Then someone else
will
( Ted Levitt in his
essay , “ Marketing
Myopia )
Apparently, Mumbai
DISCOMS ( Adani – Tata – BEST ) seems to have realized this
Context :
Mumbai: Firms woo residents to solar panels with subsidy,
bill savings / TOI
/ 24 Aug 2021
Extract :
Ø
DISCOMs announced up to 40 % subsidy on installing
solar panels on building rooftops
Ø
There will be a net metering system, wherein
whatever solar power you generate, goes to the grid.And this is adjusted with
your monthly electricity bill
Ø
Excess units generated will be credited in future
billings
Ø
A 1 kWp panel – it occupies 110 sq ft – costs Rs
46,000, but with 40 % subsidy it reduces to Rs 27,600 , including tax,
installation, 5-year maintenance
Ø
The savings could range from Rs 800 to Rs 2400 a
month, depending on 1 – 3 kWp of solar panel installed
Ø
On the other hand, if the panel generates more
units than what you consume, then the EXCESS units are kept in an ENERGY BANK
Ø One can install a
maximum 10 kWp panels on a rooftop
MY TAKE :
Ø Most of these proviso are old
stuff . May be earlier subsidy of 30 % got raised to 40 % ( tinkering ? )
Ø What did enthuse me however,
is the use of the term “ ENERGY BANK “ – something which I suggested in my following earlier
e-mails :
#
Congratulations
, Shri R K Singhji
……………… 19 Nov 2020
# Congratulations,
Shri Vijaybhai Rupaniji ……30 Dec 2020
# Congratulations
, Shri Saurabh Patelji ………31
Dec 2020
Ø Now this new term ( ENERGY BANK ), implies ( as
in our normal financial banks ), the introduction of the concept of “ Safe Keeping / Storing “ of your surplus Solar generated units ( instead of cash )
Ø At present, DISCOMS just “ Buy and Sell “ power. They do not have Grid-scale STORAGE BATTERIES
Ø They simply ask the power
generating plants ( mostly coal based ) to step up or step down the generation,
depending upon the demand at the moment
Ø Generating plants themselves do not have grid-scale storage batteries ( 100 MW + )
Ø Hence, all power remaining
UN-CONSUMED at any given moment, is lost for ever !
Ø Now, if DISCOMS promise to STORE your excess units, then they must create STORAGE capacities, in the form of Storage Batteries ( several, distributed geographically in areas they serve ). May be, the DISCOMS will be forced to join hands and create COMMON battery facilities. They will keep track of units “ deposited “ and units “ withdrawn “ by each DISCOM – and by each customer of each DISCOM
Ø That is inevitable since all existing
coal-based plants are bound to gradually shut down over the next 10 years
Ø If 100,000 ( 1 lakh ) rooftop each generate
10kWp each, that is 1,000 MW ( 1
GW )
Ø Now, Govt had set a target of 40 GW of Rooftop Solar by 2022 ( far from
reaching that )
Ø But whenever we do, that would
amount to 40 Lakh rooftop installations of 10kWp each
Ø But most rooftops can manage only
5 kWp (550 sq ft of terrace space )
Ø That would mean, we need 80 Lakh rooftop
installations ( 8 million )
Ø India
had approx. 32 MILLION buildings ( Stone + Concrete ) as per 2001 Census
Ø
If, If someday all of these buildings were to have
Solar rooftop installations, what could be the “ Nature of Business “ for the DISCOMS ?
Ø They would, no more be in the business of, “ Buying and Selling “ power ( whether generated by
Solar Farms or rooftops )
Ø May be they will “ charge
“ their customers for “ Safe-keeping / Storing “
excess units ( some foreign banks do NOT pay you any interest for your money
lying with them – instead they “ charge “ you a small FEE for safe-keeping )
Ø
I suspect Adani
– TATA – BEST officers got to read my following blog :
How to reduce Carbon
Emission to Net Zero ? …………[ 25 July
2021 ]
And having read, they
might be asking :
“ What business are we in ? “
I believe they should ask Shri R K Singhji ( Architect of our Renewable
Energy Mission )
With regards,
Hemen Parekh / hcp@recruitGuru.com / 25 Aug 2021
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