Dear Shri Aiyar :
I write to you after a long time
I read with interest , your article in yesterday’s Times of India , re
Coal based power plant
It is possible that there were some points that you could not cover for
want of space
I have mentioned these in my following blog
Warm Regards,
Hemen Parekh
+91 98675 50808
Coal
Story : Missing Points
Writing in Times of India ( 16 April 2017 / Dark Side of solar success ) , Shri Swaminathan A Aiyar makes following :
POINTS :
·
The plant load factor ( PLF ) of coal based power plants was 76 % six years ago , but is now just 58 %
·
At today’s PLF of 58 % ,
many coal based power plants are in trouble
·
If average PLF falls below 48 % ( as is likely if Solar capacity soars to 40 GW by 2020 ), then many
coal based projects will go bust
·
High interest costs ( on borrowed capital ) can kill projects when the
PLF falls
·
Around 65 GW of NEW thermal power plants are already in pipeline
·
PLF collapse could bankrupt many projects , hugely burdening lenders.
·
Many banks are already staggering under enormous bad debts and now face
the threat of fresh avalanche
·
The notion that solar power has become cheaper
than coal-based power is an illusion ( though, hopefully it will become reality if costs keep falling )
·
Power storage based on conventional batteries is very
expensive. Hopefully new technologies will cut the cost , but none are in sight yet
·
Solar costs are falling fast, The slower we go, the more solar costs
will fall. So speed is not a virtue
India must plan to match total power
supply with decelerating demand, and aim for a solar-thermal mix that avoids huge idle capacities
MISSING POINTS :
·
Coal requires “ auctioning /
licensing / mining / washing / transporting / storing “ – all of which are
expensive / time-consuming processes .
Coal
prices keep rising whereas sunlight cost remains ZERO for
ever !
·
Sunlight gets delivered directly on every roof-top Solar panel , FREE of cost and 300 days in a year !
·
Our 196 GW thermal power plants produced 805.4 million tons of CO2 in 2015.
Solar
Power produces NIL !
·
Particulate matter emanating from Coal-based power plants is causing 6 LAKH premature deaths in India, EACH YEAR !
Solar
Panels do NOT
produce any particulate matter
·
Thermal power plants consume almost 88 % of the water consumed by ALL industries
put together
Solar
Panels need VERY LITTLE water , for
occasional washing
·
If our current fleet of 200 MILLION petrol
/ diesel vehicles were to get replaced with Electric Vehicles ( government
target is 2030 ), that will require a huge amount of
electric power ( for battery charging stations )
If
that power comes from Coal-based plants , CO2
emission levels and particulate matters , will get WORSE !
That power has to come from Solar !
·
As far as storing of Solar Power ( generated during the day ) is
concerned, TESLA has made tremendous
progress with its POWERPACK batteries
and even offered the Australian Government to install a 100 MW storage facility , within 100
days !
Read : Not
a Day Too Soon ( 09 March 2017 )
·
Only 2 days back , Japanese Consortium consisting of Suzuki / Toshiba / Denso announced plans to
start manufacture of Li-ion batteries in India by end of this year , at an investment of Rs 1200 crore
Read : India
, the NEW land of the Rising Sun ? ( 01 April 2017 )
·
Solar PV modules are dropping in cost at 22
% per year ( it was 26 % in 2016
)
Read :
Tony
Seba stands vindicated ( 16 March 2017 )
How
cheap can it get ? ( 14 March 2017 )
Solar
Power at Re 1 per Kwh ? ( 29 Jan 2017 )
Sun
: Our Soul ( 02 Jan 2017 )
Sun is
the Solution ( 13 Sept 2016 )
Unlimited
Power : and round the clock ? ( 29 July 2016 )
17 April 2017
www.hemenparekh.in
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From: Swaminathan Aiyar
[mailto:SAiyar@cato.org]
Sent: 08 June 2015 23:51
To: 'Hemen Parekh'
Subject: RE: LAND ACQUISITION BILL
Sent: 08 June 2015 23:51
To: 'Hemen Parekh'
Subject: RE: LAND ACQUISITION BILL
You are on the right track.
Farmers should remain owners, and we should have leasing instead of
acquisition.
