Wednesday, 1 November 2023

RKS liberates RTSP

( read : Shri R K Singh liberated Roof Top Solar Power )

Context :

Rooftop solar programme / 22 Jan 2022

Extract :

Subject – Environment

Context – Rooftop solar programme norms eased

Concept :

· India has significant rooftop solar potential at 1.7 petawatt hour per year.

Changes introduced :

· MNRE said that now it is not necessary for a household to get the RTS installed by any of the listed vendors of a State Discom. The households can also install the equipment on their own and inform the Discom along with a photograph of the system.

o The Discom will then have to ensure that net metering is provided within 15 days.

o The government said that individual households can now opt for a vendor of their choice.

· The subsidy amount for purchasing the equipment will be credited directly into their bank accounts, within 30 days of installation.

About the scheme :

· Implemented by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.

· Presently under implementation is the Grid-Connected Rooftop Solar Scheme (Phase II), it aims to achieve a cumulative capacity of 40,000 MW from Rooftop Solar Projects by the year 2022.

· This scheme is being implemented in the state by distribution companies (DISCOMs).

The major objective of the programme includes :

· To promote the grid-connected SPV rooftop and small SPV power generating plants among the residential, community, institutional, industrial and commercial establishments.

· To mitigate the dependence on fossil fuel based electricity generation and encourage environment-friendly Solar electricity generation.

· To create an enabling environment for investment in the solar energy sector by the private sector, state government and the individuals.

· To create an enabling environment for the supply of solar power from rooftop and small plants to the grid.

MY TAKE :

Dear Shri R K Sighji ( Minister for New and Renewable Energy ),

While congratulating for this “ minor liberalization “ of current ROOF TOP SOLAR REGIME , please ask if this is enough, considering :

# Our installed capacity of Roof Top Solar was a meagre is 6.0 GW By Oct 2021

# Our target is to achieve 40 GW by the current year ( 2022 )

Obviously an impossible task, with just 11 months left to install 34 GW

( Source : Why India's rooftop solar installation initiative is yet to see the light of success )

Could we achieve this target in next 22 months ?

Yes

By UNLEASHING the power of the sun through implementation of suggestion in my following e-mail :

Sun : Our Soul ( A New SOS ) …………………………………. 02 Jan 2017

Extract :

Why install small solar power plants on roof tops ?

Simple :

With roof-top based solar plants , we don't need to distribute power over long distances , using nation-wide distribution network. We produce / store / consume power in same place

So no transmission costs / losses / thefts !

There are no " intermediaries " between producers and consumers ( eg: DISCOMS )

No need of elaborate " metering / billing / accounting "

No need for PPA ( Power Purchase Agreements ) between producers and DISCOMs

A roof top solar installation can be done in a matter of hours, providing employment to lakhs of Installation Technicians, employed by thousands of MSME engaged in such work

Many more lakhs will find jobs in companies engaged in manufacture of allied electrical / electronic / storage batteries etc

So enormous " Job Generation " as a by-product

These local MSME manufacturers / installers , will aggressively compete and provide quick / efficient , after-sales service

Of course , roof top solar power's Capital Cost per kwh is higher than same for large land based installations . Over the next couple of years, this will even out

But as I mentioned in my earlier blog :

* COST OF FUEL ( Sun ) is ZERO

* COST OF MAINTENANCE , too , is nearly NIL

Practically , the only cost of a roof top based solar plant is " INTEREST ON CAPITAL "

Now NDA government has announced a Capital Subsidy of 30 % on " Competitively Discovered Price " for roof top installations and made an allocation of ( approx ) , Rs 5200 crores ( $ 750 million ), for putting up 4200 MW

But , on the balance 70 % of Capital Cost , users will need to borrow money from banks at 10 % - 15 % interest and go through a lengthy approval process and hypothecate the assets

And ensure timely repayment of EMI in order, not to get their plants " repossessed " !

