A news report in Hindustan Times ( 11 May ) reads :
“ Ather Energy plans to clone Tesla’s charging biz
model “
Under this plan, Ather Energy ( Bangalore based manufacturer
of electric 2 wheelers ), plans to install charging stations at malls, cinemas,
offices and business parks
Just like TESLA which has put up ( mostly
in USA / Europe ), 5400 Supercharger Stations and 9000 “ Destination Charging Connectors
that replicate the convenience of home charging by providing hotels, resorts,
and restaurants with Tesla wall connectors “
But Indian Electricity Act says : Sorry ! You cannot sell
electricity !
So the plan hinges on changes being effected to the Electricity Act 2003 ,
even as Ather Energy’s letter travels from PMO to DIPP to Department of Heavy
Industries to Ministry of Power !
Under the Act , an individual or a private Institution cannot sell
electricity unless one obtains a discom license to distribute power, from a
competent State Government Authority
I am confused !
Already now , many homes who have
installed “ Reverse Metering “ arrangement for their roof-top solar-panel generated
electricity , are “ feeding
“ power into the State Grids . May be that is not a “ sale “ but a “ barter “ ? Without paying GST ?
And already from this month , Tesla has
started selling Solar Roof-Top Tiles , for delivery around the World . I have no doubt that millions
of Indians will start installing these tiles on their roofs / terraces ,
because :
·
These will be cheaper than current clay
tiles
·
They are more efficient ( in
conversion of solar Energy ) than PV solar panels
·
They come with guarantee of “ Infinity
Years “
·
They are unbreakable and look much better
Expect these
households to “ sell
“ their surplus electricity to their neighbours
!
Or get a
Auto-Garage to fix these
tiles on the roof of their cars to continuously charge their EV car’s
Li-ion battery , ( ala ISRO-designed EV ) !
Imagine ! No need for any EV Battery Charging Station !
Those having any doubts ( re Indian ingenuity / innovation ) ,
should read following news ( Economic Times / 11 May ) , re Mumbai based Start
Up, “ ION Energy “ :
“ ION Energy specialises in creating a layer of infrastructure to
enable the adoption of electric vehicles in India
It leverages proprietary enhancements to the Lithium ion tech in
its energy storage systems ( - ala Tesla’s POWERWALL ?
)
“ We are an energy storage company
working on two broad principles ,
·
first is decoupling of energy storage systems from their
applications
·
the other being standardization of design such that energy storage
systems can be used across a variety of applications interchangeably “
said Akhil Aryan , founder of ION Energy
.
ION IS LOOKING
TO DELIVER A BETTER PRICE
PER KILOMETRE , FIVE-SIX TIMES BETTER ACCELERATION , 10-12 TIMES LONGER LIFE AND FASTER CHARGING TIME , COMPARED
TO EXISTING OPTIONS
I suspect that Akhil’s vision is to get
anyone and everyone , to not only generate Solar Power but to store it and “ sell “ it ( - to anyone
and everyone ? )
Why not , when the RAW MATERIAL ( sunlight )
costs ZERO ! And " Manpower Cost " is negligible !
“ Decoupling “ millions of houses from State
Electrical Grid Supply ? You bet !
And , let us not forget the praise that
Shri Narendra Modiji heaped on illiterate village woman , Noor Jehan of UP , in his
“ Man Ki Baat “ (
Nov 2015 )
She put up a small workshop to assemble
lanterns which can be re-charged using Solar Power . She rents out these lamps
for Rs 100 per
month
When the lamp gets dis-charged ,
villagers brings it to Noor Jehan who re-charges using her solar panel power ,
for Rs 3-4 !
Is she “ Selling “ electricity ? It is time for a thorough re-vamp of our
Electricity Act
And as for that 90 page , “ National Electric Vehicle Policy “ document which NITI Aayog has prepared
in consultation with Rocky Mountain Association and likely to release today or
tomorrow , policy recommendations in respect of Vehicle Charging Infrastructure may already be rendered
“ Out-dated “ by ELON
and ION !
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12 May 2017
www.hemenparekh.in
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