Regards
Swami Aiyar
From: Hemen Parekh
[mailto:hcp@recruitguru.com]
Sent: Monday, June 08, 2015 12:51 AM
To: Swaminathan Aiyar
Subject: LAND ACQUISITION BILL
Sent: Monday, June 08, 2015 12:51 AM
To: Swaminathan Aiyar
Subject: LAND ACQUISITION BILL
Dear
Shri Aiyar :
In
yesterday's TOI , I read your article re Land
Acquisition Bill
Find
below , email I sent to Shri Ahluwalia , on 25 May 2015
I
have also sent this suggestion to all MPs / MLAs / Ministers etc , using Online
Messaging Service of my web site at ,
You
may want to use this service yourself
with
regards ,
hemen
parekh
(M)
0 - 98,67,55,08,08
Mumbai
PS
:
I enjoy reading your articles on Sunday TOI
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Shri
S S Ahluwalia
Chairman
, Joint Committee
Land
Acquisition Bill
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Dear
Shri Ahluwalia
I
refer to the Press Notice on this subject , inviting views / suggestions from
members of public
For
your consideration , I submit my views / suggestions as follows
with
regards,
hemen
parekh
Mumbai
(M)
0-98,67,55,08,08
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WHY
PENALIZE POOR
FARMERS ?
Why
take away " ownership " of their land
?
We
know that this ownership is not profitable for the farmers
By
continuing to till those lands for a pittance , farmers are obliging the rest
of the society
They
barely manage to eke out a subsistence-level living , even when rains are good
Rest
of the times , they remain perpetually indebted to " Shahukars
"
On
an average , 17,000 farmers commit suicide each year , when they fail to repay
their debt ( - may be , no more than Rs 20,000/- ! )
Have
you ever heard a Businessman or an Industrialist commit suicide , after
willfully defaulting to repay bank loans of Rs 20 Crores / 200 Crores ?
No
, they go on Swiss Holiday ! ( You guessed right why Swiss ! )
How
many " Lakhs*Crores " have banks written off as NPA over the years ?
Is
any banker losing his / her sleep ?
No
! Just write-off or ask Government for " Re-Capitalization " !
Why can't we write-off our " Societal Debt " to
farmers
by paying each farmer-family , a sum of Rs 20,000 / - per month ?
That
is less than what we ( thru the Central and the State Governments ) have been
paying by way of wages to millions of workers employed by PSUs , for the past
60 years !
Workers
who have NO WORK ( - since there is NO DEMAND for what those PSUs produce ? ) ,
but still troop in every morning to punch attendance - then play cards on the
shop-floor for the rest of the day !
Has
any Minister / MP / MLA, bothered to visit these PSUs , incognito ?
How
many " Lakhs*Crores " of
rupees have the honest tax-payers paid over these years , to protect their
" Idle / Non Productive " jobs ?
And
, did we not pay another " Lakhs*Crores
" to hundreds of erstwhile Rajahs / Maharajahs ( - and their children )
for 50 years , by way of " Saliyana " ( Pension / Annuity ) , for
divesting of their Kingdoms ?
Even
as they were " legally " permitted to retain all of their ill-gotten
wealth ,accumulated over the years by plundering the " Praja " ?
So , why can't we take care of our farmers' families for the
next 25 years
?
Why
this double standard ?
When
a clever professional can be paid " Sweat Equity " in an enterprise
for contributing his brain power , why can't we pay similar Equity to farmers ,
for allowing us to use their lands ?
Central
Government is planning to fund ( by way of EQUITY ) ,thousands of "
Start-Ups " , and has set aside Rs 10,000 Crores for this purpose
Does
Central Government believe , any of these will pay dividend for the next 10
years ?
Of
Course , not !
Please
, have mercy on the farmers , who continue to display the highest " Work Ethics " of any working group , in this
country !
