The central government set the target 100GW of electricity generation capacity with Solar Energy. The most common method of generating electricity with renewable energy is by using solar energy throughout India. Though the government is focusing more on the large level installations of solar energy like solar plants, etc. However, In a country like India, the use of solar energy should be promoted as the main advantage of solar plants is that they can be installed at a micro level even on the rooftop.
“The main advantage of solar plants is that they can be installed at a micro level even on the rooftop, but the government is more focussed on the open-access market where the capacity is much larger in case of manufacturing solar equipmets. Large solar plants add more capacity at once, however, it loses viability compared to the thermal plants. Solar tariff is cheaper in India but at a compromised quality”, said Puneet Goyal, Co-Founder, Sunalpha Energy in an interview.
The Industry However growing but it’s not scaling with the right pace and there are certain factors that are causing this sloth-like progress, lack of adequate policy, issues in getting tender, and the onus on the state governments are still roadblocks. And the government is relying on the large scale plants but as the larger solar grids become unviable in comparison to the thermal plants. Also, there are certain obstacles in acquiring land such as finding the appropriate land; the acquired land has to be leveled; lack of local govt support sometimes; unavailability of water for the maintenance of the plant; and the largest is the lack of smooth evacuation and transmission.
The need of the hour is to find a more sustainable solution to boost up the process of manufacturing solar equipment. Regardless of micro-level or macro-level solar installations, if focused integrated manufacturing hub in India can be extended to not just an assembly line, not integrated manufacturers but more. Indian companies are still buying equipment from China, Korea, and Taiwan. India should emphasize on the former.
Meanwhile, the cost has increased after the implementation of GST. The GST rate on solar equipment has been raised from 5 percent to 8.9 percent now.
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