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28 Prabhu Advocates Use Of Clean Energy In Railways

13 SkyPower Global To Develop 150 MW Of Solar Projects In Madhya Pradesh State

MNRE Solar Power For Irrigation

20 Oppn Attacks Tamil Nadu Govt Over Solar Deal With Adani Group

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PRESHOW REPORT

Exclusive Interview With Basant Jain, Mahindra Susten

Eco Expo Asia hits decade mark with debut of Illinois and Taiwan pavilions

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26 Government Has Established National Adaptation Fund On Climate ChangePrakash Javadekar

HSBC India Plans To Launch ‘Green Bonds’ This Year

POLICY & REGULATIONS Draft National Renewable Energy ACT 2015

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24 Clean Energy Investment Continues To Lag Behind Last Year

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Welspun Renewables Breaks Ground By Commissioning Punjab’s Largest Solar Project

JinkoSolar Signs A US$62 Million Plus RMB 50 Million Loan Agreement With The ExportImport Bank Of China

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Cover JinkoSolar (NYSE: JKS) is a global leader in the solar industry. The Company distributes its solar products and sells its solutions and services to a diversified international utility, commercial and residential customer base in China, US, Japan, Germany, UK, Chile, South Africa, India, Mexico, Brazil, UAE, Italy, Spain, France, Belgium, etc. JinkoSolar has built a vertical-integrated solar product value chain, with an integrated annual capacity of 2.5 GW for silicon ingots and wafers, 2.0 GW for solar cells, and 3.2 GW for solar modules, by December 31, 2014.

JinkoSolar has also connected around 500MW of solar projects to the grid, by December 31, 2014.

JinkoSolar has over 13,000 employees and over 200 dedicated R&D professionals covering

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Schneider Electric Ranked Third In Market Share For Global Central Inverters Schneider Electric™ Solar Business, a global leader in solutions for the solar power conversion chain, is proud to announce that, according to a recent 2014 IHS report,

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hey have been ranked third in market share for global central inverters in revenue terms, representing the highest market share growth in the segment. Schneider Electric achieved this leading position through balanced growth in all continents, in very diverse geographies, including Japan, India, Thailand, and the Philippines for the Asia-Pacific area; the USA, Mexico, and South America for the Americas; as well as the UK, France, and Central Asia for the EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) region. The 2014 figures include partial shipments to the largest PV site built in the EMEA region, the 300 MW project, located in Cestas, France, where Schneider Electric was the chosen provider for the complete electrical balance of systems, including a 220kV grid-tie substation fitted with an advanced power plant controller driving 400 inverters in the field. Schneider Electric will also provide services for the complete solution, with guarantees on equipment availability for 20 years.

Several key factors contributed to achieving this strong market performance. Schneider Electric proposes a global and fully industrialized solution offering, based on the ConextTM Core XC and XC-NA inverter platform, and including packaged medium voltage power conversion substations (PV Box), advanced monitoring & control systems (Conext Control and Conext Advisor), low voltage DC equipment, and medium to high voltage grid-tie substation. This complete offering is suitable for shipment and installation in all types of mild to harsh environments and in compliance with varied local and regional standards.

Arnaud said- “I would like to thank all the customers who entrusted Schneider Electric with the supply of critical equipment and services for their PV investments, and have enabled us to become a true global leader in the utility scale segment.

By accompanying and supporting our key accounts in global development, we can avoid the risk of being exposed to high variability in single countries, and position Schneider Electric as a future leader in an increasing number of high potential geographies. I strongly believe that our current strengths, coupled with the development of new power conversion and system control technologies for both PV and energy storage applications, will enable Schneider Electric to further develop long-term business relationships with consolidating key actors, and secure our leading position in the segment.”

Josephine Tsen, Product Manager for the Conext Core XC and XC-NA, along with - Arnaud Cantin, VP of the Utility Scale Line of Business.

Photo is from Schneider’s Launch Party.

Arnaud Cantin SAID THIS WHILE Commenting on the market share figures published by IHS.

Schneider Electric also supports its customers with global and local engineering, supply chain, and service capabilities that are paramount to support the geographic expansion of the PV market. In addition, the Conext Core XC and XC-NA platform offer a proven track record of reliability, with more than 2 GW of PV inverters operating to date, since the launch of the product in 2012. This becomes more and more important as the PV industry matures and the share of project developers increases, who own and operate their PV assets under an IPP or a “yieldco” model.

Lastly, the number of solar key accounts trusting Schneider Electric for their business worldwide represents an ever increasing portion of the company’s activity.

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Welspun Renewables Commissions Maharashtra’s Largest Solar Project Under PPP Model Welspun Renewables, India’s leading generator of solarenergy has commissioned Maharashtra’s first mega solar capacity under the PPP (Public Private Partnership) model.

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“The 52 MW (DC) clean energy project is strengthening our partnership with the state of Maharashtra and advancement of the state’s utility-scale solar industry. This project is a testament of our commitment to furthering India’s clean energy mission. Our engineering expertise will ensure optimum generation from this project. While powering the state’s industries, we will also be working with our neighboring communities towards sustainable living.”

- Mr. Vineet Mittal, Vice Chairman, Welspun Renewables

he one of its kind 52 MW (DC) power plant can be a good model for realizing Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modiji’s 100 GW solar capacity vision by 2022. Located in one of the highest radiation receiving regions of the state, the Baramati project will generate enough green energy to power 240,000 households. Estimated 83,220 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions will be mitigated.

Welspun Renewables has set up the project on a public-private partnership (PPP) model with Maharashtra State Power Generation Co. Ltd (Mahagenco).

The power producer has been fully responsible for part-finance, design, and commissioning of this grid interactive solar power.

Apart from Maharashtra the company has presence across 10 states in India.

In line with its 11001 MW renewable commitment, Welspun Renewables will be commissioning 1 GW capacities well within this year. For 100% of its current operating capacity the organisation has a PPA for 25 years, as also will be applicable for its future capacities.

JinkoSolar Signs A US$62 Million Plus RMB 50 Million Loan Agreement With The Export-Import Bank Of China JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. , a global leader in the solar PV industry, recently announced that it has signed a US$62 million plus RMB50 million loan agreement with The Export-Import Bank of China.According to the terms of the agreement, the US$62 million loan will be used to support long-term fixed assets and mid-term working capital for JinkoSolar’s production facility in Malaysia, while the RMB$50 million loan will be used to support near-term working capital for the Malaysia facility. The Company has already drawn down the US$62 million loan.

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“This agreement reflects the vote of confidence from TEIBC in our brand and our overseas expansion strategy. Our production facility in Malaysia has been performing well since it began operations in May and now it is nearly operating at full capacity after ramping up for the past two months. We have already started delivering previously secured orders.

We look forward to taking advantage of our new overseas capacity to further strengthen our brand and enhance our competitiveness in the global PV market, and meanwhile improve our capabilities to deliver world-class products to our customers around the world.”

- Mr. Kangping Chen, Chief Executive Officer, JinkoSolar

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& “ RAASI is extremely pleased to partner with RISEN, which is among the most admired Tier-1 Solar company in China with strong financials and I’m fully satisfied with their quality, expertise & motivation. RAASI’s partnership with RISEN in this 100 MW Solar project is only the beginning and we have larger plans for coming years.”

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RISEN Energy Co. Ltd, China & RAASI Green Earth Energy (P) Ltd, India, Signed A Landmark MoU To Jointly Invest And Develop A 100 MW Solar Plant In Ramnad District, Tamilnadu, India RISEN Energy’s joint investment and development of this 100 MW Solar Power Plant with Raasi Green Earth Energy in Tamilnadu makes it the first & largest foreign investment by a Chinese company in Indian Solar PV Market.

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ISEN Energy, a leading Tier-1 Solar PV cell & Module manufacturer is among the largest Solar PV company with an annual production capacity of 1.5 GW. RISEN is listed in Shenzhen stock exchange ( code 300118 ) and also develop Solar projects in China, Europe & Mexico. RISEN is consistently ranked # 2 in Photon Module energy yield index ranking and more than 3 GW RISEN PV Modules are in operation worldwide.RAASI Green Earth Energy is a Solar Power development company with a vision & commitment to develop 10 GW of Solar Projects across the country over the next 7 years, as committed by its Chairman Mr. C.Narasihman, during RE Invest. RAASI was the 1st to sign an MoU with Government of Tamilnadu for a 100 MW Solar Park and planning further 500 MW Solar projects for development across the Southern states.

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- Mr.C. Narasimhan, Chairman, RAASI

“ I am elated to announce this collaborative investment that is inline with our overseas development strategy for emerging solar markets and shows our strong commitment for a long innings in India”.

- Bypina Veerraju Chaudary, CSMO, RISEN – China

“ We shall levereage our global project experitse to make this a showcase project and deploy RISEN’s new range of High Power, 72 cells, Anti-PID PV modules with Lowest Thermal coefficienct of power, very ideal for hot zone regions like India, to maximize energy yield.”

- Mr. Ponsekar, Vice President, RISEN ENERGY

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MOU Between India And France To Establish Basis For Cooperative Institutional Relationship To Encourage And Promote Technical Bilateral Cooperation On New And Renewable Energy Issues

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he Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Nareandra Modi,recently gave its ex-post-facto approval for the Memorandum of Understanding between India and France which was signed in Paris, during the visit of the Prime Minister to France on 10th April, 2015.

The signing of the MoU will help establish the basis for a cooperative institutional relationship to encourage and promote technical bilateral cooperation on the new and renewable energy issues, on the basis of mutual benefit, equality and reciprocity. The MoU envisages constitution of a Joint Working Group which can co-opt other members from scientific institutions, research centres, universities or any other entity, as and when considered essential.The MoU will also help in strengthening bilateral cooperation between India and France.

Mr.Hitesh Doshi Receives Renewable Energy Leader Of The Year Award Waaree Energies Limited has announced that the World CSR Congress has recognised its Chairman and Managing Director Mr Hitesh Doshi as the Renewable Energy Leader of the Year. The award was presented at a recently held event in Taj Lands End, Mumbai on 24th July. A Waaree spokesperson commented that “Mr Hitesh Doshi established Waaree Energies with a vision to promote solar energy and bring affordable solar solutions to developed and emerging markets, especially India. Way back in 2007, when solar industry was still in its infancy, he ventured in to this business and brought latest technology to India. His exceptional dedication and business acumen to establish solar business have yielded great results over these years. Today renewables is going mainstream and being recognised as the Renewable Energy Leader of the year is a recognition to the commendable work that he has done during the last decade for Waaree as well as for the Solar Industry” 14

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China Sunergy Regains Compliance With Nasdaq Listing Requirements China Sunergy Co., Ltd., a specialized solar cell and module manufacturer, recently announced that it had received written notification from the Listing Qualifications Department of the NASDAQ Stock Market, on July 20, 2015 informing the Company that it has regained compliance with the continued listing requirements under NASDAQ Listing Rule 5250(c)(1).

On May 20, 2015, the Company received a letter from NASDAQ (the “Letter”), indicating that, the Company failed to file on Form 20-F for the period ended December 31, 2014 (the “Filing”) in a timely manner.

The Letter requires, among others, the Company to submit a plan to regain compliance with respect to the above delinquent report within 60 calendar days of the receipt of the Letter. On July 10, 2015, company filed its Form 20-F for the period ended December 31, 2014. On July 20, 2015, the Company received written notification from Nasdaq that by filing its Form 20-F, the NASDAQ staff determined the Company has complied with the Listing Rule, and accordingly, this matter is now closed.

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MNRE Solar Power For Irrigation The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is implementing programme for installation of 1,00,000 of Solar Pumps for irrigation and drinking water through State Nodal Agencies and NABARD.

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his was stated by Sh. Piyush Goyal, Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal & New and Renewable Energy in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha Recently.

The Minister further stated that ministry provides 30% capital subsidy to farmers for installation of Solar Pumps for irrigation purpose through State Nodal Agencies. State Government may also provide additional subsidy through own funds. Ministry also provides 40% subsidy with mandatory loan to farmers for irrigation purpose through NABARD. The Minister further stated that Ministry has issued supplementary guidelines for 1,00,000 solar Pumps

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during 2014-15 and Rs.353.50 Crore was released to various agencies.

Till now 63,436 pumps were sanctioned to various State Government agencies and 30,000 solar pumps were sanctioned to NABARD. The State Governments are subsidizing Solar Pumps so that farmers take this up in a big way. MNRE has also made provision in guidelines for injection of surplus power in the grid so that farmers can get some returns on the investment. Ministry has empanelled 53 Solar Pumps System integrators to operate through NABARD and are providing training, the Minister added.

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SkyPower Global To Develop 150 MW Of Solar Projects In Madhya Pradesh State

“It is the diversity of SkyPower’s team members, shareholders, and investors from around the globe and our ability to assimilate and welcome new partners in all our endeavours both in India and globally that has been and will continue to be paramount to our continued success”.

SkyPower is pleased to announce that it has been awarded 150 MW of solar PPAs in the Indian State of Madhya Pradesh’s procurement process announced recently.

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kyPower has been present in India for several years assessing the market very carefully and building its team both in India and globally as it prepared for the launch and the strategic deployment of a significant number of gigawatts of solar energy.Madhya Pradesh will mark the beginning of SkyPower’s electrification efforts in India with more announcements expected in the months ahead.SkyPower, being a truly global company with over 25 GW of solar development and activities in over 60 countries stretching across 5 continents, has the unique ability as a focused global developer and Independent Power Producer to leverage its global purchasing power, experience and track record of developing over 24 utility-scale solar projects to date to help meet its targets in India which are truly aligned with the fantastic vision and objectives for solar energy in India as detailed by Prime Minister Shri. Narendra Modi and Minister of State for Power, Coal and New & Renewable Energy Piyush Goyal.

The SkyPower team’s vast experience coupled with its proprietary development platform when combined permit us to provide solar power in India at truly market competitive rates whilst ensuring the highest quality construction and world-class execution using our highly advanced systems and processes that have been developed by the SkyPower team over the past 12 years.

- Kerry Adler, President and Chief Executive Officer of SkyPower Global Group of Companies

Shortly, SkyPower plans to announce the launch of its India Solar Fund which will provide a platform for investors, partners and stakeholders to invest alongside SkyPower and participate with SkyPower as it grows throughout India. SkyPower looks forward to contributing to the very fabric of the country’s ambition to bring 100 GW of solar power to the people of India, a vision and an objective that truly makes India a world leader and a priority country of focus for SkyPower in its continued global development efforts.

SkyPower is proud of its team and stakeholders whose discipline and patience has truly helped design and build such an exceptional platform through which SkyPower plans to secure, develop and build gigawatts of solar power in India in the years ahead as it has in Canada, the Middle East and Africa.

Panasonic’s Solar Lanterns Donated To UNDP Have Begun To Be Distributed To Ebola Affected Regions Panasonic Corporation recently announced that it donated 3,000 solar lanterns to United Nations Development Programme for use in Ebola affected regions. These lanterns have started to be distributed in 3 West African countries.

Panasonic first donated 240 lanterns back in December 2014.Controlling the outbreak of Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever is a matter of global importance. In order to contribute to the quick recovery of patients, and more importantly to prevent

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its outbreak, rapid and efficient medical treatment is needed. This also means that treatment during the night is also crucial, but many affected regions do not have access to electricity, and because all items that belonged to affected patients must be destroyed, they have to look for new sources of light. The donated solar lanterns are made of solar panels, storage batteries, and LEDs, so they can store the energy generated during the day, which can then be used

to power the LED light for 6 to 8 hours during the night.These solar lanterns will be distributed to medical personnel and community workers, as well as to patients who survived, who lost their jobs and everything they owned, and to their families, especially to people who are most vulnerable, like women, children, and people with disabilities.

As the only source of bright light, these lanterns will give them additional peace of mind and security.

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Vikram Solar Opens New Office In South African City Of Johannesburg Vikram Solar has opened its third African office in Johannesburg. The new office complements Vikram Solar’s existing branches in Kenya and Uganda, and is aiming to increase the company’s market presence and proximity to its customers throughout Africa.

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outh Africa is currently the continent’s largest photovoltaics market. The country’s installed capacity is expected to rise to 8.5 gigawatts (GW) by 2030, which, according to estimates by Vikram Solar, will require investments exceeding 20 billion US dollars.Neil Bothwick, who has more than 12 years’ experience in business development for the energy sector and previously held the position of sales director at leading South African event management company Spintelligent, is responsible for setting up Vikram Solar South Africa.

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& The expansion of conventional power plant capacities is struggling to keep up with the rapidly growing demand for energy in Africa and, in particular, South Africa. This means that in addition to being on the political agenda, the increased generation of renewable energy is essential to the energy industry and is set to continue. Our new office enables us to manage projects and take care of customers even more quickly and reliably as well as support colleagues working in our other African offices.

- Neil Bothwick, Head of Business Development - Africa, Vikram Solar The International Energy Agency (IEA) predicts that by 2040 the total capacity of renewable energy in Africa will reach 173 GW, around 20 percent of which will be generated by solar energy. According to Solarbuzz, in the solar sector alone projects with a potential overall capacity of more than 11 GW are currently ongoing in 29 African countries.

“The Vikram Group has been exporting to Africa for the last 30 years. The new office of Vikram Solar is a further indication of our commitment to this continent. Africa has a high potential for using renewable energy economically and especially stands to benefit from the distributed generation of energy. Our many years of experience in energy projects in India, where, like Africa, electricity needs to be reliably supplied in hot temperatures, is an additional asset that we are able to put to good use for our customers here as well.”

- Prashant Mathur, President International Sales of Vikram Solar,

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Karnataka Assembly Passes Land Revenue, Civil Services Karnataka Legislative Assembly recently passed a bill amending land revenue act as well as an amendment bill relating to transfer of teachers by voice vote.

