt can buy and
distribute ( FREE ),
some 3.7 cr (37 million ) solar stoves
Ø Within about 2 years, Govt can
handover a SOLAR STOVE to all households covered by Ujwalla Scheme households
covered by Ujwalla Scheme
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