ANNEXURE II: STAKEHOLDER WORKSHOP

Report - Addressing Land Issues for Utility Scale Renewable Energy Deployment in India

ANNEXURE II: STAKEHOLDER WORKSHOP

A workshop was organized to share the key findings of the study with the stakeholders and undertake deliberations on the proposed recommendations. The session was inaugurated by the Secretary, MNRE with participation from Niti Aayog, SECI and TERI. Representatives from some of the leading IPPs, EPCs, Consultancy groups and Civil Society Organizations shared their opinion on the subject and suggested mechanisms to expedite land procurement.

The following were the major observations made during the Workshop• Land an economic good, all types of land have a certain use • Competing needs of land by different sectors • Systemic planning of land use considering all SDGs • Project economics to include socio-environmental costs • Selection can be on kwh per sqm basis • Promote Land neutral technologies like BIPV, solar tree, canal tops, floating, off-shore wind and hybrid; use of cold & hot deserts, barren land • Raised module structures to support crops beneath • Capacity development of regulators, developers, financiers • Undertake Social Impact Assessment studies • Community skill development by local ITIs • Land lease document can incorporate safeguards • Use of GIS in conjunction with Land Atlas, record keeping