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he Karnataka Land Revenue (Amendment) Bill, 2015 aims to bring changes in Karnataka Land Revenue Act 1964 to enhance the limit of regularization of unauthorized construction of dwelling house in government land in rural areas under section 94C from 2,400 Sq feet to 4,000 Sq feet.It aims to limit the area to be utilized for construction of farm building or farm house to 10 per cent of the total holding but not exceeding ten guntas (1 gunta equals 121 sq. yards).

The bill also considers it necessary to amend the Act to provide for deemed permission for conversion of agricultural land for non-agricultural purpose like setting up of solar power generation unit in accordance with Karnataka Solar Policy 2014-21.The Karnataka State Civil Services (Regulation of Transfer of Teachers) (Second Amendment) Bill, 2015 was also passed by the assembly with a vote.

As Revenue Minister V Srinivas Prasad rose to table the bill and asked the House to consider it.

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Opposition BJP leader Jagadish Shettar objected to government bringing the bill on the last day of the session.

He questioned the intention of the government and called it a “bad precedent”.

3 Speaker Kagodu Thimmappa asked the Minister to take note of the opposition’s criticism.

The bill was tabled by Minister for Primary and Secondary Education Kimmane Rathnakar. The bill considers it necessary to amend Karnataka State Civil Services (Regulation of transfer of teachers) Act, 2007 to provide opportunity to transfer teachers appointed after May 4 2005, outside unit of seniority once in service.It also aims to provide transfer opportunity to the teachers to the place where their spouses are working in aided educational institutions outside the unit of seniority.Responding to various suggestions made by the members, Rathnakar said a comprehensive amendment will be brought to the Act in the future.

Gamesa Wind Turbines Private Limited, Orange Renewable Sign Up For 250 MW Wind Power Project Gamesa Wind Turbines Private Limited has signed an order for 250 MW capacity Wind Power Projects with Orange Renewable.

Of this, 100 MW will come up in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh and the rest in Madhya Pradesh.Promoted by AT Holdings Pte. Ltd, Singapore, Orange Renewable has teamed up with Gamesa for supply of 125 units of G97– 2.0MW– T104 across the three identified sites.

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Madhya Pradesh is to be commissioned by September 2016. For the Anantapur project, Gamesa will provide turnkey solutions. In the case of the 150 MW Madhya Pradesh project, it will be responsible for project supply, erection and commissioning.

Ramesh Kymal, Chairman and Managing Director- Gamesa India in a statement said, “This order further cements Gamesa’s partnership with Orange Renewable. With a turbine made for India, we expect to deliver better generation for our clients and contribute positively to India’s renewable

energy capacity addition targets.” Sudhir Nunes, Chief Executive Officer, Orange Renewable said, “With our strong wind resource and technology differentiation this 250 MW project adds substantial value to our growing portfolio and further expands our geographical presence to southern India states.”India has emerged as one of the most promising wind power markets with the installed capacity expected to increase from 23,000 MW to 40,000 MW by the end of 2019, according to sector consultancy BTM’s estimates. Source: BL

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Rabindra Kumar Satpathy - CEO-Renewable Power Emami Power Ltd

Shaji John Chief Solar Initiatives, L&T

Shivanand Nimbargi MD & CEO Green Infra Limited Ravi Khanna - CEO Solar Power Business Aditya Birla Group

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Sunil Jaini Chief Exe. Off. & Exe. Director Hero Future Energies Pvt Ltd.

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Rajesh Bhat Managing Director juwi India Renewable Energies Pvt Ltd

Gaurav Sood Managing Director Solairedirect Energy India Pvt Ltd Pashupathy Gopalan Managing Director MEMCSunEdison

Himamsu Popuri CEO Nuevosol Energy Pvt. Ltd. Inderpreet Wadhwa CEO Azure Power Gyanesh Chaudhary Managing Director Vikram Solar Private Limited

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IFC Issues First Green Masala Bond To Support Climate-Friendly Investments In India IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, recently issued a green Masala bond, raising 3.15 billion rupees—approximately $49.2 million—for private sector investments that address climate change in India.

“Addressing climate change is a priority for IFC in India, and the green Masala bond demonstrates the powerful role of capital markets in mobilizing international savings to help close the climate finance gap. Adding the rupee as a new green bond currency also supports our goals to strengthen this important asset class.”

- Jingdong Hua, IFC Vice President and Treasurer

The bond yields 6.45% p.a. The bond is issued under IFC’s $3 billion offshore rupee Masala bond program.

Under the program, IFC has issued bonds worth over 103 billion rupees ($1.66 billion) in a range of tenors, building a triple-A yield curve and attracting new investors to the offshore rupee markets.

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he bond, listed on the London Stock Exchange, is the first green bond issued in the offshore rupee markets.

IFC will invest the proceeds of the bond in a green bond issued by Yes Bank, one of India’s largest commercial banks. Yes Bank will invest the proceeds of its bond in renewable energy and energy efficiency projects, mainly in the solar and wind sectors.

IFC also issued onshore Maharaja bonds under a $2.5 billion program for issuances in India’s domestic capital markets.IFC is one of the world’s largest financiers of climate-smart projects for developing countries, investing about $11 billion in long-term financing over the last decade for renewable power, energy efficiency, sustainable agriculture, green buildings and private sector adaptation to climate change.

IFC also is one of the earliest issuers of green bonds, launching a green bond program in 2010 to help catalyze the market and unlock investment for private sector projects that support renewable energy and energy efficiency. As of June 2015, IFC had issued $3.8 billion in green bonds, including two benchmark $1 billion issuances that were, at the time, the largest such issuances in the markets; and a 500 million renminbi-denominated green bond that was the first such issuance listed on the London Stock Exchange.

Renewsys Acquires Assets Of Solar Semiconductor Pvt. Ltd. based at Hyderabad, India “RenewSys, an Enpee group company, and the quality manufacturer of PV Encapsulants and Backsheets strengthens its position in solar energy sector. The company has announced the acquisition of assets of ‘Solar Semiconductor Pvt Ltd, a well-known company based at Hyderabad, India.

The acquisition came in effect from 22nd July 2015. RenewSys entered renewable energy sector around three years ago with an aim to establish itself as premier supplier of Encapsulants and Backsheets for domestic and export markets and consolidate its activities in the field of component manufacturing.

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Encapsulants and Backsheets in India and speedily expanding its markets overseas. ‘Solar Semiconductor’ has been a quality player in cell and module manufacturing and has attained a high brand value for its products in domestic and international markets over the period. With this acquisition of assets, RenewSys gets ready infrastructure and technology to enter into cell and module manufacturing, the very need of the Indian market today. The company has now become a single source for c-Si Cells, Encapsulants, Backsheets and Bus-Bar insulation sheets to module makers, adding un-matched advantages to its customers. The company has planned to offer its full module making

capacity to OEM customers for contract manufacturing, primarily for exports.

RenewSys has a global presence with offices in Dubai, Durban, Lagos, London and Singapore and representative offices in many countries in Europe and USA; and is also engaged in distribution of payas-you-go solar lighting kits, street lights and quality solar modules in Africa. With the commitment to provide Innovative and Technology driven solutions, RenewSys has invested significantly in setting-up PV R&D facility in India. It has enabled company to develop many innovative and customised products in Encapsulant & Backsheet ranges in short span of time giving company an accelerated market growth”

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Oppn Attacks Tamil Nadu Govt Over Solar Deal With Adani Group Seeking to pick holes in a deal signed by the Jayalalithaa government with Adani group over a 648 MW solar power project, BJP and MDMK recently joined hands with other opposition parties led

by DMK in seeking an explanation from the government over the project’s pricing component.

“Despite having lower bidders (for setting up solar plants), the government has signed an agreement with Adani Group for generating solar power at a higher cost and the public should know details of the deal.”

- Tamilisai Soundarajan, BJP’s Tamil Nadu unit President She said this at Coimbatore

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tate-run TANGEDCO (Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation) and Adani Group had signed an agreement on July 4 to set up a solar park tipped to be world’s largest to be located at a single place.Under the deal, the Adani group will set up five solar power generation plants with a capacity of 648 MW in Ramanathapuram district at an investment of Rs 4,536 crore.Tamil Nadu will buy power at Rs 7.01 per unit from the group as stipulated by the TN Electricity Regulatory Commission, the government had said when the pact was inked.

Seeking to corner the government, MDMK chief Vaiko claimed That“The Adani group had agreed to sell solar power at a cost of Rs 6.04 to Madhya Pradesh government which too had sought bids for 300 MW solar power plant.Why did Jayalalithaa government ink a pact with Adani group for procurement of solar power at a higher cost,” he asked and urged the Chief Minister to “give an appropriate explanation to the people on the issue.”DMK treasurer MK Stalin also raised similar doubts over the deal.

“Electricity Minister has not explained why TANGEDCO plans to buy solar power from the Adani Group for Rs 7.01 per unit while wind power was available at Rs 3.50 per unit and thermal power at Rs 4 per unit,” he said in a statement.

PMK chief Ramadoss also hit out at the government over the rate component in the deal with the Adani Group. He had claimed that the price of solar power had been witnessing a downturn with the going rate being Rs 5.86 per unit which was expected to go further down at Rs 5.

Tamil Nadu Congress Committee President EVKS Elangovan demanded for a ‘white paper’ on the deal with Adani.Tamil Nadu has signed agreements for procuring 1084 MW of solar power including the pact with Adani Group.

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KKR Acquires An 80% Stake In Gestamp Solar KKR a leading global investor, has reached a definitive agreement to acquire from Gestamp Renewables an 80% stake in Gestamp Asetym Solar, S.L., a premier global solar PV developer and operator.

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he investment is funded by KKR Global Infrastructure Investors II, a $3.1 billion global fund.The transaction, values Gestamp Solar at a total enterprise value of around $1 billion. Both partners have committed to fully support Gestamp Solar´s ambitious strategic plan to have in operation up to 2.5GW of installed capacity by 2020.

Gestamp Solar, founded in 2005, has rapidly grown into a globally recognized player in the PV space. Today, the business is present in 18 countries and has 300 MW of PV projects in operation or in construction, with a further 2.2 GW of PV projects in development.

“This is an attractive time to invest in a leading owner and developer of solar PV plants. The Company has a highly experienced and entrepreneurial management team, an outstanding track record of developing and constructing its own assets, and an attractive advanced portfolio of development projects. We are excited to work with Corporación Gestamp in the further development of the Company. This investment adds to our strong belief and track record of investing in renewable energy. Gestamp Solar will be a key platform for KKR, developing utility scale solar PV on a global leveland offers the opportunity to own development capabilities in solar PV complementary to our presence in operational wind and solar assets worldwide through our partnership with Acciona and KKR investments in the US and Canada.”

“We feel that this alliance between a well-established industrial group like Corporación Gestamp and a leading global investor like KKR creates a winning formula for our respective companies. We are very happy to announce this transaction which provides a solid platform to ensure the continuing success of our solar business. Meanwhile, we continue to evaluate our options for Gestamp Wind.”

- Jesús Olmos, Member and Head of European Infrastructure, KKR “Corporación Gestamp is another example of how KKR can bring capital and capability to meet the vast demands for infrastructure development around the world. KKR continues to actively invest across a broad spectrum of infrastructure from energy to telecom to water to transportation to meet critical needs and public policy objectives.”

- Marc Lipschultz, Global Head of Energy and Infrastructure, KKR

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- Jon Riberas, President , Gestamp Renewables

“We are delighted to count on KKR as investment partner in this exciting time of rapid growth in the renewable energies sector.

We believe that KKR is the right firm to open an exciting new chapter in Gestamp Solar’s successful history.

We look forward to capturing the enormous potential of the solar PV market together.”In this transaction, Bank of America Merrill Lynch acted as financial advisor to Gestamp Solar.

The closing is expected before the end of 2015, subject to regulatory approvals, third party consents and customary closing conditions.

- Jorge Barredo, CEO of Gestamp Solar

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Welspun Renewables Breaks Ground By Commissioning Punjab’s Largest Solar Project Punjab government recently invited investors to set up solar power projects in the state, saying it has identified 6,000 acres of land for setting up such projects.

Like all its projects before, Welspun Renewables has developed it ahead of committed deadlines, in 5 short months.

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“More than ever we need to exponentially build up the country’s renewable energy quotient. Development is a necessity and to make it sustainable it has to be driven by clean emission free energy. Developed well within committed timelines, our projects are benchmarks in project management and optimal plant performance. Our 34 MW (DC) solar power plant is our first step in the state in this direction.

While powering the state’s industries, we will also be working with our neighboring communities towards sustainable living.”

- Mr. Vineet Mittal, Vice Chairman Welspun Renewables

In response to Punjab state’s growing energy demands, a cumulative 4200 MW solar target has been announced for the state by Shri Bikram Singh Majithia, Honorable Cabinet Minister of Revenue, Rehabilitation and Disaster Management; Information & Public Relations and Non Conventional Energy.

In the Punjab capacity auction, bidders in the selection process were evaluated on their technological competence and Welspun Renewables’ subsidiary Welspun Solar Punjab Pvt. Ltd. (WSPPL) was among the leading two organizations which had won the highest capacities through a single stage competitive bidding in the state.Welspun Renewables is working aggressively to bring a difference to the country’s energy landscape.

In line with Honorable Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi’s 175 GW renewable vision, we are committed to establishing 11001 MW of renewable capacities across the country.

Towards this goal, in next few years we will be setting up 5 GW capacities, and of this 1 GW will be commissioned well within 2015-16.

The company hopes to work closely with the Government of Punjab for becoming ‘energy secure’. The organization had also signed an MoU for setting up an additional 151 MW solar capacity.

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Hanwha Q CELLS Announces Solar Module Supply Agreement And Joint Venture Project Agreement With Renew Power In India Hanwha Q CELLS Co. Ltd recently announced the signing of a solar module supply agreement and Joint Venture agreement with Renew Power Ventures Pvt. Ltd., one of India’s largest developers of clean energy.

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anwha Q CELLS will provide 148.8 MW of its 310/315 Wp (HSL72S) solar modules to ReNew Power, with deliveries beginning in August of 2015 and scheduled for completion during 2016. The Company supplies its “German Engineered” modules from a diversified base of state-of-the art automated production facilities located in China, Malaysia and South Korea.

Hanwha Q CELLS has also entered into a Joint Venture Agreement with ReNew Power with potential for up to 49% equity ownership in two solar energy projects totaling 148.8 MW. Hanwha will partner with ReNew to develop, build and operate the projects. The solar projects are located in the Medak and Mehbub Nagar districts in the State of Telangana, with commissioning anticipated in June 2016.

Power generated from these projects will be sold under a Purchase Power Agreement (PPA) with the Southern Power Distribution Co. of Telangana State Ltd. (TSSPDCL). ReNew Power recently owns renewable energy assets of more than 1 GW of commissioned and under-construction in India.

“As a leading energy company, our goal is to rapidly expand business and we wanted to partner with companies that have the right capabilities and experience to under st and our business requirements. We are very pleased to partner with Hanwha Q CELLS in executing these two projects in Telangana. This Joint Venture is yet another step in the right direction and shows that we continue to be a partner of choice in this rapidly growing sector.”

- Mr. Sumant Sinha, Chairman & CEO of ReNew Power “We are pleased to partner with ReNew Power, one of the largest Independent Power Producers (IPP) in India. Our modules possess the quality and high-efficiency characteristics that solar developers value when building solar projects.

We view India as one of the most promising emerging solar markets in the world and we are aggressively pursuing business as both a preferred module supplier and as a developer of solar energy projects.”

- Mr. Seong Woo Nam, CEO of Hanwha Q CELLS

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& Other features of Q2 were European offshore wind, where two project financings accounted for nearly $4.2bn of investment between them (the 402MW Veja Mate array in German waters, and the 400MW E.ON Rampion project off the coast of England), and Chile’s $1.3bn of investment in wind and solar, the highest that country has committed in any quarter to date. Chile has plentiful sunshine and wind resources, and also high electricity prices, making renewables a cost-competitive option.

Clean Energy Investment Continues To Lag Behind Last Year Clean energy investment worldwide was $53bn in the second quarter of 2015, just 3% less than a revised $54.4bn in Q1 2015 but down 28% compared to the $73.6bn recorded in Q2 2014.

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lobal investment this year is facing headwinds from the financial markets, with the sharp rise in the US currency over the last 12 months reducing the dollar value of deals struck in other countries; and volatility in share prices, particularly in China, holding back equity-raising by specialist clean energy companies from both public market investors and venture capital and private equity funds.However, there continue to be bright spots, notably small-scale solar, which enjoyed investment at $20.4bn in the second quarter, some 29% up on Q2 2014.

Small solar projects of less than 1MW remain on course for a record year, as countries such as the US, Japan and China, and other parts of the developing world, respond to the improved costeffectiveness of rooftop photovoltaics after the price falls of recent years.

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“The first two quarters of 2015, taken together, have seen investment down 18% compared to the first half of last year. It is possible that the Q1 and Q2 2015 figures will be revised up a bit in due course as some more deals are disclosed, but we have been predicting since January that this year would see lower investment than 2014 because of the strong dollar.“In the medium term, we expect investment to resume its strong growth. Our New Energy Outlook 2015, published in June, forecast that two thirds of the $12.2 trillion investment in generating capacity globally between now and 2040 will be in renewables, as costs per MWh for solar and wind grind downwards.”

- Michael Liebreich, Chairman of the advisory board at Bloomberg New Energy Finance

Looking in detail at the $53bn of investment in Q2 2015, China was the most important contributor, with $15.5bn of commitments, 14% higher than in the first quarter of this year, but down 36% from a very buoyant second quarter last year. Solar accounted for $6.4bn of the Chinese Q2 total, with one third of that in small-scale projects and two thirds in utility-scale PV parks.

olar power could become as cheap as conventional thermal energy over the next two to three years and reach Rs 4-4.5 per unit by FY18, India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) said in a report.” This will be driven by a decline in capital costs -- solar modules and other balance of plant equipment, an increase in efficiency, a shift towards large solar photovoltaic projects leading to the economies of scale and lower return expectations by developers,” Ind-Ra said.

