Dr. Ketan Shukla, Secretary (Indian Foreign Service) Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission

1. Gujarat Solar Scenario Progress and Prospects 29th August, 2012 | Hyatt Regency, New Delhi, India Dr. Ketan Shukla, Secretary (Indian Foreign Service) Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission

2. Regulatory Approach

3. Governance-Regulation compact

4. Gujarat has taken significant initiatives in the past to harness solar energy • GERC is the first State Regulatory Commission to issue a comprehensive tariff order on solar energy • GERC is the first SERC to provide for Renewable Energy Certificates in its Regulations on procurement of energy from renewable sources • First project for REC Mechanism has been registered in Gujarat. • Gujarat is on only state to have Solar Power generation capacity in triple digit.

5. Tariff for various Renewable Energy Sources

6. Solar Energy – Advantage Gujarat • Solar radiation : 5.5 to 6.0 kWh/Sq.m/day with 330 sunny days / year • Land : 14.40 Million Acres of uniquely positioned waste land in area of high solar radiation • Water: Narmada water available in Northern part of state having high solar radiation • Transmission grid : Gujarat have densest transmission network • Infrastructure: 74,000 Km long road network • Gas Grid: 2200 Kms long gas grid • Cut Transportation costs for conventional fuels • Distributed Generation – so helps in reducing T&D Losses

7. Solar Power • The sun is the ultimate source of energy and life on earth. It provides us with a potentially unlimited amount of free, albeit intermittent energy without emittingCO2. • 1 year of current fossil fuel use (year 2008) took the earth one million years to store. • The sun can be seen as a huge nuclear radiator with radiating power of 300 million megawatt. • Solar PV provides power which focus demand only in most countries

8. Solar Power Potential • High Solar Isolation levels in India • The North Western Part of India (Gujarat & Rajasthan) gets high levels of solar radiations, almost throughout the year. • Solar Radiation Map of India

9. Solar Radiation Map of India

10. Overall view of major Gujarat site/s and Narmada Canal network

11. Geographical locations for Solar power projects Geographical locations for Solar power projects JSW Energy, Deodar-5MW Solar Semiconductor, Ajwada-20MW Solitaire (MoserBear), Mudetha-15MW Torrent Power, Savpura-25MW NTPC, Morwada-50MW Welspun Urja-40MW Solar semiconductor, Ajwada-20MW ACME Tele, Ghuntwada – 15 MW Astonifield, Bhuj–10 MW Cargo Motors, Rapar – 25 MW CHARANKA Solitaire, Mitha-15MW Precious, Akhaj-15MW Euro Solar, Bhachau–5MW Azure Power, Bhachau-5 MW AES Solar, Bhachau – 15 MW Inspira Solar, Bhachau – 15 MW Lanco, Bhadrada-5MW Lanco, Chandiyala – 15 MW PLG Power, Sami-40MW Welspun, Bhabhar – 15 MW WAA Solar, Sami – 10 MW Moser Baer, Deesa – 15 MW ESP Urja, Samakhiali – 5 MW Bhoomipooja Buildwell, Halvad – 10 MW Lanco, Dasada – 15 MW Sunkon Energy, Dasada – 10 MW Azure Power, Dasada – 10 MW Adani Power – Dasada – 40 MW Millenium Synergy, Dasada – 10 MW Dreisatz, Patdi – 25 MW MI Mysolar, Patdi – 25 MW Skemrock industries Padra GIPCL Mangrol Sunkon Energy

12. The salient features of the solar tariff order No. 1 of 2012 are as under: • The control period for the proposed tariff is from 29th January, 2012 to 31st March, 2015. • The separate tariff determined and proposed by the Commission for (i) Solar PV MW based power projects (ii) Solar PV KW based rooftop power projects and (iii) solar thermal based power projects. • In view of declining trend in the prices of Solar PV globally, the Commission has decided to reduce the tariff by 7% per year during the second and third years of the control period. • Solar Power Projects established with only new Plants and Machinery would be eligible for the benefit of tariff determined within the scope of this solar tariff order. •  No cross-subsidy surcharges would be levied in case of third-party sale by the Solar Power Projects •  The Intra-state ABT order will not be applicable to solar power generation projects. Considering the nature of solar energy, all solar energy power plants will be considered as ‘must-run’ facilities, and the power generated from such power plants will be kept out from the merit order dispatch principles •   In order to promote KW scale rooftop solar projects, no wheeling charges shall apply for wheeling of power generated by rooftop power projects as such projects decrease the transmission and distribution losses for the utility, and increase the efficiency of the grid. • The order also contains the relevant commercial aspects such as transmission charges, wheeling charges, security deposit and sharing of CDM (Clean Development Mechanism) benefits.