But imagine following scenario :

* Government declares units belonging to " Solar Power ( Panel Mfr / Power Production &

Distribution / Ancillary Mfr ) " as a " SOS " industry

* Units will need to register as such with Department of Company Affairs ( DIPP )

* Units will be exempt from paying Corporate Income Tax for 10 years , on whatever

income they earn ( only those starting operations latest by 31 March 2018 )

* No questions will be asked as to the " source " of funds invested in the shares of such

units ( a kind of Temporary Amnesty Scheme - 01 April 2017 till 31 March 2018 - to

channelize BLACK MONEY into creation of PRODUCTIVE / NON-POLUTING assets )

* Units cannot engage in any other Industrial / Commercial / Financial activities

* Units cannot declare any dividends to share-holders for 10 years

These are just broad outlines and details need to be worked out

If there is political courage to pull off such an initiative , government will NOT need to allocate ANY AMOUNT !

NO NEED TO SUBSIDIZE THESE UNITS OR THE USERS , WITH THE TAX PAYERS' MONEY !

Instead of that $ 750 million allocation ( from tax payers' money ) , Black Money holders will readily pump in $ 750 BILLION into the SOLAR INDUSTRY ( enough for additional installed capacity of 750 GW - as against our current installed capacity 8.63 GW of solar , and a target of 100 GW , by 2022 ! )

Remember , how , only a few months back , tiny Indonesia managed to collect $ 300 billion of its Black Money , by levying tax ( no penalty ) of just 4 % !

And with this kind of INCENTIVE WINDOW ( to convert BLACK into WHITE ) , expect

* Hundreds of SOS Units to spring up before 31 March 2018

* They will have ZERO cost as far as servicing of EQUITY is concerned ! No dividends !

* They will not need to borrow funds from banks and pay interest ( no danger of NPA ! )

* They will say : We are not in the business of " manufacturing of panels " but we are in

the business of " Delivering electric power to homes / businesses "

With regards

Hemen Parekh / hcp@RecruitGuru.com / 24 Jan 2022

Thank You, Shri R K Singhji : the Green Warrior……………[ 26 Oct 2021 ]

Not Good Enough ! ……………………………………………………………[ 02 Dec 2017 ]

Treading ( gently ) on Solar Power Trading…………………… .[ 18 Oct 2021 ]

No Godfather for Rooftop Solar ? ……………………………………..[ 01 June 2021 ]

Market-based Model for Renewable Energy ………………………[ 09 June 2021 ]

Congratulations , Shri R K Singhji …………………………………….[ 19 Nov 2020 ]

Congratulations , Shri Saurabh Patelji ……………………………….[ 31 Dec 2020 ]

Thank You , Shri Sanjiv Mehta

(sanjiv.mehta@unilever.com )

What For ?

For thinking about the URBAN poor

Context :

Need MGNREGA-like scheme for urban poor: HUL chief / TNN / 24 Jan 2022

Extract :

The government could look at extending the outlay on MGNREGA till the economy fully recovers and the rural markets and consumption goes back to its normal beat

However, in the last 2 years, very little has been done for the urban poor

During the pandemic, restaurants, hotels and tourism have been impacted in a big way

We have been asking the government that we need to look at a MNREGA equivalent for the urban poor

The same can be customized to the urban needs

Dear Shri Mehta,

Thank you for suggesting a MNREGA equivalent for the urban poor

For specifics of such a scheme, you may want to look up my following mail to Cabinet Ministers / NITI Aayog :

MGNREGA : Can it morph into UBI ?................................. [ 11 May 2020 ]

Extract :

MGNREGA should be re-named, MGNRUGA ( Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Urban Employment Guarantee Act )

Ø Besides RURAL households, it should cover URBAN households as well

Ø Besides “ Unskilled Manual Work “, it must also cover “ Semi-skilled / Skilled “ work as well

Ø The daily wages payable , must be the “ Minimum Wage “ at the start of each Skill level grade and periodically revised upward, depending upon CPI

