Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

Thursday, 19 November 2020

Congratulations , Shri R K Singhji

 

Congratulations , Shri R K Singhji

(  Minister – MNRE )

 

Context :

MNRE proposes scheme for development of wind-solar hybrid parks  (  Business Line / 19 Nov )

Highlights / Extracts :

Ø  Name of Scheme

             'Development of Wind Parks /Wind-solar Hybrid Parks

Ø  “ Plug and Play “ solution

Wind Energy Park will provide a plug and play solution ( availability of land, transmission, necessary infrastructure and necessary approvals ) to the investors for installing wind / wind-solar power projects

Ø  Sites

Sits have been identified across seven states – Tamil Nadu / Andhra Pradesh / Karnataka / Telangana / Gujarat / Rajasthan / Madhya Pradesh

Ø  Who will select Park developers ?

The State Government would designate park developer who would undertake the development of park including DPR preparation, land, transmission infrastructure etc

Ø  Potential

For a capacity of 53,495 MW ( 53.5 GW ) - @ 5 MW per sq km

Ø  Prescribed Capacity of each park

500 MW and more. In special circumstances, smaller parks may be allowed . In any case, the capacity of each park shall not be less than 50 MW.

Ø  Who can invest in a park ?

Park developers may also be allowed to “ pool “ small investor into the single park

Ø  MNRE’s Financial assistance to the developer

#   For preparation of DPR       > Rs 25 lakh per park  

#   For park development cost > “ Rs 20 lakh / MW “  or  “ 30 % of development cost “,

     whichever is lower

 

Ø  Interstate Transfer of power

      If the power generated in the park (full or partial) is exported to other state, then the state

      government or its designated agency will be entitled for a facilitation charge @ 5 paisa per unit

     of electricity exported to other state from project developer

 

Ø  Comments to be sent by >  28 Nov. 2020  (  to Shri Rahul Rawat - rahul.mnre@gov.in )

 

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For details, see :  https://mnre.gov.in/img/documents/uploads/file_f-1605265655087.PDF  /  13 NOV 2020

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Only 3 weeks ago , I sent following e-mail to Cabinet Ministers :

A Tale of Two States …………………………………………….[ 28 Oct 2020 ]

-       Where I suggested as follows :

 

Broad / conceptual frame-work :

#    Introduce “ Co-operative Farming of Solar Power / CFSP “ { call it a kind of “ Contract Farming “ }

      ( incorporate this into just released FARM LAWS to encourage setting-up of “ Solar Power

       Farmers Cooperative Society “, along the lines of “ Dairy Farmers’  AMUL Milk Cooperative Society “)

#    Under CFSP, provide 30 % Capital Cost Subsidy to companies setting up large ( > 500 MW ) Solar

       Farms in remote areas

      ( eg : desert areas of Kutch – Spiti – Lahul – Ladakh etc , which have a potential to generate

       315 GW of Solar power )

           Read : https://myblogepage.blogspot.com/2018/08/from-ladakh-with-love-and-sun-shine.html

#    1 MW of ( grid ) solar will need 100,000 sq ft of solar panels ( 1 KW will need 100 sq ft )

#    The estimated cost of 1 MW solar power plant is approx. Rs 4 - 6 crore.

#    That works out to approx. Rs 400 - 600 / sq ft of Capital cost for Solar panels

#    Solar Farm company can “ Sell “ ownership rights of solar panels to individuals in modules of 1000 sq ft,

      (costing Rs 4- 6 lakh per module )

      These rights can be sold / transferred to any buyer, only with prior permission of the Solar Farm Company

      Concerned

 #   Each module ( of 1,000 sq ft ) will generate 10 KW of power, which Company will feed into a NATIONAL

      GRID ( free ) .

#    Each such Co-operative Company can reserve / own by itself, 30 % of Solar Panels for generating power

      for sale in free market   

#    My nearest DISCOM will supply me those 10 KW, free of cost ( ie: deduct from my monthly usage ) . Any

      excess over my actual consumption, to be credited to my account

#    Depending upon my usage / need , I as an individual CO-OPERATIVE OWNER , can “ buy “ any number

      of STANDARD MODULES, and from any number of Cooperative Farming companies or other Co-op Owners

#    This set-up will require NATIONAL SOLAR EXCHANGE in which ALL discoms will be mandated to become

      members

 

Dear Shri R K Singhji,

 ..as of October 15, 2019, only 1,826 MW capacity has reportedly been installed, which means that the achievement is only 11.50 per cent 

 If we want to achieve 40 GW of Rooftop Solar by 2022, we need to think “ Out of Box “

 I urge you to consider my suggestion ( - no doubt with suitable modifications )

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Dear Shri Rahul Rawatji  (  MNRE /  rahul.mnre@gov.in ),

Your “ Office Memorandum “ dated 13 Nov.,  reads :   for stakeholders' consultation

As a member of a Housing Society of 10 members, each of whom would like to install a “ Rooftop Solar of 20 KW “ ( a total of 200 KW needing 20,000 sq ft of terrace area – against availability of mere 2,000 sq ft ),  I am a stakeholder !

Apart from many other issues , non-availability of TERRACE AREA , sufficient enough to install solar panels that can take care of the power requirements of all the flat-owners of multi-story buildings in our cities, is the main reason why SOLAR ROOFTOP has failed to take off in a big way

My suggestion overcomes this limitation by enabling citizen of metros to “ own “ solar panels installed 500 Km away from their homes

I request you to forward this e-mail to all the rest for eliciting comments on my proposal

With regards,

 

Hemen Parekh

hcp@RecruitGuru.com  /  20 Nov 2020

 

 Related Readings :

Hybrid tech, new wave of reforms will help India transition to renewable energy, say experts   ( 20 Nov 2020 )

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