According to International Renewable Energy Agency, solar photovoltaic prices have fallen nearly 80% since 2008. Additionally, solar module efficiency has witnessed an annual increase of 3.5%-4.5%. The increasing size of projects to 10MW and above from 5MW earlier also leads to the economies of scale in component procurement and better absorption of fixed costs. Moreover, the return expectation of developers is likely to moderate as the market matures, leading to a reduction in overall tariffs.The recent solar bids conducted by MP Power Management Company with per unit prices reaching as low as Rs 5.05 per unit are suggestive of the above trends. Globally in a recent bid, NV Energy, a Nevada utility, agreed to purchase 100MW solar power under a fixed-price

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The largest category of investment in clean energy in Q2 was, as usual, asset finance of utility-scale projects such as solar parks, wind farms, biomass and waste-to-energy generators, biofuel production units, geothermal plants, small hydro-electric schemes of less than 50MW and marine energy projects.

This amounted to $30.9bn between April and June, down 3% on Q1 and 41% on Q2 2014.Top asset finance deals of the quarter included the Veja Mate and Rampion offshore wind projects, at $2.1bn and $2bn respectively, the Silver State South PV plant in Nevada, the US, at 294MW and an estimated $744m, and the Three Gorges Xiangshui offshore wind array off China, at 202MW and $567m.

The second largest category of investment was spending on small-scale projects of less than 1MW – at $20.4bn, level with Q1 and 29% up on the year.

Third was public market investment in clean energy, at $2.9bn in the second quarter, up 26% compared to Q1 but down 41% from the same quarter of 2014.

The biggest public market equity raisings in the quarter were $900m of convertible issues by US solar company SunEdison, and $839m of secondary share issues by Abengoa Yield, a Spainbased “yieldco” owning renewable energy assets.

Venture capital and private equity investment in specialised clean energy companies totalled $564m, down 31% from Q1 and a full 60% below the second quarter of last year. The VC/PE figure for Q2 was in fact the weakest in any quarter since Q3 2005, almost a decade ago, and far below the peak of $4.2bn in the third quarter of 2008.

“The low VC/PE total reflects the fact that technologies such as wind and PV are now far more mature, and less open to challenge from young companies. However, there is a great deal of earlystage investor interest still in other areas such as power storage and home energy management that could translate into more deals if the wider markets settled down.”

- Luke Mills, clean energy economics analyst at Bloomberg New Energy Finance

Today, Bloomberg New Energy Finance is also announcing revisions to previous years’ investment totals, to reflect new information on deals and projects. Clean energy investment in 2014 is now put at $318bn, up from $267.8bn in 2013, $295bn in 2012 and $317.6bn in 2011. The previous figures, published in January this year, were $310bn in 2014, $268.1bn in 2013, $294bn in 2012 and $317.5bn in 2011. The revised figure for 2014 is 5.3 times the total of $60.2bn recorded 10 years earlier, in 2004.

20-year power purchase agreement at 3.87cents per unit - about Rs 2.43 per unit.Ind-Ra said it expects a strong pick-up in solar power installations over the next four-five years, driven both by the government impetus of 100GW of solar power by FY22 -- 60GW through grid connected solar projects and a decline in solar power generation costs. These factors will increase the affordability of solar power for distribution companies and eliminate the requirement of government support by way of subsidies or viability gap funding.Ind-Ra said it sees a limited possibility of support by way of viability gap funding, greater focus on infrastructure creation for the evacuation of solar power and higher possibility of distribution companies meeting their renewable purchase obligation. The solar space has already seen a significant decline in tariffs. Solar tariffs declined to Rs 7.49 per unit to Rs 9.44 per unit in Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission phase I, Batch II during FY12, from Rs 10.95 per

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unit to Rs 12.76 per unit during FY11. In phase II, Batch I, the concept of viability gap funding was introduced and the tariffs declined to Rs 5.45 per unit.However, the current tariffs are even lower than those offered through viability gap funding. The recent coal-based bids for the purchase of thermal power by Andhra Pradesh saw tariffs in the range of Rs 4.27 per unit - Rs 4.98 per unit, only 1%-14% lower than the solar tariff of Rs 5.05 per unit bid recently in the MP Power Management Company power purchase tender.The feed-in-tariffs (FITs), outlined by respective state electricity regulatory commissions based on the cost-plus return on equity model, have also seen a significant decline. FIT for solar energy in Gujarat was lowered to Rs 8.03 per unit in FY15 from Rs 12.54 per unit in 2010. FIT for solar energy in Rajasthan has declined to Rs 6.74 per unit for FY16 from Rs 15.32 per unit in FY11.

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SkyPower Awarded 200 MW Of Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Projects In The State Of Telangana, India SkyPower is pleased to announce that it has been awarded 200 MW in the Telangana, India solar competitive tender process.

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he State of Telangana, under the leadership of Chief Minister Rao, has proven to be one of the most advanced jurisdictions in India to embrace solar energy and is forward thinking in its efforts to rapidly adopt solar as a means to help grow its economy and provide families with access to lower-cost electricity. SkyPower is very proud to be a part of this important initiative.This 200 MW award from Telangana is in addition to the 150 MW of projects awarded to SkyPower in the State of Madhya Pradesh in July, for a total of 350 MW. Once built, the projects from both states are anticipated to be in excess of 400 MW of solar nameplate capacity.

SkyPower has unique abilities, as a leading and focused solar-power developer and independent power producer, to leverage its global purchasing power, experience and track record to help meet its targets in India, which are aligned with the vision and objectives for solar energy in India as detailed by Prime Minister Shri. Narendra Modi and Minister of State for Power, Coal and New & Renewable Energy Piyush Goyal. ”India is leading the world in deploying solar, not only with its significant targets but by it very actions. It is truly an example for others to follow.”

- Kerry Adler, President and Chief Executive Officer of SkyPower Global.

The SkyPower team’s vast experience, coupled with its proprietary development platform, enable SkyPower to provide solar power in India at truly market competitive rates whilst ensuring the highest quality construction and world-class execution using highly advanced systems and processes that have been developed by the SkyPower team over the past 12 years.

SkyPower considers India to be one of the key solar markets in the world that holds tremendous growth potential as is evident by the Government’s commitment to rapidly increasing the country’s electrification rate and helping to support and foster the growth of what clearly is a trillion dollar industry.

SkyPower is thrilled to be part of the fabric of India and plans to actively and competitively participate in various other states and processes in the months ahead.

Government Has Established National Adaptation Fund On Climate Change: Prakash Javadekar Government has established the National Adaptation Fund on Climate Change with a budget provision of Rs.350 crores for the year 2015-16 and 2016-17, with an estimated requirement of Rs.181.5 crores for financial year 2017-18. The objective of the fund is to assist State and Union Territories that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change in meeting the cost of adaptation. The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development has been appointed as National Implementing Entity (NIE) responsible for implementation of adaptation projects under the. The templates for project preparation and guidelines for implementation of the project have been

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prepared. The guidelines have outlined the objective, priorities, eligible activities, approval process, implementation, monitoring and evaluation mechanism.

The focus of the fund is to assist adaptation projects and programmes to support concrete adaptation activities that reduce the effects of climate change facing communities and sectors.

As of now, there is no provision for any external assistance to be credited to NAFCC. The scheme has been recommended and approved by the competent authority in the month of July, 2015. As such no financial support from NAFCC has been provided so far for adaptation activities under National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC)

and State Action Plan on Climate Change (SAPCC).The Adaptation Fund is to assist States that are particularly vulnerable, based on the needs and priorities identified under the SAPCC and the relevant Missions under NAPCC. This information was given

by Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Prakash Javadekar in Lok Sabha recently.

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HSBC India is planning to launch ’green bonds’ this year to enable fund raising for investments in projects with environmental benefits, the private sector bank’s Chairman Naina Lal Kidwai said recently.

“HSBC is the world’s fourth largest issuer of green bonds. We are big player.

We are working to get this in India.We are working with key authorities on this issue. Most probably we will launch this year,”

he did not divulge the size of green bonds saying that the discussions on the new product are at a nascent stage.

Globally, the green bonds market has tripled to USD 37 billion in last two years, Kidwai said, adding that India’s market for these bonds is “just the tip of the iceberg” and there is scope to grow.Some banks like Axis Bank and Yes Bank have come out with such bonds. In February, Yes Bank had raised Rs 1,000 crore against a targeted Rs 500 crore by issuing green infrastructure bonds.

Besides green bonds, Kidwai also emphasised on creating ‘Yieldcos’ that enable access to low cost liquid and generate predicable cash flows by bundling up renewable assets with long-term power purchase agreements.“For Yieldcos, we need large amount of support from regulatory SEBI. We hope it clears the way for this product soon,” Kidwal added.

Kidwai told reporters on the sidelines of a Ficci event.

ACME Group Bags 446 MW Solar Power Projects In Telangana Delhi-based ACME Group recentlysaid it has bagged 446 MW solar power projects from TSPDCL and TSNPDCL, which would come up at 18 different location in Telangana.

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he two companies Telangana Southern Power Distribution Company Limited (TSPDCL) and Northern Power Distribution Company of Telangana Limited (TSNPDCL) are state-run firms and jointly floated tender.

“ACME Group has won 446 MW in Telangana solar tender and become India’s largest solar power player with over 1 GW projects won through competitive bidding across country,” the company said in a statement. Out of a total 2,000 MW on offer, ACME Group won 446 MW at average tariff of Rs 5.84 per unit, it added.

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“After winning over 22 percent of the total 2,000 MW i.e. 446 MW, we have emerged as the largest solar power player in distributed power generation. We have also achieved the distinction of becoming India’s largest and only solar power developer with a portfolio of over 1,000 MW solar projects,”

- Manoj Upadhyay, Founder & Chairman, ACME Group

The strategy to have power generation close to consumption will help states too to optimally utilize their transmission and distribution networks, he added.

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Prabhu Advocates Use Of Clean Energy In Railways Expressing concerns over the use of fossil fuel, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu recently said there was a need to embark upon a “clean energy mission” to prevent the loss of bio-diversity as carbon emission was affecting climate change and affecting world’s biological life.

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ur mission should be clean energy and not just solar energy, Prabhu said while addressing a conference to explore opportunities for using solar energy in the rail sector here.He said railways was single largest consumer of energy in terms of both fuel and electricity in the country and steps should be taken to use wind and solar energy.

“Emission is affecting climate change which is causing concern for the survival of biological life of the world and we are losing bio-diversity in the process. The need of the hour is to arrest the decline of bio-diversity.Highlighting the urgent need for protection of environment, Prabhu said climate change is causing unseasonal rains, cloud bursts, change in cropping pattern, as a result farmers are facing problems.Railways consumes about 18 billion units of electrical energy per annum.Advocating use of clean energy which is environmentally sustainable and economically viable, Prabhu said “we should work not only for reducing carbon footprint but also earning carbon credit.”

- Suresh Prabhu, Minister, Indian Railway’s Taking note of the high demand for energy, he said alternate source such solar energy should be explored.”Energy-consumption per capita has increased and we have to find a different source and the best source to provide energy is solar energy.”He said rooftops of railway buildings and vacant land like desert of Rajasthan can be used for producing solar energy.He also stressed on the need to develop technology for storage of electricity saying it is also important so that we can store it and use it whenever required.

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Referring to wind energy, he said there were so much opportunities in the sector since India has a vast track of seashores.There should be a hybrid technology developed for using both wind and solar energy, he said. Railways, in its endeavour to counter the menace of global warming has targeted large scale harnessing of renewable energy, mainly solar and wind energy, in addition to adoption of energy efficient technologies.Prabhu in his budget had announced a target of installing 1000 mega watt solar power in Railways in next 5 years

China Sunergy Won A Bid To Supply 260 MW Of PV Modules To China Power Investment Corporation China Sunergy Co.Ltd.,a specialized solar cell and module manufacturer,recently announced that CEEG (Nanjing) Renewable Energy Co., Ltd, a subsidiary of China Sunergy, has won a bid to supply 260 MW of PV modules to China Power Investment Corporation, a state-owned comprehensive energy group with a term of 12 months, starting from July 2015. The 30

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modules will be utilized by China Power Investment Corporation to construct a number of ground power projects in various locations across China. Mr. Tingxiu Lu, Chairman and CEO of CSUN commented, “We are delighted to provide our high-quality modules to China Power Investment Corporation, a leading solar energy developer. The winning of the bid demonstrates our ability and proven

experience in supplying large-scale solar power plants. As the demand of solar energy products continuously grows in China, We expect the Company will further deepen its cooperation with China Power Investment Corporation, and we look forward to identifying and engaging similarly strategic opportunities in both Chinese and overseas markets in the near future.”

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ISRO Teams Up With Urban Develop Ministry, To Map 4,041 Towns The Indian Space Research Organisation has tied up with the Union Urban Development Ministry for mapping over 500 towns and cities, to make a base plan for better planning and management.

This base plan will further help the town planners to prepare a master plan for many fast urbanising local bodies.The mapping is being currently done for municipal local bodies with a population of more than a lakh.

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He added that over 2,500 town planners have been roped in and trained on how to use the base plan.”A small per cent of the cities have been mapped. This project can cover around 500 urban areas, which will be later taken to 4,041,” said an ISRO official.The space agency will also map and provide management plans for heritage sites and monuments of national importance.Dadhwal noted that ISRO has diversified operations under Bhuvan Application Services like 1 meter satellite images for more than 300 cities in the country and 3D city models with extrusions of the buildings and virtual city models, which would be a “useful tool for Smart City Programme of the government.”

”We have tied up with the Ministry of Urban Development to map over 4,041 areas. This includes around 500 urban local bodies. After mapping these cities and towns, we can prepare a base plan. This can help urban planners prepare a better master plan,” - V K Dadhwal, Director of ISRO’s National Remote Sensing Centre

Another major programme under the Bhuvan Application Services has been the island information system for developmental decision making for border management.

Lauding the ISRO scientists, Jitendra Singh said “Bhuvan is India’s Google”.Singh also urged the scientists to increase the “social acceptability” of the projects.

- jitendra Singh, Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), which has the Department of Space under it

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PETE KOSTIC 1 EQ : Please explain briefly about your Group, its background, strengths.

PK : Xcell Automation is the result of a management buyout (MBO) of Komax Solar. Even though Xcell Automation is a new company with a new name, most Komax Solar customers will not notice much of a change. The same people will be conducting the same business out of the same locations. With manufacturing in the USA and China as well as spare parts and service in North America, Europe, and Asia, Xcell Automation is well positioned to serve the global customer base in the solar panel manufacturing industry by maintaining it’s global footprint. Xcell Automation will operate out of its corporate headquarters York, PA USA facility. With over 10GW of stringing capacity deployed world wide, Xcell Automation will continue to be an innovator, trendsetter and market leader.

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Please enlighten our readers on the technology you propose for PV Manufacturing, its advantages.

PK : The recently launched X3 solar cell stringer is the latest offering in the Xcell series of stringers and will serve as the flagship product for Xcell Automation. The X3 represents the latest evolution of the Xcell family of stringers with a throughput that exceeds industry standards by 30% and a cost of ownership that is 18% below the competition. Its many advanced features are the result of many years of experience combined with customer feedback.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi “Make in India” Mission, What are your views. Does it excite you?

PK : I can’t speak for all the industries in the “Made in India” Mission, but Prime Minister Modi for sure sparked the renewable energy, particularly the solar segment. We are starting to see a lot of projects in India with great opportunities for equipment suppliers. Solar is a great energy source, easy to set up with no moving parts, low maintenance, producing reliable electricity. It will create thousands of new jobs. India has a long tradition in solar and has leading scientists working in R&D for the world’s largest solar manufacturer.

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Vice President, Sales and Marketing Komax Solar

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The Global Solar Trade Wars…

How is it likely to influence or change the landscape of Solar PV Manufacturing for India & the world

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PK : In principal, I am against any trade barriers in today’s global economy.

As an Indian I want to see a lot of manufacturing in India. Is this possible? What are the challenges or requirements from India ? How can we challenge the Chinese or Taiwanese or Korean.

PK : It will need a lot of investment, benefits in cost and/or a local market requirement.

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Please explain the technology roadmap in detail of solar photovoltaics, especially in reference to the technology you propose to offer

PK : For the foreseeable future, there will be no major shift in solar module manufacturing’s front end process of stringing (cell interconnection). Though, 4 busbar cell, 5 busbar cell, and PERC cell technologies will likely gain respectful shares of the market. Overall, I do not see the market making any drastic technology changes, as every new technology will need to provide long term field data to be bankable.

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What are the expected costs of solar pv in the short-medium and long term

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Technology obsolescence…

How do you ensure your buyers against this threat when they deploy your manufacturing line

PK : We developed the X3 solar cell stringer with the future in mind. As I mentioned before, it will take time for any non-traditional solar interconnection technology other then soldering to gain significant market acceptance and to become bankable.

So for a 5 to 10 year horizon, the X3 will not be obsolete. The X3 can process 2/3/4/5 busbar cells, 5 and 6 inch cells, half-cells, and can process lead free ribbon down to 0.8mm in width.

PK : I’m not an expert in that field, but the industry goal was always aiming for $1/W cost target installed. Until this is reached, that’s the goal we all have and work towards. As an equipment provider, we can help the industry achieve this with high uptimes and reducing yield losses.technology will need to provide long term field data to be bankable.

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Why should someone buy your PV Manufacturing Equipment.

Whats the unique and foremost advantage

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PK : Our X3 offers a unique solder technology, using high frequency noncontact induction soldering. We can control all aspects of the soldering cycle with the X3’s closed loop solder process, which monitors the temperature on each individual busbar during the solder cycle at all time. We record every cycle and know that we have reached the reflow point. Using this technology enables us to provide the lowest cost of energy consumption in the industry. The X3 also uses our own patented transfer system, called AccuTrack, which is nearly maintenance free since no transfer belt replacement is needed. Our footprint is unmatched in the industry, allowing us to provide high tech automated, controllable soldering machine at a very attractive cost/ benefit ratio in a very small area.

