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SOLAR POWER
- RK Singh, Union Minister of State for Power and New & Renewable Energy (IC) launched SARAL-State Rooftop Solar Attractiveness Index
SARAL – ‘STATE ROOFTOP SOLAR ATTRACTIVENESS INDEX’
- The Index evaluates Indian states based on their attractiveness for rooftop development.
- SARAL is the first of its kind index to provide a comprehensive overview of state-level measures adopted to facilitate rooftop solar deployment.
- It would create a more conducive environment for solar rooftop installations, encourage investment and lead to the accelerated growth of the sector, by creating healthy competition among the States.
ABOUT THE INDEX
- SARAL has been designed collaboratively by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation (SSEF), Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) and Ernst & Young (EY).
INDEX
- SARAL currently captures five key aspects:
- robustness of policy framework
- implementation environment
- investment climate
- consumer experience
- business ecosystem
KEY FINDINGS
- Karnataka has been placed at the first rank.
- Telangana, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh have got 2nd, 3rd and 4th rank respectively.
- The state of Jammu and Kashmir has been ranked last.
SARAL
- SARAL is in concurrence with the Government’s target of installing 175 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2022, of which 100 GW of solar power is to be operational by March 2022, (40 out of 100 GW is expected to come from grid connected solar rooftops).
WHAT IS THE POTENTIAL FOR ROOFTOP SOLAR IN INDIA?
- The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has pegged the market potential for rooftop solar at 124 GW.
- However, only 1,247 MW of capacity had been installed as of December 31, 2016. That is a little more than 3% of the target for 2022, and 1% of the potential.
- Along with that, it will help in India in fulling its Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) highlighted at Paris climate deal
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