Distributed Energy Plan well suited for India in its quest for Solar Power Grid Plugging.
India is moving towards solar energy but it is doing so by incorporating that in mega projects. It is doing so by installing 500 MW scale or more projects. This opinion says that India should also opt for 'residential solar'. They say that India can't get its centralised fossil fuel industry to run properly, and megasolar projects can actually add to the problem. According to them there is a connection. Well?.. They also cite SunEdison, SunPower, Tesla Motors, SolarCity, the Solar Companies. Roof top or small solar projects types of distributed energy sources is a solution for India.
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"... The better solution for supplying energy to India's remote, underserved population would be through distributed energy sources like rooftop or small solar projects. ... 2 GW of 20 GW built by 2022 should be distributed solar, but those projects have been slow to develop. ..."
"... SunEdison ... it is working with Omnigrid Micropower Company to build 5,000 solar projects in rural India over 3-5 years, totaling 250 MW. For perspective, these projects would average 50 kW in size, about 10 times the size of an average residential installation in the U.S. ...
"... but reliable mini-grids could prove to be far more valuable for India, increasing the reliability of the grid while simultaneously lowering costs for customers. Even distributed solar is competitive with grid prices if financing is available for these projects.
The next step would be adding storage to these mini-grids, allowing for 24/7 power in remote towns. Storage is something that's beginning to gain acceptance around the world, so it's a possible solution to India's power issues. In time, this will help with reliability, and potentially bring economic growth to regions of India that have yet to develop. ..."
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| Residential Solar is the way for India, they say. |
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