The evergreen debate on thin film vs crystalline silicon and further bifurcations under these . Please enlighten our readers on the entire technology landscape and its roadmap

PK : Thin Film vs Crystalline will always remain a topic. As manufacturing technology evolves, so will thin film. In the next 10 years, I do not see thin film taking over crystalline. But if you ask me what will we produce in 2050, I could see thin film being a valid economical and efficient technology.

Currently on the crystalline side, we are keeping an eye on all the different disruptive technologies. Once they are ready, we will be too.

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What is your order book from India ?…

What are your expectations from this market in recent future ?

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EQ :Please explain in detail the various solar pv technologies and its suitability applications wise (which pv technology suits which solar application and why)

PK : We have done pretty well in India this year and I am confident that this trend will continue. We have several signed orders and planned projects in our pipeline for Q3 and Q4 this year. I expect next year will be even better than 2015.

PK : We have deployed stringers for over 10GW of capacity worldwide. We have the largest installation base outside of China of all stringer manufacturers. Some are still using Xcell Automation stringers exclusively with each of them having a capacity of 1 GW or more. There are not many of them left outside of China, so we are proud of that accomplishment. We were one of first ones to sell stringers to India in 2007.

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SOLAR ROOFTOP & OFF GRID

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COMMISSIONS SOLAR SYSTEM IN FLINTSTONE MD

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Green Brilliance, a leading turnkey solar solution provider in Mid Atlantic USA, proudly announces successfulinstallation and commissioning of 17kW grid interactive solar PV system for Mr. and Mrs Arthur King, residents of Flintstone, MD.

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he system is a rooftop grid-tied and designed system. The system is custom designed for the client’s needs and energy usage optimizing the roof space GreenBrilliance solar modules and powered by micro inverters.Micro-inverters convert the DC output from the solar modules into AC current which is fed into the main electrical panel.

Excess/ Unused energy is fed back into the grid under net metering program. Mr King decided to go with GreenBrilliance because they were to only potential solar installer utilizing micro-inverters. Shadows will be an issue with the roof location and micro-inverters will give the best performance in these conditions.

The proud owner of the system, Mr. Arthur King, has lived in Flintstone for over 12 years at the residence were the installation took place and had investigated going solar about 5 years prior, but the cost was prohibitive for a system providing less than 50% of the energy needs on site. The GreenBrilliance designed system made economic sense when it came time to replace an aging roof. “It was a pretty simple decision to incorporate a solar system in the roof replacement. It feels good to offset my energy needs with clean renewable energy”,commented Mr. King.

“State of Maryland has been a front runner in Solar and we are proud to be a part of it all along. Solar system on ones’ home is the best way to reduce the carbon footprint and increase energy independence in addition to the savings for decades to come. The residential Solar Systems pay for itself with energy savings starting pretty much instantly.”

- Sumit Bhatnagar, Managing Partner of GreenBrilliance.

“Mr. King’s system was engineered and designed as a state of the art residential system for high performance and production using top of the line equipment.”

- Shankaranash Srivastava, Senior NABCEP certified PV Engineer at GreenBrilliance.

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Interview with

BASANT JAIN

Q. EQ : Will the cost of Solar go down more in the near future?

BJ : Solar PV process have seen a sharp decline when compared to the 2010 price level but the same reduction is not expected to continue in the long run. However, it will be incorrect to say that it has bottomed out completely. The prices are hovering close to the bottom and are likely to stagnate in some time. A radical technology change through innovation could be a game changer in today’s market increasing the competitiveness.

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The prices quoted in both the tenders are around Rs.5-Rs.6 that’s a considerable level of fall in prices. The reason behind is equipment cost coming down or some financial engineering or better terms for debt/equity?

Please enlighten our readers with your winning formula BJ : The reason for the fall in prices is a mix of the factors mentioned above as well as a conducive environment which has resulted from the policy push provided by the Indian government. In addition, the solar Industry (specifically PV Technology) has demonstrated a track record of operational performance in India which has enthused financiers to lend at attractive terms to solar projects.

In today’s highly competitive market, Mahindra Susten is much better placed as it is able to leverage its strong EPC track record to achieve significant advantage. Projects constructed by Mahindra Susten, figure amongst the plants delivering much higher generation and much lower downtime than its peers. MNRE has also recognized and awarded one of our projects for its early execution and stellar performance.

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Chief Executive Officer ‘CEO’ At Mahindra Susten

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Is the PPA Signed? if no, when is it expected to be signed and what is the project schedule commissioning date

BJ : We have won 92 MW in the Telangana bid, the allocation, for which, is pending. The Letter of Intent (LOI) is expected to be issued and the PPA will be signed shortly. The Scheduled Commissioning dates under the PPA, for these projects, will be 15 months from signing the PPA but we target commissioning the projects much earlier as has been our consistent track record.

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What are the challenges on the say and the solutions needed from the local governments, industry as a whole etc...

BJ : Telangana Government has been very supportive towards the Solar industry and we don’t see many challenges in executing these projects. The recently issued Solar Policy of Telangana State is highly conducive towards creating a favorable environment for Solar and has substantial incentives to attract investors in the State. These being short gestation projects, the key challenge lies in identifying the land and getting the required clearances/ approvals. One solutions that will go a long way in helping the industry in all states, is single window mechanism that can be made more robust.

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Where is the location of your land, substation etc is your project all at one location or it will be splitter at various locations

BJ : The substation allocation is still pending. In all likelihood it will be two projects (one of 50 MW and other of 42 MW) at two different locations.

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When do you expect financial closure? IF there is any financial innovation…please enlighten.

Also from whom the finance is targeted to be raised

BJ : Mahindra Susten has been successful in getting the most competitive financing terms in the past from some of the most prominent lending institutions including NBFCs. We do not see financing this 92 MW as a challenge.

We have initiated our discussions with the financial institutions and are in the final stages of achieving financial closure.

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How much local content you are planning to use What are the challenges of using Indian modules and EPC Services in your projects

BJ : While we are not averse to local content, it mostly depends upon the availability, project schedule and suitability for the site. The “Make In India” initiative is expected to give further boost to local content as it will attract many more players in the market.

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What technology you propose to deploy. Fixed or seasonal tilt or trackers. which modules (c-Si or thin film and of which make), which inverters and BOS. Please enlighten our readers on the new innovated plant technology you propose to deploy.

BJ : Our in-house PV experts carry out in-depth analysis of the Module technologies on the basis of the site and project parameters. A detailed feasibility study, to include technical, financial and project schedule is carried out on the basis of which such decisions are made.

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Telangana has called for substation level bidding…this definitely helps in planned evacuation and well distributed power generation…what are your views and comments

BJ : The way the bidding has been planned and executed is commendable. While it was complicated if you look from the developer’s perspective, it should be lauded for its efforts to decentralize the generation and to take the generating station closer to the consumptions.

Such decentralization also reduces the unnecessary clogging of transmission network and unwanted wastage of power lost in transmission. We highly appreciate the entire team at Telangana DISCOMs which have envisaged this.

EQ : Is the land your owned or lease or in any solar park. Is the evacuation good enough? Enlighten our readers on the progress of solar parks, green corridors in these areas BJ : The land for these projects has been earmarked and As the Telangana bid was based on sub-station wise availability of evacuation capacity, we do not foresee any issues in availability of evacuation.

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EQ : Will the cost of Solar go down more in the near future?

BJ : Solar PV process have seen a sharp decline when compared to the 2010 price level but the same reduction is not expected to continue in the long run.

However, it will be incorrect to say that it has bottomed out completely. The prices are hovering close to the bottom and are likely to stagnate in some time.

A radical technology change through innovation could be a game changer in today’s market increasing the competitiveness.

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Policy & Regulations

Draft National Renewable Energy

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Need for a RE Law

The current energy sector planning based on techno-economics discounts climate, environment, social and economic impacts and other qualitative considerations related to long-term national risks that may be critical from the perspectiveof long-term energy policy. Notwithstanding the clear acknowledgement of the benefits of renewable energy in these value based parameters, the current project evaluation framework and energy sector planning do not consider these advantages explicitly. These distortions suggest that RE is not on a level playing field when compared with conventional power systems and needs legislative support to claim itâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;s due.

In the given context, increasing the share of RE in the energy mix will require enabling policies to stimulate changes not only in policies related to RE deployment but also in policies related to the planning of the complete energy system. The mandatory provisions after the enactment of Renewable energy Law will provide the requisite backbone framework to facilitate increase in the use of renewable energy for all relevant applications including electricity, heat and transport in an effective and coordinated manner, which is well integrated with the energy and electricity system, and to do so by developing a supportive ecosystem, laying down a institutional structure ,and by creating framework for transparent and effective incentive structure.

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Policy & Regulations Outline This Act is broadly classified into the following sections: 1. Institutional Structure: The constitution tion, and indigenous manufacturing of of decision-making and advisory bodies in components. the government, which ensure the devel3. Economic and Financial Framework: opment and implementation of a stable Constitution and operation of National and and conducive policy regime to facilitate State level funds to support achieving of investments for development of renewable the objectives of this Act. energy sources.

4. RE Applications: This section covers the 2. Supportive Eco – System: The develapplication of the above described frameopment of conducive ecosystem, which work to two main categories of renewable promotes the utilization of RE sources sources:and permits investments. This includes, a. Distributed Renewable Energy ApplicaRE Policy and Plan, Resource assessment, tions and Energy Access policies on testing, monitoring and verificab. Grid connected Renewable Electricity

NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY ACT, 20XX An Act to promote the production of energy from renewable energy sources, in order to reduce dependence on fossil fuels, ensure energy security and reduce local and global pollutants, keeping in view economic, financial, social and environmental considerations,and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

WHEREAS it is expedient to increase the proportion of renewable sources of energy in India‘s energy mix, and to reduce the reliance on fossil fuels, in order to achieve economic and environmental objectives; AND WHEREAS it is necessary to facilitate a transition from fossil fuels to renewable sources of energy with an appropriate legal, regulatory and institutional framework; AND WHEREAS increased use of renewable energy sources raises important issues relating to electricity systems infrastructure, land allocation, cost of access and finance; and these issues re-

quire interministerial coordination and expert assistance to seek resolution; AND WHEREAS there is need to move towards Integrated Energy Resource Planning; AND WHEREAS in view of the above, it is considered expedient to clearly identify the role of the Central Government and the State Governments, and to establish a National Renewable Energy Committee and National Renewable Energy Advisory Group to ensure inter-ministerial coordination and expert assistance; Be it enacted by Parliament in the --- year of the Republic of India as follows:

PART I: Preliminary 1. Short title, extent and commencement This Act may be called the Renewable Energy Act, 20XX. Be it enacted by Parliament in the XX Year of the Republic of India as follows: Index (to be inserted once draft is finalized)

2. Standard clauses about applicability of Act and notification

Version -1 of Clause 1 and 2: (1) The electricity sector including electricity generation from renewable resources is covered under the Electricity Act, 2003. It is presently being amended to give an impetus to the development of electricity generation and consumption from re-

Version-2 of Clause 1 and 2 (1) The electricity sector including electricity generation from renewable resources is covered under the Electricity Act, 2003. It is presently being amended to give an impetus to the development of electricity generation and consumption from renewable energy sources apart from a push for open access and choice of supplier. However, some criti-

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newable energy sources apart from a push for open access and choice of supplier.

(2) Hence the proposed Renewable Energy Bill does not cover any issues already covered under the E-Act, 2003 and its proposed amendments. cal issues which will have serious implications for aggressive RE deployment are still not covered adequately in E Act such as principles of grid planning, grid operations and grid management, including cost sharing of each of these aspects. Other key aspect is concept of national target and its compliance by utilities.

(2) The proposed Renewable Energy Bill

therefore covers such issues which ideally should be covered under the E-Act, 2003, however are not yet covered in the draft publicly available. Such issues therefore need to be read along with the proposed modifications to E Act and this Bill, and are captured in last Part (Part VI).

Common Clauses (3) A particular focus of this Act is Decentralised Renewable Energy and some facilitating and coordination related aspects with regard to grid connected renewables to bring in synergy and harmony in RE development.

(4) The proposed RE Bill is written with consideration of provisions in other existing legislations such as Electricity Act, 2003, polices thereunder, and other relevant acts such as Environment Protection Act 1986, Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013.

(5) It also has linkages with NAPCC and its missions such as NMEEE, National Solar Mission and other missions such as National Electric Mobility Mission, National Wind Energy Mission and Waste to Energy Mission.

Other key linkages are with National Manufacturing Policy and National Skill Development Programme.

PART II: INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE Chapter I: General Powers of the Central Government 4. Power of the Central Government to take measures to encourage the development and deployment of renewable energy: (1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Central Government shall have the power to take all such measures as it deems necessary or expedient for the purpose of development and deployment of renewable energy in the country.

(2) Notwithstanding the generality of subsection (1), the Central Government shall perform the following functions in particular: i. Formulate, monitor and review implementation of National Renewable Energy Policy and National Renewable Energy Plan; ii. Plan and execute nation-wide programmes for the deployment of renewable energy; iii. Carry out research and development and provide technical assistance relating to renewable energy technologies, including

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through the establishment of laboratories, testing centres and research institutes; iv. Administer and monitor the utilization of funds allocated for development of renewable energy, including the National RE Fund; v. Develop {and coordinate the development of} standards and norms for resource assessment (of various renewable energy resources), technologies and products; vi. Facilitate the proper functioning of the National Renewable Energy Committee, the National Renewable Energy Advisory Group, and any other body or agency set up under the provisions of the Act{through the provision of adequate funds for coordination, meetings and research, access to the MNRE‘s data and resources and salaries for permanent staff.} vii. Issue Guidelines for the formulation of State level Renewable Energy Policies and State level Renewable Energy Plans and provide necessary support to the State Governments to formulate the same.

(3) The Central Government may, if it considers necessary or expedient, set up authority/iesor institutions for the purpose

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of exercisingits functions laid down in this Act, including setting up educational institutions, and provide necessary assistance to existing institutions and agencies that work in the area of renewable energy.

Chapter II: Powers of State Government 5. State level Renewable Energy Policy and State level Renewable Energy Plan: (1) The State Government shall, from time to time,formulate, monitor and implement State level Renewable Energy Policy and State level Renewable Energy Plan.

(2) The State Government shall take into consideration the National Renewable Energy Policy and the National Renewable Energy Plan in force at the time, as well as appropriate Guidelines issued by the Central Government under Clause 4(2)(vii) while formulating the State level Renewable Energy Policy and State level Renewable Energy Plan.

(3) The State Governments may also estab-

lish a State Green Fund for the promotion of renewables as further outlined in Clause 24.

(4) During the formulation of the State level Renewable Energy Policy and State level Renewable Energy Plan, the State Government shall consult the designated State Nodal Agency.

(5) The State Government may develop policies or plans with a particular focus on issues including, but not limited to: i. Setting renewable energy targets, ii. Sharing of incremental costs, iii. Facilitating framework for deployment, iv. Establishment of renewable energy parks, v. Development of transmission infrastructure, vi. Establishment and utilization of State Green Funds, vii. Energy data management, viii. Resource assessment and ix. Inclusive land use policy for renewable energy projects.

6. State level implementing agencies and State Nodal Agencies (1) The State Government may/shall establish a State-level implementing agency that will be responsible for implementing renewable energy projects in the State.

(2) The State Government may/shall designate State Nodal Agencies within {three} months from the date of coming into force of this Act. (3) Provided that a State Nodal Agency designated before the coming into force of this Act shall continue as such, unless the State Government designates a different agency as the State Nodal Agency.

(4) The State Government may/shall take necessary measures to continually enhance the technical, financial and administrative capacity of State Nodal Agencies.

Chapter III: Authorities to be appointed/ constituted under the Act National Renewable Energy Committee (NREC) 7. The Central Government shall constitute a body to be known as the National Renewable Energy Committee within {three} months from the date of commencement of this Act. 8. Composition of the NREC (1) Chairperson – Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (2) Members – i. A Joint Secretary of Ministry of New & Renewable Energy will be the Member Secretary.

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ii. Representatives of level not below Joint Secretary of Ministry of Power, Ministry of Rural Development, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Heavy Industries, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, MoEFCC iii. Two representatives of level not below Joint Secretary or equivalent from States. iv. A representative of level not below Joint Secretary equivalent or the head of the National Load Dispatch Centre /Power System Operations Company (POSOCO) Limited v. One representative of each of the Regional Power Committees formed under Electricity Act 2003 vi. A representative not below the rank of Joint Secretary of Central Electricity Authority established under E. At 2003 vii. A representative of level not below Joint Secretary equivalent or the head of the Central Transmission Utility (CTU)/ Power Grid Corporation of India Limited viii. A representative of level not below Joint Secretary equivalent or the head of the newly formed Renewable Energy Corporation of India â&#x20AC;&#x201C; see SECTION ______ ix. A representative of level not below Joint Secretary equivalent or the administrative head of Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (3) Special invitees/ experts invited by the Chairperson on behalf of the Committee/ on advise of the Committee

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9. Appointment process: Option 1:There could be a provision along the following lines: the term of office of the Chairperson and the members of the Committee, other than those who are members ex officio, and the procedure to be followed in the discharge of their functions by the members of the Committee shall be such, as may be prescribed.

Option 2:Put details in this Act itself: Appointment could be through notification in the Official Gazette; term of the Chairperson and members has to be specified.

10. Functions of the NREC: (1) The NREC shall enable inter-ministerial coordination relating to the implementation of this Act, and advise the Central Government accordingly.