13. Tariff for Procurement by the Distribution Licensees and others from Solar Energy Projects for the Control Period from 29 January, 2012 to 31 March, 2015 as outlined in the table below:

14. Gujarat Solar Park • Land : 2024 ha ( 1080 ha GoG, 944 ha Pvt ) • Approx. Capacity: 500 MW • Land Allotment: Solar Thermal : 3 ha / MW • Fees / Charges : • Processing Fee: Rs. 25000 / MW • Deposit : Rs. 5 lacs / ha • Allotment Price: Rs. 18.5 lacs / ha • Development Charge: Rs. 8-12 lacs / ha • Phase I: Location - Village Charanka, TalukaSantalpur, Dist PatanObjective - Dedicated > 500 MW Solar power GenerationArea - Approx 2456 Ha land (including Govt. & Private land) • Phase II: Location - Villages Harsad, Soneth, Morwada, Dungla, Dabhi & Navapura, Taluka Vav, Dist BanaskanthaObjective – Solar Power Generation, R & D Facility, Manufacturing Hub & Capacity building Area – Approx 1205 Ha Government Waste Land • Total Solar installed capacity– 665 MW

15. 1MW Multi-Technology PV Plant 250 kW Thin-Film PV 750 kW C-Silicon PV 15 kW Tracker 1 MW Multi-Technology Grid-Connected PV Demonstration Plant.

16. SOLAR PANELS MEMC modules - 280 Wp, of size 1 m by 2 m Portait arrangement of 16 panels in one row, two rows per structural row • Total of 3616 panels in 113 rows

17. 5 MW Gandhinagar PV RooftopAzure Power and Sun Edison to develop 2.5 MW Rooftop solar power project in Gandhinagar, Gujarat Photovoltaic Panel (Approx. 1 - 5kWP) Grid-tied inverter Meter 2: Solar Electricity Generation Meter 1: Conventional Electricity Consumption Transformer Grid

18. 5 MW Gandhinagar PV Rooftop Programme - Structure GoG/ EPD (Project Proponent) GEDA (Nodal Agency) IFC & Consultants (Transaction Str. Advisor) G.R. Funding GPCL (Implementing Agency) GERMI (Project Str., Bid Process) GIDB (For Govt. Approval) Project Implementation Agreement (PIA) Screening & Selection Selection through RFP Approvals GERC (For Regulatory Approval) 2 MW Govt. Rooftops 2.5 MW 0.5 MW Private Rooftops Project Developer 1 (Capacity: 2.5 MW) PPA, based on GERC solar tariff Green Incentive 2 MW Govt. Rooftops Project Developer 2 (Capacity: 2.5 MW) Torrent Power Ltd. (Off-taker) 2.5 MW 0.5 MW Private Rooftops

19. Gujarat’s Solar Initiative • Solar Power Policy – 2009 • Solar PV – Rs. 9.28/kWh. • Solar Thermal – Rs. 11.55/kWh. • Solar Roof-top – Rs. 11.14/kWh. • Other provisions: Accelerated depreciation, CDM sharing, wheeling, etc. • PPA’s for 968.5 MW signed for Solar Power • Phase-I allocation: 406.5 MW (29 companies) • Phase-II allocation: 562MW (55 companies) • Asia’s largest Solar Power Park at Patan • Capacity: 500MW • Nodal agency: Gujarat Power Corporation Limited (GPCL) • India’s first photovoltaic rooftop programme • 5MW at Gandhinagar: Public, Commercial & Private residences • Gandhinagar (along with Surat and Rajkot) is a designated ‘Solar City’

20. Monthly Sector wise Energy Generation

21. Solar Energy Generation Facts • Month wise Solar Energy Installation Vs Maximum Solar Energy Injection

22. GERC’s Renewable Purchase Regulations • All the solar power plants are followed the European standard. GERC has also been promoting renewable energy particularly in the area of wind. In the case of wind power sector Gujarat is growing by 270% after the state of Tamilnadu. • GERC (Power Procurement from Renewable Sources), Regulations 2010 • Regulations Notified • Specific RPPO for Solar • For Renewable Energy Certificates (REC), this would enable the obligated entities to fullfil their statutory requirement and also encourage setting up of such renewable sources plants in the State of Gujarat. GEDA is the nodal agency – notified by GERC

23. RPO Compliance-Torrent - 2011-12

24. RPO Compliance –GUVNL- 2011-12

25. Final Thought • Goal is to decrease our dependence on fossil fuels. • Currently, maximum percentage of our electrical power is generated by coal-burning and nuclear power plants. • Mitigates the effects of acid rain, carbon dioxide, and other impacts of burning coal and counters risks associated with nuclear energy. • pollution free, indefinitely sustainable.

26. Sun is present everywhere, his countless rays reaches all places, Sun is the force, The destroyer of darkness & bestows happiness & wealth Sun infuses life and removes all problems जयाय जयभद्राय हर्यश्वाय नमो नमः। नमो नमः सहस्रांशो आदित्याय नमो नमः Oh! Lord of thousand rays, son of Aditi, Salutations to you, the bestower of victory, auspiciousness and prosperity, Salutations to the one who has coloured horses to carry him. -AdityaHridyam