Ø Number of “ Guaranteed Days of Work Employment / year “ should be :

# Rural Areas …………………………… 300 days ( up from current 100 days )

# Urban Areas :

Class II towns ………………… 200 days

Class I Cities…………………… 100 days

Ø On MGNRUGA website , there will be provision for,

# Jobless persons to register ( providing full personal data / job locations preferred / Skill level /

prior experience etc )

# Companies / Establishments to register , providing full details of vacancies

# Match-making / Allocation etc

Ø If an Urban establishment provides work to any of the REGISTERED UNEMPLOYED

referred by MGNRUGA web site, it will not be required to pay wages ( to those persons ), for

periods mentioned above.

For them, the wages will get paid directly by the Ministry subsidizing, at rates prescribed under

the Act ( DBT ) . Any wages paid in excess , will have to be borne by the establishment concerned

This “ Wage Subsidy “ will be available ONLY to those establishments, who install in their

premises, Mobile-based Attendance System , as described at :

From BAD to MAD [ 01 June 2016 ]

MAD goes to Mandi [ 02 Jan 2020 ]

HOW WILL THIS HELP ?

Ø This modification of Scheme will cover jobless persons, all over India – not only Rural India

Ø The scheme as it stands now, covers “ works “ related only to ,

# Soil and Water Conservation

# Ground Water Recharge

# Irrigation

# Drainage

# Plantation

# Land……. Etc

My suggestion will extend the scheme to cover urban offices / factories / shops etc , where millions

Have been rendered jobless due to lockdown

Current rural schemes have to be monitored by govt officers / panchayat office-bearers, who may lack

supervision skills and / or lack “ motivation “ to ensure that each MGNREGA worker puts in honest /

hard / productive work, at the end of the day !

As against this, when organized / profit driven establishments ( in Urban setting ) are supervising such

workers, productivity of “ Asset Generation “, will be very high !

{ Read : https://myblogepage.blogspot.com/2017/11/discovering-obvious.html }

Ø Because of this Wage Subsidy ( better name it CORONA EMPATHY – so as not to run foul of WTO ) , MSME will revive faster , with less worry for Cash Flow . Products will become cheaper

Ø By providing jobs and enabling people to earn their own living , there will be no need for Delhi-type “ doles “ – which are unsustainable in long run

Ø This ( scheme ) overcomes the major objections against UBI ( Universal Basic Income ), viz :

# How to decide whom ( defining “ poor “ is difficult ), to give UBI

# People will become too dependent on “ Sarkar Maa-Baap “ and become lazy / stop looking for work

Ø It is better than the Unemployment Allowance of USA ( now for 33 million persons, sitting at home )

Dear Shri Narendrabhai,

It is time to think about a PERMANENT SOLUTION to this problem of UN-EMPLOYMENT { even beyond COVID }

Please consider my suggestion

With regards,

Hemen Parekh / hcp@RecruitGuru.com / 25 Jan 2022

How to Alleviate Urban Poverty…………………………… [ 10 Sept 2020 ]

Urban Poor : Existence Admitted !..................... [ 21 June 2020 ]

Discovering the Obvious ? ................................ .[ 30 Nov 2017 ]

Introducing a revolutionary technology

Ketan,

It felt good listening to things which you are getting busy with. Do send me details

As far as following mail is concerned, as discussed , I do not expect any acknowledgement but it will make me feel “ satisfied “ ( with my small efforts ), if I get to know that some senior officer got time to read it

Masa

From: Hemen Parekh [mailto:hcp@recruitguru.com]
Sent: 24 January 2022 14:04
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Incidentally, you may want to glance through my following e-mail, sent to our Cabinet Ministers / NITI Aayog, this morning :

RKS liberates RTSP

With fond remembrance of my interactions with you / Malay Mahadevia / Jay Shah etc, when we ( 3P Consultants ) did some executive search assignment for Adani Exports

With regards,

Hemen Parekh

hcp@RecruitGuru.com / www.hemenparekh.in

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