(2) In pursuance of sub-section (1), the Committee shall perform, inter alia, the following functions: i. Review the implementation of the National Renewable EnergyPolicy {and National Renewable Energy Plan}, and advisethe Central Government in discharging its functions under this Act and in accordance with the Energy Policy; ii. Facilitate the development and deployment of renewable energy sources in the country by developing of fiscal, financial, regulatory, policy, and institutional mechanisms;

iii. Identify measures for development of indigenous technology, manufacturing base, capacity development, skill development,export of technologies, and establish / coordinate related technology missions created under this Act; iv. Coordinate on matters relating to grid integration of renewable energy; v. Identify and set research and development priorities for the sector; vi. Monitor the development and progress of RE Investment Zones; vii. Such other matters as the Central Government deems necessary or expedient for the purpose of securing the effective implementation of the provisions of the Act. (3) The Committee shall consult the Advisory Group set up under Clause 8 and may undertake consultation processes with other stakeholders, as deemed necessary and expedient by it, while performing its functions.

(4) The Committee shallperform its functions in a transparent manner, and make information relating to its functioning, including advice rendered to the Central Government and agenda and minutes of meetings, publicly available.

(5) The Committee shall meet at least four times in a financial year and there shall not be a gap of more than four months between any two meetings.

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National Renewable Energy Advisory Group 11. The Central Government shall appoint a National Renewable Energy Advisory Group within {three} months from the date of commencement of this Act. 12. Composition of the National Renewable Energy Advisory Group (1) Chairperson[s] – An/Two eminent person[s] in the field of renewable energy such as, but not limited to technology, finance, law, policy (2) Members – i. A Joint Secretary of Ministry of New & Renewable Energy will be the Member Secretary. ii. Three members amongst representatives of Association of State Nodal Agencies, Central Electricity Authority, PowerGrid Corporation of India Limited, Power System Corporation of India Limited, (or the head of) Renewable Energy Corporation of India, (or the administrative head of) Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency iii. Six non-government members representing various stakeholders such as producers and users of renewable energy sources, distribution utilities, academia, research institutions and think tanks.

(3) Special invitees/ experts invited by the Chairperson on behalf of the Committee/ on advise of the Committee 13. Appointment process: Option 1:There could be a provision along the following lines: the term of office of the Chairperson and the members of the Committee, other than those who are members ex officio, the manner of filling of vacancies of positions referred to in {sub-sections for non-ex office}, and the procedure to be followed in the discharge of their functions by the members of the Committee shall be such, as may be prescribed.

Option 2: Put details in this Act itself: Appointment could be through notification in the Official Gazette; term of the Chairperson and members 14. Functions of the Advisory Group: (1) The Advisory Group may, based on its expertise, knowledge and research, advise the Central Government on the effective implementation of this Act. (2) Notwithstanding the generality of subsection (1), the Advisory Group shall per44

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form the following functions in particular: i. Act as a Technology Watch Group to keep track of latest global developments and their relevance to Indian conditions and also help set research priorities for the sector; ii. Identify measures required to create awareness and educate the citizens for adoption of renewable energy technologies and promote private sector and community participation; iii. Advise on utilisation of the National RE Fund, based on development needs of the RE sector; iv. Constitute sub-committees as may be required for specific issues, including but not limited to off-grid access, grid integration, and biofuels; v. Develop a long-term vision for integrated energy resource planning; vi. Such other functionsas the Central Government deems necessary or expedient for the purpose of securing the effective implementation of the provisions of the Act. (3) The Advisory Group shall: i. Publish an annual report highlighting the state of affairs of the RE sector in the country ii. Publish issue-based reports from time to time on key challenges facing the RE sector and appropriate solutions thereto (4) The Advisory Group may undertake consultation processes with various stakeholders, as deemed necessary and expedient by it, while performing its functions.

(5) The Advisory Group perform its functions in a transparent manner, and make information relating to its functioning, including advice rendered to the Central Government and agenda and minutes of meetings, publicly available.

(6) The Advisory Group shall meet at least four times in a financial year and there shall not be a gap of more than four months between any two meetings.

Additional section for discussion: 1. Constitution and Roles of RE Corporation of India (RECI): a. Central Government shall, within {one year} of the notification of the Act, create or designate {/ cause} one of its existing corporate entities as the ―Renewable Energy Corporation of India‖. b. The Renewable Energy Corporation of India shall be incorporated under the Companies Act 2013. c. The Renewable Energy Corporation of India shall perform the following functions:

i. Act as a national level RE procurement entity ii. Support development of Renewable Energy Investment Zones across the country (Project development)

PART III: DEVELOPMENT OF SUPPORTIVE ECOSYSTEM FOR RE DEPLOYMENT 15. National Renewable Energy Policy (1) Within six months of this Act, the Ministry shall, in consultation with the State governments, prepare and publish, the National Renewable Energy Policy (2) Provided however that such RE Policy shall be formulated keeping in consideration the appropriate provisions of the Electricity Act 2003, as amended from time to time, and the provisions of this law, aimed at the optimum and integrated development of the renewable energy sector, and its applications, including electricity, heating, lighting, cooking, cooling, transport, irrigation, and combinations of the same. Specifically, the policy shall i. Build upon and be complementary to the National RE Policy notified from time to time under the Electricity Act 2003. ii. Be based on the priorities set by the National Energy Policy (NEP) and on the principles of integrated energy resource planning (IERP) iii. Establish broad principles for medium and long term RE targets building upon the targets specified by the RE policy notified under the Electricity Act. This shall include electricity as well as non-electricity, pricing, target compliance and facilitate a move towards a market based mechanism for RE in the long run. iv. Focus on development of supportive ecosystem for RE development and deployment such as but not limited to resource assessment plan, indigenous manufacturing of critical resources, availability of financial resources, commercial viability of the technologies, eliminating barriers to deployment of renewable technologies and adequacy of energy infrastructure. v. Include national targets for next five years, and indicative targets for additional ten years period, for the development of all renewable energy resources and applications. vi. Specify regulatory, policy, institutional and incentive frameworks required for

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achieving the objectives of this Act and national targets vii. Lay out the vision for Research, Development and Demonstration (RD&D) in the country. viii. Be followed by a National RE Plan, to be prepared and implemented by the Ministry after due consultation with the National RE Advisory Group (3) Provided that a mid-term assessment of the National Renewable Energy Policy and the National RE Plan shall be undertaken by the Ministry in accordance with Part ***** i. Provided that the review shall not allow a downward revision of firm targets specified for next five years unless a carefully examined set of reasons is established after due consultation with the National RE Advisory Group (4) The Ministry shall publish a comprehensive National RE Plan over a timeframe consistent with the horizon of the National RE Policy. i. Provided that such National RE Plan may be further split into plans over shorter time periods for effective and time-bound implementation (5) The Central Government shall work together with its Nodal Entities, other agencies and with State Governments to implement the National Renewable Energy Policy and National Renewable Energy Plan.

16. Renewable Energy Resource Assessment (1) The Ministry shall, within one year from the notification of this Act, complete a detailed resource assessment study for all renewable energy resources including all electric and non-electric applications such as utility scale electricity generation, distributed and decentralized electricity and energy generation (such as rooftop PV, solar pumping), heating, cooling, transportation, fuels etc.

(2) The Ministry shall designate Nodal Entity(s), the task of assessing the potential, for every renewable energy resource, both mature and emerging, and techno-economic feasibility of decentralized and distributed RE technologies and applications provided that i. At least one entity per RE resource shall be designated ii. If required, more than one Nodal Entities may be notified per RE resource iii. Same organization may be notified as Nodal Entity for more than one RE resource iv. The entity may use the services of other

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agencies, public or private, to collect and maintain the data v. Nodal Entities will need to ensure that such assessments are carried out with modern techniques for all renewable energy applications and are updated and published at least once in every two years. vi. These assessments will be available in the public domain in an open-data format in compliance with the National Data Sharing and Accessibility Policy (NDSAP) or the appropriate policy in effect at the time, and should be accompanied by high-resolution GIS layers of transmission lines, substations, roads, forest areas etc. to assist in planning and easier project development.

17. Technical and safety standards (1) The Ministry in consultation with its agencies shall ensure publishing updated set of technical, safety and quality standards by which all manufactured RE equipment, RE products and RE fuels shall comply.

18. Testing / Monitoring and Verification (1) The Ministry shall have the right to designate an entity in each state, which will be responsible to ensure adherence to notified standards at all times according to provisions of the National RE Policy i. Provided that such designated entity may appoint independent and suitably qualified third parties to undertake such regular and time bound testing (2) The Ministry shall have the right to set up an accreditation program for all renewable energy manufacturers, system integrators, developers, operation and maintenance service providers, consultants etc to enable the adherence to required regulations.

Provided that the Ministry shall be guided by the i. Inputs received from the National RE Advisory Group for all RE technologies/ equipment ii. Field capacity of the enterprises for decentralised renewable energy sector (3) The Ministry may also consider setting up/ notifying labs for testing of renewable energy equipment.

(4) The Ministry may set up protocols for certification including random checks for monitoring and verification.

19. Manufacturing and Skill Development (1) The Ministry shall, in consultation with the National RE Advisory Group, i. Create a facilitating framework with appropriate incentives for supporting the indigenous renewable energy manufacturing sector for cost reduction/ strategic purposes/ customization for Indian conditions. ii. Strengthen the supply chain through expanding domestic manufacturing of critical components as notified in the National Renewable Energy Plan, to achieve energy security, and macro-economic benefits for the country iii. Focus on improvement of efficiency and actual performance of equipment/system/ machinery iv. Promote export of renewable energy products and devices from the country (2) For this purpose, the appropriate government may set up dedicated renewable energy manufacturing zones which will be provided with adequate infrastructure facilities.

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materials from time to time including as a part of National RE Policy and Plan. i. Provided further that Ministry shall formulate specific schemes to promote manufacturing / formation of such identified technologies, components and materials.

(4) The Central Government and the State Governments shall promote skill development and entrepreneurship in the field of renewable energy through measures including, i. inclusion of renewable energy technologies in education curriculum and occupational education curriculum, ii. provision of technical and entrepreneurial assistance to current and potential project developers iii. establishing or supporting institutes dedicated to renewable energy innovation and studies in order to promote fundamental research and talent development in the renewable energy sector iv. focusing on entrepreneurship development, incubation of start-ups and for providing knowledge and capital support to existing or new ventures based on renewable energy technologies, in the National RE Plan.

20. Renewable Electricity Investment Zones: The Ministry shall through RECI or any other identified agency, work with State Governments to identify and develop RE investment zones to meet the goals under the National RE Development Plan. The Ministry shall oversee and monitor the development and progress of these zones.

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shall designate a nodal agency (ies) for timely and disaggregated Renewable Energy technical, performance and financial data collection and analysis, including database of existing and upcoming RE projects, (1) Provided that such data shall be made available in the public domain in an opendata format in compliance with the National Data Sharing and Accessibility Policy (NDSAP) or the appropriate policy in effect at the time.

22. Model Guidelines by the Ministry (1) Authority to issue guidelines: The Ministry shall issue standard/ model guidelines to states and other stakeholders on various issues to streamline and bring in synergy and harmony in existing legal statues and the specific requirements of Renewable Energy development across the country Such model / standard guidelines could include but would not be limited to i. Promotion of Distributed Renewables (electricity and energy) through effective and monitorable incentive structures ii. Land use for renewable energy projects, applications and fuels, including procurement and/or use of revenue land, private land, and forest lands, its fair compensation and land databases. iii. A process for informed local consent for projects in letter and spirit and a formal institutional structure for revenue/benefit sharing with the community iv. Renewable Energy Infrastructure parks

for faster and planned project development v. Best practices on streamlining of project permits, clearances and institutional structure etc. vi. Best practices for state grid codes, RE integration practices for SLDCs, data management. Etc vii. Standard Bidding guidelines and SBDs under section 63 of the Electricity Act, 2003.

PART IV â&#x20AC;&#x201C; ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK (INCENTIVES AND FINANCING) 23. National RE Fund: The Ministry shall establish a National Renewable Energy Fund (1) Provided that the Fund shall be operated by the Central Government (2) Provided further that the initial corpus and regular revenue to the Fund shall come from the National Clean Energy Fund, at least XX% of annual proceeds of which shall be routed to the Fund.

(3) Provided further that the Fund may be additionally supported on an ongoing basis through appropriate cess/levy and through international finance, including funds received under any climate agreement.

(4) The Fund may be used for supporting all the objectives of this Act, such as but not limited to R&D, resource assessment, demonstrations and pilot projects, low cost financing, investments for skills development, supporting RE technology manufacturing, infrastructure development, promoting all forms of decentralised renewable energy etc. provided such activities are selected in

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a transparent manner, and in line with the provisions of the National RE Policy/Plan.

24. State Green Fund: The State Governments may also establish a State Green Fund for the promotion of renewables.

The Ministry may offer a starting corpus to such State Green Fund(s) from the National Renewable Energy Fund. Other sources of funds to the State Green Funds may include but not limited to State-level public benefits charges, state-level green cess, electricity duties, government and private sector grants, and funds through corporate social responsibility (CSR) 25. Such CSR contributions shall account for compliance with the organisation‘s CSR obligation 26. The National RE Fund and the State Green Funds shall be applied for meeting the expenses incurred for implementation of the objectives and provisions of this Act, as specified by the National RE Policy and National RE Plan, and may be used inter alia, for: i. Lowering risk and cost of capital for investments in RE projects ii. Financially supporting users, primarily distribution companies in case of electricity, and direct users of other RE technologies and applications, such that they become indifferent in the choice between conventional and renewable electricity and between conventional energy and RE resources, until parity is achieved iii. Infrastructure development for renewable energy;

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iv. Research and development; v. Equity participation in renewable energy projects; vi. Promotion and launch of such programmes for adoption of international best practices.

(2) Provide further that the State Green Funds created under this Act shall be administered by the State Nodal Agencies in the respective states, in such manner as may be specified in the rules made by the State Government or the Governing bodies of the State Nodal Agencies in this regard.

27. The Ministry and/or its agencies shall endeavour to raise lowinterest finance for providing soft loans to renewable energy projects, renewable equipment manufacturers, renewable component manufacturers etc.

28. The Ministry shall encourage development of innovative financing instruments or synthesized financial products to facilitate provision of low-cost debt to renewable projects 29. Capacity Building of Banks & Financial Institutions – The Ministry in consultation with the Department of Financial Services of the Ministry, shall within one year from the commencement of this Act, launch a programme for training and capacity building of banks and financial institutions in the technoeconomics of renewable energy.

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mented through selected reputed specialist non-government organizations in the renewable sector in the country.

PART V – DISTRIBUTED RENEWABLE ENERGY APPLICATIONS AND ENERGY ACCESS 30. The Central and State Governments shall promote the use of decentralised and stand-alone renewable energy applications in rural and urban areas, including (1) Electricity generation and use, including cost-effective grid interactive renewable electricity generation options primarily for self-consumption by individuals and communities.

(2) Off-grid systems for electricity generation and use, including mini- or community grids and distributed, individual energy services for residential, commercial, industrial and agricultural applications.

(3) Heating and cooling applications such as water heating, drying, space cooling/heating, other residential, commercial, industrial and agricultural applications (4) Renewable energy fuels for transportation sector with due considerations for sustainability of such fuels and implications for food security of the country

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32. Within six months of this Act coming into force, state governments shall specify / publish a list of villages and hamlets, where grid-extension is technically and economically unfeasible in the next 5 years. A resource assessment should be undertaken in these villages to study the best-suited technologies to provide electricity to these villages through decentralised renewable electricity sources.

33. Appropriate government (National or State or both) may provide an incentive and facilitation framework for promoting use of decentralised RE (1) Provided that while providing incentives and facilitating framework the appropriate government shall consider following factors: i. Need to ensure that tariff / cost of such DRE payable by consumers is reasonable ii. Reliable and safe supply/use of DRE to consumers iii. Viability of business models and investments in the DRE sector iv. Grievance redressal mechanisms for consumers as well as project developers v. Such Decentralised RE projects should be able to connect and interact with utility grid 34. The Ministry shall make competitive, merit-based grants to deserving research agencies for the development of decentralised and stand-alone energy technologies.

35. The Ministry shall work with its agencies and other ministries concerned and regulators to encourage renewable energy applications in domestic or commercial sectors by introducing net metering and gross metering arrangement while also scaling up use of smart meters.

36. Decentralised Energy Technology Development & Demonstration Programmes (1) The Ministry shall carry out programmes of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application on decentralized energy resources and systems reliability and efficiency, to improve the reliability and efficiency of decentralized energy resources and systems.

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(2) The Ministry may provide financial assistance to deserving institutions for demonstrations designed to accelerate the use of decentralized energy technologies.

(3) The Ministry shall establish a research, development and demonstration programme to develop working models of decentralised technologies for various applications.

(4) The Ministry shall undertake programmes in association with local governments (Zilla Panchayats, Gram Panchayats), to spread awareness on decentralised and off-grid electrification technologies.

37. Monitoring and Evaluation: The Ministry shall create a framework for monitoring and evaluation of systems which have been installed through the use of central financial assistance and other government subsidy schemes.

38. The Ministry shall provide financial incentives for proper maintenance of decentralised systems.

PART VI GRID CONNECTED RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY 39. Renewable Electricity Targets and compliance (1) A person who intends to generate and supply electricity from renewable energy sources shall not require any license, but shall comply with the measures which may be specified by the Central Electricity Authority under sections 53 and 73 of the EA 2003.

