Treading ( gently ) on Solar Power Trading

 

Context :

CERC approves Integrated Day-ahead Market for Power  /  Eco Times  /  19 Oct 2021

Extract :

Ø  Power Regulator Central Electricity Regulatory Commission [ CERC ], on Sunday gave a go-ahead to DEVELOP an INTEGRATED day-ahead market for CONVENTIONAL electricity and RE-NEWABLE energy , as a major boost to GREEN PLANTS that will have two operations to sell their power

Integration of the EXISTING day ahead market for CONVENTIONAL power with RENEWABLE energy would mean that there will be a two-stage day ahead market with SEPARATE PRICE FORMATION for green energy

 

 MY  TAKE :

Dear Shri  R K Singhji

( Minister for Renewable Energy ),

 

This is just a small beginning / a small thrust for GREEN power ( but only for GRID SCALE Solar Power )

I believe a breakthrough in generation of ROOFTOP Solar can come, only when individual household owners can generate Rooftop Solar, AND be able to SELL the same on a Solar Power Trading Exchange

Towards this end, in the past, I have made following suggestions :

 

Ø  Congratulations , Shri R K Singhji …………………………………………[ 19 Nov 2020 ]

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

 

     >    Market-based Model for Renewable Energy ………………………[ 09 June 2021 ]

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#  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  Farmer Cooperative Society “ along the lines of  Dairy

      Farmers’  AMUL Milk Cooperative Society Cooperative Society

          

               

 #   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

        

         

   #    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

            

         

Ø  Not Good Enough ! …………………………………………………………….[ 02 Dec 2017 ]

 

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Ø      Anyone can generate and SELL electricity, anytime and to anyone and

         at any price 

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Ø  Congratulations , Shri Saurabh Patelji ………………………………..[ 31 Dec 2020 ]

 

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 Para # 4 :

      Ø  Consumers other than Residentials can set up Solar Projects on their

          Roof / Premises or can give  their roof / premises on lease to third party

          for generation & consumption of power within or OUTSIDE  the premises

           

              

Ø        Para # 6 :

      Ø   A group of consumers can set up solar projects for self-consumption as

           a COLLECTIVE OWNERSHIP PROJECT and consume the generated solar

           energy IN THE RATIO of OWNERSHIP 

           

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No Godfather for Rooftop Solar ? ……………………………………..[ 01 June 2021 ]

Extract :

 

Dear Shri R K Singhji ( Minister for Power ) :

Ø  It is high time we stop limiting our SOLAR VISION HORIZON like a “ Frog in

     the Well “

Ø  It is time to remember that the nomenclature : Roof Top Solar “ , somehow

    ties us down to the words ROOF TOP , which is only just one of the locations

    which can be used to harness Solar Energy

    

Ø  Solar Energy can also be harvested at other locations on Earth, such as

     FARMS , DESERTS, LAKES, MOUNTAIN TOPS, HIGHWAYS , TRAIN TRACKS,

    etc., or even through solar panels farms in  SPACE ( low earth orbits ? ),

     beaming electricity down to Earth-based receivers ( using micro-waves ? )

       

Ø  We must break loose  from the narrowly defined, Roof-Top Solar / Land-

    based Solar and latch on to the all-encompassing concept of :

      SOLAR  ENERGY  TRADING INFRASTRUCTURE  ( SETI  )

 

With regards,

Hemen Parekh  /  hcp@RecruitGuru.com  /  19  Oct 2021