*
Do not take away their " Ownership "
of their land
*
Request them to allow Governments ( Central + States ) to become
" Co - Owners "
*
For allowing such " Co-Ownership " , give them EQUITY in the concerned
Project ( separate SPV for each project )
*
Give them some immediate " Joining Bonus
" in cash ( do not call it " Compensation " )
*
Give them monthly " Rental " for
land-lease ( do not call it " Subsidy " )
This
is all about , " Sabka Saath , Sabka Vikas
"
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( My email
to Shri Gadkariji on 23 March 2015 )
Dear Nitin Gadkariji,
Farmers are opposing this bill
for the following reasons :
> Low /
Inadequate compensation
> Once
land is sold , not being able to benefit from the appreciation of land value ,
when the project comes up
> Private
parties bought their land at low price and then sold it ( mostly to private
builders ) for a whooping profit
I think there is a simple
solution to the concerns expressed by the farmers . Please consider the
following :
>
Each project will be tied to a specific SPV , created for that purpose only
> In the
first instance , affected farmers will create a " Cooperative Society "
> Co-operative
Society will issue shares to each land-donor farmer , in proportion to the
QUANTITY / VALUE of the land donated by him
> In turn ,
Co-operative Society will receive shares in the SPV , equal to the value of the
land + a cash compensation equal to 4 times the
value of the land
> Farmer's shares of
Cooperative Society cannot be sold in open market before 5 years but can be
gifted to wife / Children
> Shares of
Cooperative Society in the SPV itself cannot be sold for next 10 years
> The "
Cash-Value Compensation " received by the Co-operative Society ( ie 4
times the land value ), will be deployed as follows :
* To be
immediately paid in cash to the farmers............ 2 times
* To be
deposited in the Jan-Dhan Account of each farmer as FIXED DEPOSIT ( with 10 @
interest ).............2 times
Dear Gadkariji ,
My proposal will ensure :
>
Immediate attractive compensation to farmers
>
Recurring income from FD in Jan Dhan account ( for a
sustained livelihood )
>
Continued sense of " Ownership
" in the SPV / Project , which will facilitate QUICK implementation
without resistance
>
Willing farmers themselves canvassing / convincing "
Reluctant " farmers
> No
fear of private parties benefiting by appreciation of land value
> A sense
of " Enlarged Participation "
thru Co-operative Society representing them on the Board of Directors of SPV
> Board
Representation enabling farmers to ensure that honest decisions are being taken
PLEASE , GIVE THIS
SUGGESTION A CONSIDERATION
with regards,
hemen parekh
Mumbai
( M ) 0 - 98,67,55,08,08
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Gujarat Govt to buy land in joint venture with
farmers
( Source : Times of India / 07
May 2015 )
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GANDHINAGAR: Even as
the Land Acquisition Bill gives heartburn to the Narendra Modi government for
being branded as 'anti-farmer' by opposition parties, the Gujarat government
has proposed joint ventures (JV) with farmers under the new industrial policy.
The new Gujarat model encourages farmer groups to give their land to Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) to develop industrial parks under a JV with GIDC.
While the scheme was introduced in a different avatar a few years ago, officials say it would work well at a time when acquiring land for industry has become a sensitive issue.
The new Gujarat model encourages farmer groups to give their land to Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) to develop industrial parks under a JV with GIDC.
While the scheme was introduced in a different avatar a few years ago, officials say it would work well at a time when acquiring land for industry has become a sensitive issue.
The move promises to be a solution to contain growing discontent
over agriculture land acquisition for industrial purpose.
The 'Financial Assistance to Industrial Park' (FAIP) scheme declared recently under the new industrial policy promotes JVs with farmers to develop industrial parks ranging from 20 to 100 hectares.
"Farmers will be made equity and profit partners in proportion of their land holding. Under the JV, farmers may continue to be owners of the land but may sacrifice their right in lieu of equity and profit rights in the park," said an official.
The 'Financial Assistance to Industrial Park' (FAIP) scheme declared recently under the new industrial policy promotes JVs with farmers to develop industrial parks ranging from 20 to 100 hectares.
"Farmers will be made equity and profit partners in proportion of their land holding. Under the JV, farmers may continue to be owners of the land but may sacrifice their right in lieu of equity and profit rights in the park," said an official.
Saurabh Patel, state government spokesperson and in-charge minister for industry and mines, said, "It is a win-win model for all.
GIDC faces a lot of issues in acquiring private land.
The new model will motivate farmers."
Modalities of the JV will be approved by the State Level
Expert Committee.
Industrial parks under FAIP will be provided financial assistance of 25% of eligible fixed capital investment in building and infrastructure facilities up to Rs 30 crore excluding the land cost.
Additional Rs 20 crore assistance will be provided if the park
developer (JV also) develop hostel and dormitory facility for workers.
The private developer or JV of farmers and GIDC will get 100%
reimbursement of stamp duty paid. Individual units will also get 50% stamp duty
waiver.
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