(2) To ensure higher off-take of renewable electricity and to ensure an equal contribution by all obligated entities in doing so, the Ministry shall, within one year of the notification of the Act, under the National RE Policy create a national, uniform and mandatory renewable electricity purchase obligation trajectory for all obligated entities. Such obligation shall be met through purchase of renewable electricity from RE generators located anywhere in the country and/or renewable electricity certificates (3) RE resources eligible to meet renewable purchase obligation (RPO) include i. Utility-scale RE generation ii. Behind-the-meter RE iii. Off-grid systems based on RE providing electricity or equivalent services e.g. solar pumps / lighting etc (4) The Ministry shall work with its Nodal

Agencies, other agencies, and State Governments to enforce the mandated RPO through appropriate mix of incentives, penalties, and legal action as defined in National RE Policy and Plan i. Provided that the Ministry may/shall provide appropriate financial support to distribution companies such that they become indifferent in the choice between conventional and renewable electricity resources until grid parity is achieved (5) The Central and State Electricity Regulatory Agencies constituted under the Electricity Act shall have the responsibility and authority to ensure compliance to such electricity purchase obligations by the obligated entities.

(6) Provide further that to ensure compliance monitoring, the State Nodal Agencies; Central, Regional and State level Load Dispatch centers; State Energy Departments, open access customers, captive power generators and any other obligated entities shall provide all requested data and information on generation, transmission, purchase or consumption of electricity to the relevant regulatory and/or designated agency, on regular basis as per process laid out by the relevant regulatory commission.

(7) Renewable Generation Obligation: Any generating company may establish, operate and maintain a generating station without obtaining a licence under the EA 2003, if it complies with the technical standards relating to connectivity with the grid referred to in clause (b) of section 73 of EA 2003: i. Provided that any generating company establishing may be required by the system operator to build and maintain a spinning reserve of such capacity as may be notified by the Central Government from time to time: ii. Provided further that any generating company before establishing or expanding the capacity of a generating station shall submit a detailed project report and duly inform about the same to the Authority. iii. Explanation.—For the purposes of subsection (i), the expression ‗‗spinning reserve‘‘ means the backup capacity of a generating station which shall be made available on the directions of the system operator, within a time limit as may be notified by the Central Government, to maintain grid safety and security. iv. Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (i), any generating company establishing a coal and lignite based thermal generating station after a date and in a manner to be notified shall be required to establish a Renewable Energy Generation

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Policy & Regulations capacity as prescribed by the Central Government from time to timewhich shall not be less than five per cent of the thermal power installed capacity. v. In case any existing coal and lignite based thermal power generating station, with the concurrence of power procurers under the existing Power Purchase Agreements, chooses for setting up additional renewable energy generating capacity, the energy produced from there shall be allowed to be bundled and pass through shall be allowed in such cases by the Appropriate Commission and the Obligated Entities who finally buy such power shall account the same towards their renewable purchase obligations.

(8) Non-compliance of RPO: In case any complaint is filed before the Appropriate Commission by any person or if that Commission is satisfied that any generating company or licensee has contravened any of the provisions of this Act or the rules or regulations made thereunder, or any direction issued by the Commission or has not complied with the renewable purchase obligation or renewable generation obligation as specified, the Appropriate Commission may after giving such generating company or licensee an opportunity of being heard in the matter, by order in writing, direct that, without prejudice to any other penalty to which the generating company or licensee may be liable under this Act, such generating company or licensee shall pay, by way of penalty, which shall not exceed one crore rupees for each contravention and in case of continuing failure with an additional penalty which may extend to one lakh rupees for every day during which the failure continues after contravention of the first such direction: i. Provided that in case of non- compliance of by a generating company generating ii. Renewable Energy, such generating company shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding iii. rupees ten lakhs contravention and in case of continuing failure with an additional iv. penalty which may extend to ten thousand rupees for every day during which the v. failure continues after contravention of the first such direction.

(9) Whoever, fails to comply with any order or direction given under the EA 2003, within such time as may be specified in the said order or direction or contravenes or attempts or abets the contravention of any of the provisions of this Act or any rules or regulations made thereunder, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months or with fine which may extend to one crore rupees, or with both in

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respect of each offence and in the case of a continuing failure, with an additional fine which may extend to one lakh rupees for every day during which the failure continues after conviction of the first such offence: i. Provided that nothing contained in this section shall apply to the orders, instructions or directions issued under section 121 of the EA 2003: ii. Provided further that in case of non-compliance of by a generating company generating Renewable Energy, any person in charge of such generating company shall be liable for imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months or such generating company shall be liable to pay fine which may extend to ten lakh rupees, or with both in respect of each offence and in the case of a continuing failure, with an additional fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees for every day during which the failure continues after conviction of the first such offence.

40. Procurement of Renewable Electricity and payment guarantee (1) Regulated Obligated Entities shall within one year of the establishment of the RPO trajectory, develop five-year Renewable Electricity Procurement Plans towards meeting RE targets (2) Over a period of time, such RPO shall be net at least cost to the consumers and submit them for approval to the respective State Electricity Regulatory Commissions (3) The Central Electricity Authority shall review all Regulated Obligated Entitiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC; Renewable Electricity Procurement Plans in order to identify and report to respective SERCs opportunities for cost reductions through coordination and cooperation among all Regulated Obligated Entities across the country.

(4) The Ministry shall, within one year of notification of the Act, establish clear guidelines for procurement mechanisms including but not limited to competitive bidding processes (5) Provided that the risks of the procurement mechanisms are identified and mitigation strategies are developed (6) Until such guidelines are adopted, the price of Renewable Electricity shall be established as per the approval of the Appro priate Commission (7) The open access consumers procuring electricity from renewable energy sources not to pay the surcharge for open access. <EA amendment: Section 42> 41. Timely Payments for RE Procurement: (1) Regulated Obligated Entities shall within

one year of the notification of the Act, create adequate and sufficient payment security mechanisms that ensure timely payments for RE power procured (2) SERCs shall ensure that the tariff for renewable energy shall be paid by obligated entities / procurers, in a timely manner. The payment for procured RE shall get same priority as payment for other procured power, from any source whatsoever. The SERCs shall be responsible to ensure equitable treatment to renewable energy payments.

42. Access to Grid and Forecasting (1) Grid connectivity: i. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or any other enactment, the operators of the transmission and / or the distribution system, as the case may be, shall be obliged to connect the renewable energy generator to the system. ii. Provided that the operator of the transmission and /or distribution system shall do so within 30 days from the date of application or commencement of generation, whichever is later iii. Provided further that the operator of the transmission and / or distribution system, as the case may be, shall upgrade the network in advance and on time to ensure reliability of the interconnection as per specified standards.

(2) Cost of Grid connectivity: i. Provided also that the renewable energy generator shall bear the expenses associated with the interconnection of their facility to the network provided that in relation to wind power projects and solar photovoltaic projects interconnection point shall be line isolator on ongoing feeder on HV side of the pooling substation and in relation to Solar thermal, SHP, biomass power and non fossil fuel based cogeneration power projects the interconnection point shall be line isolator on outgoing feeder on HV side of generator transformer. ii. The costs associated with strengthening the grid beyond the interconnection point shall be borne by the operator of the network system whose grid needs strengthening iii. Deemed Generation: Provided further that if the grid is not available for power evacuation after the project has commenced generation or is already operational, the power will considered to be deemed generated and sold, with charges being payable to the RE generator. Detailed guidelines in this respect shall be issued as part of RE Policy (3) Forecasting of RE generation as input to system operation

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PART VII MISCELLANEOUS

i. The Ministry shall, within one year of the notification of the Act, designate an entity (the Power System Corporation of India) as the Nodal Entity for the task of developing forecasts for all RE generation connected to the grid ii. All new renewable electricity generators will provide all production data to the Nodal Entity. The data collected by the Nodal Entity will be collected using techniques which have been internationally tested and recorded in Internationally accepted formats, made available to the public on a single platform and updated regularly (4) The Nodal Entity shall share the production data and other technical data from renewable electricity generators with the Nodal Entity responsible for conducting Renewable Energy Resource Assessments (5) The Nodal Entity may use the services of other agencies, public or private, to develop the forecasts.

The selection of such an agency will be carried out through a transparent and competitive route (6) The Ministry shall allocate funds for activities relating to RE generation forecasting

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43. Enforcement of the Act – The Ministry should within six months from the commencement of this Act, identify the amendments that are required to various other Central or State legislation to facilitate implementation of the provisions of this Act. 44. Power of the Ministry to Issue Direction – The Ministry may give directions to the State Government or any such other state instrumentality to carry out execution of this Act in the state.

45. Protection of Action taken in Good Faith No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Ministry or Secretary or State Government or any officer of those Governments or State Commission or its members or any member or officer or other employee for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done under this Act or the rules or regulations made hereunder.

46. Delegation – The Ministry may, by general or special order as to be prescribed in writing, delegate to any member, members of the National RE Committee or any other person or agency, subject to such conditions, if any, as may be specified in order, such of its powers and functions under this Act as it may deem necessary.

47. Power of the Ministry to Make Rules – The Ministry may, by notification, make rules for carrying out the provisions of this Act. 48. Power of the State Government to Make Rules – The State Government may, by notification, make rules for carrying out the provisions of this Act not inconsistent with the rules, if any, made by the Ministry.

49. Rules and Regulations to be laid before Parliament and State Legislature (1) Every rule made by the Ministry and every regulation made under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each House of Parliament while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both Houses agree in making any modification in the rule or regulation shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under the rule or regulation.

(2) Every rule made by the State Government shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each House of the State Legislature where it consists of two Houses, or where such Legislature consists of one House, before that House.

50. Application of Other Laws not Barred – The provisions of this Act shall be in addition to and not in derogation of, any other law for the time being in force.

51. Provisions of the Act not to Apply in Certain Cases – The provisions of this Act shall not apply to the Ministry or Department of the Ministry dealing with Defence, Atomic Energy or such other similar Ministries or Departments or undertakings or Boards or institutions under the control of such Ministries or Departments as may be notified by the Ministry.

52. Power to Remove Difficulty (1) Upon any difficulty arising in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the Ministry may, by order, published in the Official Gazette, make such provisions not inconsistent with provisions of this Act as may appear to be necessary for removing the difficulty.

(2) Provided that no such order shall be made under this section after the expiry of five years from the date of commencement of this Act. (3) Every order made under this section shall be laid, as soon as, may be after it is made, before each House of Parliament.

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Eco Expo Asia hits decade mark with debut of Illinois and Taiwan pavilions

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Entering its 10th edition this year, Eco Expo Asia is poised to become one of the most inf luential trading platforms for green technologies and solutions in Asia. The show is jointly organised by Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd and Hong Kong Trade Development Council, and co-hosted by the Environment Bureau of the Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

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oreover, Eco Expo Asia is supported by the Chinese mainland and international governments, as well as various renowned industry associations. Making its first appearance at Eco Expo Asia’s 10th edition will be the Illinois Pavilion. The show has long attracted the attention of green businesses in the US and will serve as a launch pad for a delegation from the State of Illinois, as well as other US enterprises in the future, to tap the expanding green market in Asia.

“Water plays a significant role in Illinois’ economy. Illinois is home to the world’s largest wastewater treatment plant and also has access to the world’s largest freshwater reserve. With our leadership position in the water treatment industry and our state-of-theart technologies, we are attending Eco Expo Asia this year to cultivate new business partnerships and meet visitors.”

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Another debut at the 2015 show will be the Taiwan Pavilion, organised by Taiwan’s Green Trade Project Office (GTPO). Ready to take centre stage in Asia’s eco industry, companies from Taiwan will showcase a full range of ecofriendly solutions that represent the pavilion’s “Green Trends for Healthy and Sustainable Living” theme.

Regarding the fair, Ms Sherry Tsou, Green Trade Promotion Office in Taiwan, expressed: “With Asia’s rising concerns for a cleaner environment and production, the green-tech market in the region is in full swing. Taking part in the expo not only helps strengthen Taiwan’s industry position in the global marketplace, but also allows us to reach foreign investors. We are looking forward to being a part of the 10th anniversary event.”

Enthusiastic return from Japan and Switzerland Pavilions and other renowned exhibitors Apart from this year’s new pavilions and the ongoing support of a number of other world-renowned exhibitors, Eco Expo Asia’s international profile is further bolstered by the return of the Japan and Switzerland pavilions as well as local pavilions organised by Green Council and Green Technology Consortium.

The Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) has been organising the Japan Pavilion since 2013.

Regarded as a hub of innovation, Japan is a pioneer in green technologies and solutions, and JETRO is committed to promoting the unique capabilities of Japanese companies. Deeming Eco Expo Asia as a gateway to the Chinese market, Japanese corporations will once again exhibit their latest offerings to buyers from around the globe.

“The show draws an international mix of buyers from places such as Hong Kong, the Chinese mainland, Southeast Asia and the Middle East. The number of business meetings we had in 2014 doubled from the previous year and we will return in 2015 to share more about Japanese companies involved in the environmental business.”

- Mr Hiroshi Onomura, Director General of JETRO

Also present at the show will be the Switzerland Pavilion, which has been a faithful participant for the past two years. With a pledge to cut its greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030, Switzerland is determined to further reduce emission levels across different sectors. Such development echoes the considerable demand for green-tech solutions in the air quality, energy efficiency, green building and waste management sectors in Asia.

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“Swiss companies have participated in Eco Expo Asia for two years. Solutions related to energy efficiency, removal of hazardous waste and wasteto-energy from our Swiss participants all gained an excellent response.

Based on the successful results in the previous years, the Swiss businesses plan to continue utilising the platform in 2015.”

- Mrs Rita Hämmerli-Weschke, Consul General at the Consulate General of Switzerland Adding to the strong line-up of exhibitors are internationally and locally renowned industry players, which include Green Dynamic, Honest Motors, Life Air, Pentens, REC, Robin Energy, Synergy Group and Volkswagen.

Hong Kong’s bright prospects in waste management attract various brands to participate in the show To meet the city’s 40% waste reduction target by 2022, Hong Kong is launching a comprehensive strategy which includes reduction at the source, the introduction of Producer Responsibility Schemes and strengthened measures on waste collection and separation.

In a bid to achieve this aggressive goal, the government is also urging private companies to help construct waste treatment infrastructure including the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) treatment plant, Sludge Treatment Facility (STF) and Organic Waste Treatment Facilities (OWTFs). Companies from the waste management and recycling sector that will exhibit at the show include ALBA IWS, Baguio, Envac, Hellatron, OWAC Srl, Perfect Green, SUEZ environnement and more.

“It was our first time participating in Eco Expo Asia last year and we were very delighted with the results. The show helped us to promote our corporate image and successfully heightened the industry’s interest in our company. Given Baguio’s commitment to developing a clean and green community, we are looking forward to promoting the concept of waste management this year, particularly the importance of sorting, processing and recycling.”

- Mr Ivan Leung, Corporate Communication Manager at Baguio Green Group.

With a number of pressing environmental challenges worldwide, Eco Expo Asia 2015 aims to serve as a holistic platform that offers greener solutions, as well as enables companies, government officials and individuals to connect.

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SHADOW ON SOLAR ARRAY Assessment and Design Considerations

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The ideal installation site for the PV array is where there is no shading at all. Structures, trees, chimney, fences, and other objects should not cast shadow on the array between the hours of best insolation, usually from 9am to 3pm, on the day with the longest shadows, December 21 in the Northern Hemisphere and June 21 in the Southern Hemisphere.

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he energy output from a PV array in a specific site can only be accurately calculated once the actual solar access for the installation site has been determined.On the other hand, functioning of an inverter may also be greatly affected by partial shadow on a solar array. Therefore the key to a successful design and installation of a solar PV system is proper site assessment at the initial stage. By visiting the site first and carrying out a proper survey and assessment, the system designer will avoid inappropriate array sizing and string design.

Use of Solar Path finder The most accurate and convenient way to place the array away from any tall object that can possibly cause shadow is to use the solar pathfinder. On site shadow analysis can be carried out with the help of a “Solar Pathfinder” or Solmetric Suneye”(digital version of Solar Pathfinder).

A solar pathfinder is a device that allows you to view the path of the sun throughout the year and also any objects that might block the sun and cast shadows on the array. Specially designed “sunpath diagrams” placed under the dome and indicate the hourly position of the sun for each month of the year.

The surveyor can move the device around at the site to find a location where the array will not be shaded during peak hours of insolation, usually between 9am and 3pm during the shortest day of the year.

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The device can even be used to estimate quantitatively the amount of shading that might occur due to objects in the sun’s path.

Values are assigned to each hourly segment that indicate the percent of total solar path that is contained in each hourly segment.

Since the sun is up for fewer hours during the winter, each hour of the sun’s path during those months will constitute a greater percentage of the whole than an hour segment during the summer.

Using Spacing Factor Graph One easy approach is to use the “spacing factor graph” given in the figure below. This graph will help in deciding where to place an array for no winter shading. Read up from the latitude of the site to the curve for the hour when no shadows are to reach the array (again usually 8am to 9am). Then read across to find the Spacing Factor. Multiply this factor times the height of the object to calculate the distance the array must be placed away from the object.

The proper distance depends on the latitude, the time, and the height of the nearest tall object.

With the help of the graph now calculate the minimum distance from object to the array using the following formula.

Distance from Object to Array = Object Height x Spacing Factor

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SOLAR ROOFTOP & OFF GRID Space Between Two Rows If a PV system is planned on a flat roof or open ground area, and modules are to installed in multiple rows, consideration must be given so that one row of modules does not cast a shadow on the row behind. The PV modules will be on tilted frames facing true South to optimise energy production. Calculations need to be done to find the minimum distance between PV Array rows to avoid winter mid-day shading.This can be calculated using the equation below:

Row spacing = (Height of Row in the South) x (Cos (azimuth angle)) (Tan (altitude angle))

How Shading Affects String Design?

When a PV module is partially shaded, the use of bypass diodes in the modules will ensure optimum output from the PV under shaded conditions, However, the maximum power point voltage in the string will decrease. Thus the design of the PV array strings must ensure that the maximum power point voltage will not drop outside the inverter voltage window when the modules in the string are shaded.

For example, we may have the choice of using 10 modules in series or two parallel strings of five modules as shown in the figures below. There is shading across the first module in each string. The maximum power point voltage for the chosen module is 35V. The inverter MPPT range (or inverter voltage window) for the chosen inverter is 150V â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 400V.Both configurations (excluding losses) will fit inside this voltage window, although the parallel configuration will becloser to the lower limit of the window and the series configuration will be closer to the upper limit of the window.

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The 10 modules in series configuration will lose the maximum power point voltage from one module, which will reduce its maximum power point voltage to (35V x 10)-35V = 315V. This voltage is still well within the inverter voltage window. However, the two parallel strings of five modules will reduce their maximum power point voltage to (35V x5) - 35V =140V, which is no longer in the inverterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s MPPT range.

This will result in either the inverter shutting down or a significantly reduced energy yield when just one module is shaded. Therefore the configuration comprising 10 modules in series is abetter choice.

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Stand alone solar PV system for Swimming Pool Water Purification -Prof. C. V.Nayar, REGEN POWER, Perth Australia is known all around the world for its fabulous climate and its long and hot summers. For this reason, Australia has the highest pool ownership per capita in the world with about 1.6 million residential pools, and, more than 30,000 new ones added each year.

Fig.1 Conventional AC Pool Pump

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Pool pump is the heart of the pools f iltration system; without it, the pool would lose its sparkle and soon turn green.In households with swimming pools, the pool pump-unit is usually the largest single electricity user.

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ime requirements for pool filtering vary from home to home due to differences in pool volume and equipment, the amount of use and environmental factors. As a general rule, one complete water turnover every 24 hours will provide adequate filtering for a residential or a small resort swimming pool.The average recommended running time for the swimming pool filtration system is about 8 hours in summer (heavy use), and about 4 hours in winter (hardly any usage). The annual total pump operating time is about 2200 hours. 75% of all residential pools use a standard 1HP, 230 volt (single phase) AC pump ( similar to the one shown in Fig 1 ) consuming around 2000 units (kWh) per annum.

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SOLAR ROOFTOP & OFF GRID Monthly energy consumption(KWh) of various size of swimming Pool Pumps Pumping Hours Per Day

1/2 HP

3/4 HP

1 HP

1-1/2 HP 2 HP

2

38 kWh

52 kWh

64 kWh

98 kWh

4

79 kWh

104 kWh

128 kWh 196 kWh

252 kWh

6

114 kWh

156 kWh

192 kWh 294 kWh

378 kWh

8

152 kWh

208 kWh

256 kWh 392 kWh

504 kWh

10

190 kWh

260 kWh

320 kWh 490 kWh

630 kWh

12

228 kWh

312 kWH

384 kWh 588 kWh

756 kWH

126 kWh

Our Solar Solution Regen Power has engineered an efficient and cost effective solar photovoltaic (PV) powered swimming pool filtration system.This can be fitted to either a new installation or retrofitted to an existing pool.

Regen solar pool pumping system uses a high efficiency DC (Direct Current) brushless motor coupled to a centrifugal pump. The brushless dc motor solar pump is much more efficient than a conventional mains powered pool pump. The motor is connected to solar panels through a controller. The controller controls the speed of the pump and optimises the amount of water pumped based on the available solar radiation.

There are three models suitable for different pool sizes: Regen SP 500,RegenSP 900 and Regen SP 1200. SP 500 model will suit for pools up to 70,000 litres. Low voltage DC electricity is provided by a maximum of six 190 watt panels or four 300 watt solar panels through a controller that will extract maximum power from the solar panels and run the pump at the optimum speed. Since the controller and the solar panel installation fall into the Extra Low Voltage electrical supply, a licensed electrician is not required. The system is so efficient and proven to run even on cloudy days

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Benefits ad Features • Zero electricity cost • No approval required from electricity supplier as the system is low voltage off-grid • No need to modify existing grid connected solar system and hence no loss of revenue from feed- in- tariff such as 47c/kWh available to pre-2012 customers in Western Australia.

• Quiet and efficient operation compared to conventional pool pumps • The solar pump can be stand- alone (for new installations) or can retrofitted with an existing mains powered pool pump.

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SOLAR ROOFTOP & OFF GRID A case study on a residential below ground 65000 litres salt water poolwith automatic pool cleaner in Willetton, Western Australia: Key Facts Pump

Before

After

1HP, 240 V Single Phase

Regen SP 500

AC mains powered

500 W Brushless DC Pump and 6* 190W solar panels

Chlorine

Produced by saltwater chlorinator

Produced by saltwater chlorinator - mains powered .(optional : solar powered)

Pool Cleaning

KreepyKrauly automatic pool ( suction type) KreepyKrauly automatic cleaning system cleaning system

System

mains powered

solar powered

Electricity required ( for pool pump)

about 250 KWh per month

none

Electricity cost

$80 per month

none

CO2 emission

3000 kg per year

none

- mains powered pool

The system has been working satisfactorily since December 2013. A similar system has been installed for a residential customer staying in a gated community in Bangalore working very satisfactorily- saving an average of 180 units of electricity per month

Fig.3 Installation in Western Australia

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Fig.4 Installation for a residence in Bangalore Regen solar pimping system is very reliable and provide efficiencies of over 90%.The high efficiency means less solar modules are required. In most pool applications all of the pool filtration requirements can be met directly from the solar panels meaning no electricity costs and benefits to the environment. The solar pool pump has much longer life expectancy than standard AC motor pumps.

In India, there is very good potential for this technology for residential apartment complexes, hotels, community type swimming pools etc.

CONCLUDING REMARKS

Electricity consumption on an average for the DC pump is

6~7 units per

Average monthly consumption would be 200 units which can cost about

1425/-

(kwh) day

Yearly one can

save

17000/-

per Month

This on investment of Rs.40,000/ for 1KW solar panels + Rs.40,000/for DC pump + other charges would be ~Rs.1,00,000/-

Return on investment would take 6 years. There are after swimming pool water purification cast would be practically nil.

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Materials Matter For Reliable Performance And Power Output Of Solar Panels - By Rahul Khatri DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions

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What is a solar panel made of ?

Proven, reliable and rugged materials are required to protect solar panels from environmental damage and help enable safe and superior power output over their 25 year lifetime. In a typical solar panel, a multi layered backsheet is critical for the long term performance and safety of the panel. This component should be able to withstand extreme climatic conditions.

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Solar Backsheets provide the f irst line of defense for solar cells & encapsulating materials, protecting them from environmental stresses while providing electrical insulation.

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Solar cells collect the sunâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s energy and convert it into electricity. These cells are electronically connected to form solar panels that can provide enough electricity for products ranging from small radios to space satellites. Solar panel materials play a crucial role in protecting solar panels and enabling them to reliably produce power for their 25 year expected lifetime, even in harsh climatic conditions such as those in India.

In this article, different types of backsheets with variations in design, construction and materials will be examined.

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PV MANUFACTURING Why are solar backsheets important?

Solar backsheets represent the outermost ‘layer’ of a paneland are a key contributor in ensuring the power output of the panel is sustained over the solar energy system’s lifetime.They provide the first line of defense for solar cells and encapsulating materials, protecting them from environmental stresses while providing electrical insulation. A Backsheet related failure can result in breakdown of panels, premature power degradation and electrical safety hazards.

The impact can be significant, ranging from potential reputational issues for companies and their brands when panels do not perform as expected, to potentially large financial losses for system owners, to serious worker safety issues.

Figure 1: Solar backsheets protect panels from many hazards

What are backsheets made of ?

Backsheets today are made from a widening array of materials, not all of which are proven to perform reliably over the 25 year expected lifetime of solar panels. Developing an understanding of the types of materials and their durability is important to ensure safe and reliable system performance.

A backsheet used in a crystalline silicon solar panel is a laminate of polymer materials and typically consists of three layers as shown in figure 2. Each layer has a role to play in the features required in a backsheet and should possess unique properties to fulfill that role. The function and key properties of each of the three layers are summarized in table 1

Figure 2: Typical structure of backsheet for crystalline silicon panels

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PV MANUFACTURING Table 1 : Function of material layers in the solar backsheet Layer

Function

Key Properties

Typical Material

Inner Layer

Used to promote adhesion between backsheet and encapsulant.

Protects the backsheet core from UV light from the front side.

Good adhesion with panel encapsulant UV resistant (to withstand UV radiation penetrating the front side through gap between the cells)

Polyvinyl fluoride (PVF) films, such as DuPont™ Tedlar® PVF film, provide highest durability and reliability. Alternate materials include polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF),Fluoroethylene-Alkyl Vinyl Ether (FEVE), ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA), polyethylene, polyolefin

Middle Layer

Critical for electrical insulation properties of the backsheet

Thick enough to provide required electrical insulation

Polyethylene terephthalate (PET or polyester) is used in almost all backsheets

Provides mechanical strength and rigidity to the backsheet Outer Layer

Most critical layer in the backsheet laminate as it is directly exposed to climate in the field

Also determines water vapor transmission rate UV and weather resistant

Protects middle layer from envi- Abrasion resistant ronmental stresses, which oth- (sand abrasion) erwise degrades very quickly and loses its properties when exposed to outdoor conditions

Polyvinyl fluoride (PVF) films, such as Tedlar®PVF film provide highest durability and reliability. Alternate materials include PVDF, FEVE, UVresistant polyester (UVPET), tetrafluoroethylene - hexafluoropropylene - vinylidene fluoride (THV), Polyamide (PA)

Properties of a Backsheet Key properties of a backsheet are specified below in Table 2. A backsheet should be able to retain these properties over a panel’s 25 year expected lifetime (or longer) in the service environment.

Table 2 : Key properties of backsheet Key Property Thickness [microns (µm)]

Importance • Thickness of middle PET layer greatly impacts electrical insulation.

As thickness increases, electrical insulationvalue increases and water vapor transmission rate value decreases

Recommended thickness:

• Outer layer should be thick enough to withstand cut and abrasion

• Outer layer thickness ≥25 µm

Adhesion strength with • Determines the adhesion strength panel encapsulant [New- between the backsheet’s inner layer ton per centimeter(N/cm)] and panel’s encapsulant • Inner layer selection is critical for adhesion strength Interlayer adhesion strenght (N/cm)

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• Total thickness: >300µmis recommended • PET thickness > 200 µm

>40 N/cm has become industry standard

• Determines adhesion strength between backsheet’s layers, i.e. between inner layer and middle layer, and between middle layer and outer layer • Backsheet manufacturer’s process and adhesive used to laminate backsheet layer are critical for inner layer adhesion

Partial Discharge Voltage [VoltageDirect Current(VDC)]

Remarks

• Determines electrical insulation of the backsheet • Depends on the total thickness of the backsheet

>5 N/cm has become industry standard

• Should be >1000 VDC for installations in India (max. system voltage is 1000 V)

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PV MANUFACTURING Table 2 : Key properties of backsheet Water vapor transmission • Determines ability of the backsheet to stop rate(WVTR)[in grams per water from transmitting through it square meter per dayg/ • Typically tested at 38°C, 90% Relative Hu(m2x day)] midity (RH). Increasing test temperature or humidity or both will increase WVTR value.

Thus, test conditions should be taken into consideration

• Typical range is 1-3 g/(m2 x day)

• Depends on the thickness of polyester middle layer Tensile & Elongation

•Determine mechanical properties of the backsheet

Recommended values are:

Tensile Strength•Deterioration of these properties can lead to • 100 megapascals(MD)*and cracking of the backsheet 80 megapascals (TD)* Elongation• 100% (MD) and 80% (TD) Dimensional stability (shrinkage percentage)

• Determines the extent to which backsheet can shrink in the presence of temperature • Tested at 150°C for 30 mins • Critical for high temperature conditions and to prevent wrinkles during panel manufacturing (during lamination process, temperature typically reaches above 150°C)

<1.5% is recommended

* MD - machine direction; TD - transverse direction (polymer orientation)

Types of backsheets available Some backsheets supplied in the market contain outer layer materials which have less than 5 years of operational history. Considering the criticality of outer layer material in the backsheet structure, it is important to develop an understanding of different types of backsheets based on the outer layer materials.

Backsheet selection should be based on its field performance and history of outdoor exposure, and not on initial test values.

Table 3 : summarizes the types of outer layer protective materials for solar backsheets.

Table 3 : Introduction to outer layer protective materials of backsheets Outer Layer

Typical Structure(s)

Characteristic

Inner Protective Material

Middle Outer Tedlar® PVF

DuPont™ Tedlar® polyvinyl fluoride (PVF) film

PET Tedlar® PVF ELayer PET Tedlar® PVF

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• Tedlar® / Polyester / Tedlar® structures, referred to as TPT backsheets are the established standard solar backsheets which have been used widely in solar panels since the 1980s, with over 30 years of proven performance. Many solar installations globally made using panels with Tedlar® PVF film-based backsheets are still performing well today.

• Tedlar® / Polyester / E layer, referred to as TPE backsheets have Tedlar® film as the outer layer only. These backsheets have been widely used since 1990s. E-layer is typically a UV resistant, adhesive based copolymer, such as EVA, polyolefin, or polyethylene.

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PV MANUFACTURING Table 3 : Introduction to outer layer protective materials of backsheets Outer Layer

Typical Structure(s) PVDF PET

PVDF FILM

PVDF ELayer PET PVDF

ELayer FEVE Coating PET FEVE Coating

E Layer PET / MODIFIED PET

PET PET / Modified PET

PA POLYAMIDE (PA)

PA PA

Characteristic • PVDF based backsheets are available in two configurations – double sided (outer and inner layer made of PVDF materials) and single sided (only outer layer has PVDF material) • PVDF is a relatively new material for solar backsheets and thus has very limited long term field experience • Most of the PVDF materials used for solar backsheets contain 20-30% acrylic additives such aspoly(methyl methacrylate)(PMMA) • There are several makers of PVDF films and the composition and performance of these vary by suppliers • PVDF films have poor mechanical properties which lead to increased brittleness and cracking in the field.

• FEVE is a copolymer of vinyl ether / ester and vinyl di-fluoride, and contains isocyanate to support chemical crosslinking. It’s a fluorinated polyurethane material • FEVE based backsheets are quite new to the solar industry • Unlike Tedlar® and PVDF (films), FEVE is a coating based product and has challenges due to lower thickness (compared to film) which results in poor abrasion resistance (critical for desert areas). With age, FEVE coating can become brittle which increases the probability of cracking and delamination • PET is a non-fluorinated material which was first used in 1990s by Japanese manufacturers for top roof panels. Though PET backsheets have been in use for quite some time, multiple issues of yellowing and cracking resulting in power loss in the system have been reported from the field.

• Modified versions of PET (such as UV and Hydrolysis resistant PET) have been introduced in the past 3-4 years. However, the issues of cracking and yellowing exist with improved versions as well.

• Polyamide is a non-fluorinated material that was introduced about 3-4 years ago, and thus is not proven to performin outdoor conditions • PA based backsheets have exhibited issues such as cracks and delamination

Issues such as yellowing, cracks, and delamination in backsheets can negatively impact the performance and safety of solar energy systems.

Tedlar® PVF film-based backsheets have now been in the field for more than 30 years in different climates all over the world. They have been field-proven in India and have demonstrated critical, long-life panel performance, protecting the system and enabling stronger returns on system investments. Other backsheets including HPET, PVDF, and FEVE coatings are relatively new in the solar industry and do not have sufficient field experience.

Therefore they contain some degree of risk of failure in the field.

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By using proven materials for solar panels, company reputations and customers can be protected from expensive system failures and safety issues.

This article is part of an educational series on solar backsheets. More on backsheet f ield issues and accelerated testing will be addressed in following articles.

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Mitigation Of Emi And Common Mode Voltage In Grid Connected Inverters - Umashankar S , Vaishnavi B Ramesh, Vandana Sharma, Niteesha Kumari, Nakul thombre

INTRODUCTION

School of Electrical Engineering, VIT University, Vellore, Tamil Nadu

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arious PWM schemes are used to achieve the required variable voltage and frequency for the grid tied inverters. Most of the low and medium power applications use the classic model of square wave inverters, face a disadvantage of lower order harmonics dominant in the output voltage. This acts as a main design challenge for the power electronics engineers. This makes the reduction of harmonic content in inverter circuits very important.

Two level inverters generate Common Mode Voltage (CMV). This common mode voltage generates an electromagnetic interference (EMI) noise of high frequency.

It also acts as a source of leakage current in grid tied inverter. This can be reduced by either implementing an additional hardware like EMI filter or by investigating the modulation strategies or both.

In this article we have carried out a comparison between different PWM techniques on a simple two level grid-tie inverter and also designed an EMI filter. Based on the investigation we observe that PWM switching techniques targets the a wide range of issues such as reduced THD, efficient dc bus utilization, lowering the switching loss and a better harmonic spectrum

Block Diagram:The block diagram for the implementation is as shown in fig1.

The switching pulses for the inverter legs can be given from a d-SPACE kit.

Fig 1 : Block Diagram

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The prime objective of the Pulse Width Modulation techniques is enhancement of fundamental output voltage and reduction of harmonic content in Three Phase Voltage Source Inverters. In our paper we consider two PWM techniques for the investigation; one is the sinusoidal pulse width modulation technique where a high frequency carrier wave is compared with a fundamental frequency sine wave.

Whenever the magnitude of sine wave is greater than carrier wave a pulse is generated which decides the turning on of the semiconductor switches of inverter and the other being the space vector pulse width modulation technique. Here, the voltage reference is provided using a revolving reference vector. In this case the fundamental component magnitude and frequency in the line side are controlled by the magnitude and frequency, respectively, of the reference voltage vector.

The sine PWM and the space vector PWM techniques are implemented on MATLAB/Simulink 2014a platform. Initially an open loop analysis is performed for various modulation index for both the PWM switching techniques, with a simple R load and without designing the LC filter. The results were tabulated as below.

Modulation Index

SPWM(THD%)

SVPWM(THD%)

0.1

4.93

4.63

0.2

7.24

6.33

0.3

7.12

6.02

0.4

6.49

5.97

0.5

6.13

5.79

0.6

5.64

5.02

0.7

5.17

4.4

0.8

4.18

3.23

0.9

6.14

3.27

1

4.85

4.25

It is observed that the THD is found to be less at 0.8 modulation index for both the methods when a resistive load is connected on the load side of the inverter system. Thus, throughout our analysis we fix our modulation index to be as 0.8 in order to obtain optimum switching

gn :EMI Filter Desi ce the common du re to r In orde d thus the leak an mode voltage I EM an em the syst age current of e Th d. te en em pl filter is to be im filter consists of common mode chokes LCM1, common mode d an LC filter at an 1 CCM1, RCM . e inverter system the output of th hen w n tio ra gu nfi The system co d ter is connecte the proposed fil 2. fig in can be shown

Fig 2 : configuration when

proposed filter is connected

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Resonant frequency for the common mode circuit is given by :-

After designing the EMI filter, a comparison of the sine PWM and Space vector modulation techniques is made for the two level VSI. The modulation index of the system is fixed at 0.8 and the total harmonic distortion (THD) of both line current and line voltage is analyzed at various frequencies before and after the implementation of the filter.

For our application, considering the practical constrains we choose the capacitor value, keeping in consideration the size of the capacitor. The capacitor size should be small for the designed frequency in order to reduce the bulkiness of the hardware unit.

The results are tabulated as shown in the below table :Table2 : Comparison of THD for SPWM and SVM techniques Switching Technique

Switching frequency

SPWM

SVPWM

Before filter (THD)

After filter(THD)

Line current Line voltage

Line current Line voltage

450Hz

82.07%

176.2%

2.72%

6.94%

1.5kHz

64.81%

138.2%

2.53%

6.88%

10kHz

24.1%

88.46%

1.04%

4.16%

450Hz

11.83%

40.04%

1.41%

3.18%

1.5kHz

5.36%

52.84%

0.2%

0.78%

10kHz

8.29%

109.33%

0.54%

1.66%

From the above investigations we can conclude that when compared to the conventional sine pulse width modulation technique, the space vector modulation gives the best results for a two level inverter system.

The FFT analysis of the common mode voltage and common mode current is carried out further to observe the effect of both modulation strategy and EMI filter on the system. This can be tabulated as :Table3 : CMC and CMV tabulations for two level inverter Common Mode Voltage (CMV)

Common Mode Current (CMC)

Fundamental Value

THD(%)

Value

THD(%)

Without EMI Chokes

48.05V

27.66%

0.01428A

1626.23%

With EMI Chokes

0.472V

52.77%

8.903e-5A

1342.6%

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Fig 3 : Common mode voltage (graph 1),

Common mode current (graph2) without filter

Fig 4 : Common mode voltage (graph1),

Common mode current (graph2) with filter

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t is observed that the common mode voltage and common mode current can be reduced to a considerable extent by adding an EMI filter as well as by implementing a suitable modulation technique. The above investigations support the conclusion drawn. By reducing the CMV and CMC of the system the overall system performance is increased and EMI could be considerably mitigated.

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PR DUCTS New Solar-Log 370 & GE Meter Solid demand for the Solar-Log 350 has fueled the growth of the extended product family which will include the Solar-Log 360 & 370 Meters, manufactured entirely in the U.S.

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he Solar-Log 350 was officially launched at Solar Power International in Las Vegas last October and since then strong market demand has confirmed the need for residential PV monitoring integrated in revenue grade meters. The new Solar-Log 360 is now available and the Solar-Log 370 will be available this September.

Solar-Log 370 The latest Solar-Log® & GE Meter will offer numerous connection options making it the most versatile version of the SolarLog® & GE Meter product family for residential PV plants.

Inverter Direct Monitoring, Consumption Monitoring, and Weather Stations The Solar-Log 370 has three external ports (1xLAN, 1xRS485, 1xRS485/422), providing a flexible way to connect to PV equipment on-site. It supports inverter direct monitoring to all major brands and

connects to weather stations and additional meters for monitoring house consumption.

Power Management The Solar-Log 370 supports power management functions such as zero-feed-in, feed-in capping, or remote disconnect.

Future requirements will be automatically available via remote updates.

LAN and Cellular Connectivity The LAN connection increases the number of times data is transferred per day, giving near real-time visualization of plant data for system owners and installers. In addition, the integrated cellular modem with 5-year data plan provides a backup option for data transfer.

5 years all-inclusive All Solar-Log® & GE Meters (350/360/370) come with a 5 year warranty, 5 years of cellular data and 5 years of online Solar-Log® WEB service.

Distributors, installers, plant owners, and solar leasing companies across the nation have purchased the Solar-Log® & GE Meters

JA Solar Released New Double-glass Modules JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. one of the world’s largest manufacturers of highperformance solar power products, today announced that its standard 60-cell double-glass modules successfully passed all the reliability tests required by IEC61215 and IEC61730 standards and obtained at TUV SUD certifications, as well as the launch of mass production of the double-glass modules for global market.

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ecently, as the installation of solar electricity generation grows at an unprecedented pace world-widely and the performance of PV products gets improved steadily, the demand for PV modules of high quality and reliability that can operate in the harsh environment without rapid degradation has greatly increased. To meet the demand, JA Solar has successfully completed the development of double-glass PV modules and started mass producing the modules from the beginning of August 2015. JA’s standard 60-cell multi-Si modules are encapsulated using 2.5-mm thick high strength tempered glass on both sides with a frameless design. Compared to regular PV modules with glass only covering front side, the double-glass modules are proven to be much more reliable and endurable, as well as weather proof for deployment in the extreme environments of high-temperature, high-humidity, windy, salty, or arid conditions such as coastal fronts, fish farms, and deserts. Moreover, JA’s double glass modules are designed based on IEC standard for 1500V system with a 30-year performance warranty, namely, of no greater than 2.5% power degradation in the first year followed by a linear annual degradation rate of 0.5%. At the end of this warranty, the performance level of such a double glass module will still be 85% of its initial rated power.

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“The successful pass of the IEC61215 and IEC61730 standard tests at TUV SUD and the start of mass production of the double glass modules for global market once again demonstrate the JA Solar’s tradition of providing our customers high-performance PV products with high quality and reliability, as well as our commitment to meet the ever increased the worldwide demand for clean energy, through technological innovation and continuous performance improvement.”

- Mr. Jian Xie, JA Solar’s Executive President

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PR DUCTS CITEL To Exhibit 1500V SPD’s At Solar Power International

CITEL, the leader in photovoltaic Surge Protective Devices (SPD’s), is pleased to announce our UL1449 4th Edition Type 1CA SPD for 1500Vdc systems will be featured at Solar Power International in Anaheim, CA .

“The solar market is evolving to next generation 1500 volt systems as well as more efficient 1000 volt system designs. Today, one can imagine the susceptibility of all systems to threats both man-made and natural. At CITEL, we do only surge protection. This means that our customers can be assured that they are choosing SPD’s that are designed for the worst case scenario. They are engineered to keep their systems ahead of the technology curve and ahead of changes to relevant standards.”

- Patrick Coyle, VP of CITEL

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y 2016, a new UL1449 4th Edition Type will become mandatory. It is called a Component Assembly (CA). This designation is available for Type 1, Type 2, Type 3 and Type 4. It will replace the existing Type 4 category of UL1449 3rd Edition. The main difference is that the Type 1CA and Type 2CA will be required to test and publish a short circuit current rating (SCCR), a voltage protection rating (VPR) and pass the intermediate current tests. All these listings from every manufacturer can be found at the ul.com website in the online certifications directory. This will make it easier to find and compare SPD’s from various manufacturers.

CITEL’s model DS60 and DS50 families are already up to date with the changes and are currently approved as a Type 1 Component Assembly (1CA). These models have the option to feature CITEL’s patented VG Technology. VG Technology provides the key benefits of increased life expectancy, elimination of leakage current, elimination of working current, and will meet the most stringent UL standards with no conditions of acceptability.

Take advantage of our surge experts that will be on hand at the show to discuss your application needs. Just a few minutes with us and you will get clear picture about what is required to efficiently protect your PV system.

he MECO Solar System Analyzer is a portable analyzer used for testing, monitoring, measuring, analyzing and troubleshooting various parameters of Solar System. Analyzer draws I-V curve with parameters such as Voc, Isc, Vpm, Ipm with efficiency (%) calculation for solar system. This analyzer comes with Remote Solar Detector for measuring and monitoring solar irradiance and temperature. The Analyzer and Remote Solar Detector is connected by Bluetooth Wireless technology (Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR Class 1).

Solar analyzer has Intelligent Test Logic with no personal attendance required. Solar System Analyzer waits and tests the system until appropriate sun light Irradiance is detected. The system continuously monitors DC output of Solar System and AC power output of inverter; calculate Efficiency of DC to AC power conversion and maximum output power. The analyzer can be used for quality control at production line, warehouse or site of installation, maintenance of solar panels, identify requirement of solar power system, verify best angle of installation and for Research and Development.

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PR DUCTS MECO offer Solar Power Meter, Model – 936

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ECO Solar Power Meter is a portable meter used for measuring Solar Power or Solar Irradiance. It uses High sensitivity Silicon Photodiode to measure solar power.

Solar Meter can also detect Solar Tilt Angle with Orientation.

This instrument is designed to measure solar power in the range from 400 to 1100 nanometers. It Measures the solar power and transmission up to 2000 W/m2. Solar Power Meter has Max / Min / Avg and data hold functions to indentify locations with maximum or minimum power. The good spectral range, orientation and angular detection of meter allow users to conduct the most precise quantitative measurements of Solar Power Radiation.

Features • • • • • • • • •

Solar power measurement with Orientation and Tilt angle Easy measurement for rate of daylight penetration Auto change for measuring range Auto power off with disable function Instantaneous display Ave/Min/ Max values 20 points memory Socket of tripod mounting Magnetic mount Backlit LCD and 4 digits triple display

Applications • • • • • •

Solar radiation measurements Solar power research for location of the solar panels or solar water heater Physics and optical laboratories Meteorology Agriculture Windows performance – calculation and verification of the heating or heat reduction caused by direct sunlight.

Analyzer is supplied with user friendly software for Data Storing and Analysis. Users can store data (.CSV/.TXT) that can be read in MS Excel and print Waveform / Graph via printer. Users can generate test report with testing data and curves of information. This report can be viewed by browser and printed out. Report can be varied according to the selected curve items (OPC/STC/OPC, STC).

Other features: Max. Solar Panel Power (Pmax) search by Auto-Scan : 1000V & 12A (12000W capability), Memory Size 512KB (3980Mod, 320 REC, 3980 PWR or 3980 IRR files), Series Resistance of solar panels, with Data logging/ Open function the I-V curves of the solar system can be analyzed/ recorded for period of time (eg.60min.), conversion of I-V curve under OPC to data under Standard Test Condition (STC) based upon IEC standard, users can setup series number of solar panels so that parameters of many panels can be measured in single measurement, irradiance and temperature of the solar panels can be continuously measured, monitored and recorded, provide OPC and STC test reports for verification of solar panels performance (OK or NO OK), Large LCD backlight, AC Adaptor

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MECO offer Solar Module Analyzer, Model – 9009

The MECO Solar Module Analyzer is a portable analyzer used for testing, maintenance and finding efficiency of various parameters of solar panel and cell. Analyzer can be used to design Solar System to generate specific power. It can identify Solar Power System requirement, best angle of Solar Panel installation and Broken / Worn-Out cells.

Solar Module Analyzer 9009 can scan solar cells/ panels upto 60V and 12A maximum. The portability of this device means that it is also useful in quality assurance at various stages on the production line and can be taken from one site to another.

When used in the installation of solar panels, solar panel analyzer assists in determining the proper inverter size as well as optimum power output position of panels and helps to identify defective cells or panels that have worn out over time.

The solar panel analyzer also provides the user with current and voltage (I-V) test curves, maximum solar power (Pmax) as well as current (Ishort, Imax) and voltage (Vnow, Vopen, Vmax). Solar cell/ panel efficiency (%) is also easily determined using the unit.

Solar Module Analyzer is supplied with user friendly software for Data Storing and Analysis. Users can store data (.CSV/.

TAB) that can be read in MS Excel and print Waveform / Graph via printer.

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PR DUCTS Canadian Solar Introduces New 320W Polycrystalline Solar Module Canadian Solar Inc. one of the world’s largest solar power companies, today announced that the company will now be offering its MaxPower polycrystalline module in a new 320W power class.

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he MaxPower CS6X-320P is a more robust module with higher power efficiency. In addition, when the MaxPower CS6X320P module is paired with a respective Canadian Solar CSI-23/28/36KTL-CT 3-phase inverter, a stronger, more cost-effective systems solution can be achieved from a single bankable supplier like Canadian Solar.

Along with the 310W and 315W polycrystalline modules, the 320W power class is an innovative addition to the MaxPower line of solar PV modules. Consistent with Canadian Solar’s high product quality, this module includes the brand’s 25-year linear power output warranty and a 10-year product warranty on materials and workmanship. Furthermore, this new power class gives solar installers and project developers the ability to reduce their overall balance of system costs for small commercial, large commercial, distributed generation, and utility-scale projects.

“Canadian Solar’s new 320W polycrystalline solar module highlights the company’s innovative spirit and dedication to product development. Not only have we been able to achieve one of the highest power classes commercially available, but our ability to offer this module at a competitive price point is a testament to our bankability and reputable position in the industry. We believe that this new product will satisfy consumer demand for a more efficient module, while at the same time give Canadian Solar leverage over other module manufacturers.”

- Dr. Shawn Qu, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Solar

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Waaree Energies Limited has introduces High performance WSM-345 Monocrystalline solar modules Waaree Energies Limited has introduced high performance WSM-345 Monocrystalline solar modules which uses high efficiency monocrystalline cells. This Module delivers an Industry leading 17.8% efficiency with positive power tolerance.

WSM-345 modules have lower LID (Light Induced Degradation) and offers higher return on investment with more wattsper-module. Its best-in-class efficiency ensures savings on balance-of-system and the space required for installation.

These module have undergone rigorous in-house tests, exceeding International standards to withstand various operating conditions.

“We at Waaree Energies continuously strive to find innovative solutions to help our customers. In metro cities and urban areas where space is a constraint these high efficiency modules will generate more energy per square meter. We have designed it to deliver consistent and trouble free energy while minimizing the O&M costs.

The uniform appearance of monocrystalline cells makes these modules aesthetically pleasing to the eyes.”

- Hitesh Doshi, Chairman and Managing Director, Waaree Energies

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CONFERENCE & EVENTS

Solar Asia 2015

Date: 09-11Sep2015 Place: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Organiser: Wesexpo Tel.: +86 10 65262861 Email: vanessa_wong@wesexpo.com.cn Web.: www.ecobuildsea.com

CSP Focus MENA 2015

Solar Asia 2015

Africa Electricity 2015

Date: 14-17Sep2015 Place: Anaheim, California, USA Organiser: SPI Tel.: +1 703 7389460 Email: info@solarpowerinternational.com Web.: www.solarpowerinternational.com

Date: 30 Sep 2015 Place: Johannesburg, South Africa Tel.: +971 4 4072472 Email: anita.mathews@informa.com Web.: www.africaelectricity.com

Renewable Energy Myanmar 2015

RENEXPO® 2015

Date: 17-19Sep2015 Place: Yangon, Myanmar Organiser: UBM Tel.: +603 2176 8788 Email: vicky.tan@ubm.com Web.: www.renewableenergymyanmar.com

Date: 01-04 oct 2015 Place: Augsburg, Germany Organiser: Reeco Tel.: +49 821 25720 Email: diana.schaefer@reeco.eu Web.: www.renexpo.de

The Green EXPO 2015

Power-Gen Middle East 2015

Date: 23-25Sep2015 Place: Mexico City, Mexico Organiser: UBM Tel.: +301 4935500 Email: tessler@ejkrause.com Web.: www.thegreenexpo.com.mx

Date: 04-06 oct 2015 Place: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirate Organiser: Pennwell Tel.: +44 1992 656610 Email: kelvinm@pennwell.com Web.: www.power-gen-middleeast.com

Renewable Energy India Expo 2015

Solar Trade Mission: Saudi Arabia

Date: 23-25Sep2015 Place: Greater Noida, India Organiser: UBM Tel.: +91 9871 726762 Email: Rajneesh.khattar@ubm.com Web.: www.renewableenergyindiaexpo.com

Date: 29-30 Sep 2015 Place: Dubai, UAE Tel.: +86 21 58300710-8081 Email: csp@szwgroup.com Web.: www.szwgroup.com/csp

Date: 04-08 oct 2015 Place: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Organiser: Solarplaza Tel.: +31 10 2809198 Email: info@solarplaza.com Web.: www.solartrademissionsaudiarabia.com

Photovoltaic Conference and Exhibition of China 2015 Date: 13-15 Oct2015 Place: Beijing, China Tel.: +86 10 68462772 Email: zhouxinjie@ccidexpo.com Web.: www.pvcec.org.cn

Taiwan International Photovoltaic Exhibition 2015 Date: 14-16 oct 2015 Place: Taipei, Taiwan Organiser: Taitra Tel.: +886 2 27255200 Email: pv@taitra.org.tw Web.: www.pvtaiwan.com

Power Qatar Summit 2015 Date: 26-27 Oct2015 Place: Doha, Qatar Tel.: +9714 4542135 Email: info@expotrade-me.com Web.: www.powerqatar.com

Solar Projects Egypt 2015

Date: 27-28 oct 2015 Place: Cairo, Egypt Tel.: +971 4 3614001 Email: nadine.mady@acm-events.com Web.: www.solarprojectsegypt.com

ReEnergy Kazakhstan 2015

Date: 27-29 oct 2015 Place: Almaty, Kazakhstan Tel.: +7 727 2583447 Email: gulzana@iteca.kz Web.: www.powerexpo.kz/en/reenergy-kazakhstan

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