Dear Narendrabhai : Thanks for reminding
Context :
PM urges India Inc to drive Green Innovation / ET / 05 March 2022
Extract :
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urged the private sector to drive innovations in the renewable and sustainable energy sectors.
“The natural resources are depleting and in such scenario circular economy is the need of the hour and we will have to make it a part of our life. We need innovation in all spheres, new products are important. I assure the country’s private sector that the government will stand by you in all efforts in this direction. We will work in a unified way to not only achieve our goals, but we will also show way to humanity “ , Modi said at the plenary session of a webinar on “ Energy for Sustainable Growth “
Addressing participants across public and private sectors, he said, India’s sustainable growth is possible only with sustainable energy sources
He said all families can have their own solar tree in open space which can help in 10 -15 % energy conservation
He said innovations are required in in the areas of clean cooking and SOLAR COOKING can be a big market for Startups “
Fast Backwards :
In Sept 2017 , while inaugurating ONGC’s corporate office, PM Shri Modiji said :
“ Our poor rural ladies are suffering due to air pollution caused by burning wood – straw – cow-dung cakes – kerosene , for cooking on chulhas . Millions of them are prematurely dying due to lung diseases. We must give them Solar Chulhas “
Long History of a Short Solar Cooker :
[ A ] 03 Nov 2017 :
ONGC releases advt :
“………come up with innovative ideas to design and develop “ Solar Chula “
Not finding in that advt or on ONGC website, any “ Specifications “ for that chulha , I sent following
email to ONGC [ cmd@ongc.co.in ], listing what I considered should be such specs :
Solar Chula ? Some Unanswered Questions [ 03 Nov 2017 ]
[ B ] Apparently, my email did have some effect, since ONGC, later on , came out with the “ performance
features “ on its website , almost identical to my suggestions ( including, even the target COST ! )
[ C ] On 16 July 2018,
I sent an email to Shri Dharmendra Pradhanji, where I wrote :
“ This solar chulha is the answer to save the lives of millions of women in rural India
It is possible that private sector industries may not think of getting into the manufacture / distribution of
this product , since it may not be adequately profitable
But , if government can give subsidies for Electric cars ( FAME ) and Electricity connections to villages (
SAUBHGYA ) , then why not for Solar Chulhas ?
Would that not be far better than giving subsidy for LPG ?
[ D ] On 15 Aug 2019,
ONGC CMD, Shri Shashi Shankar , addressing ONGC employees, said :
“ Supporting Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call for a domestic solar revolution, ONGC recently
launched a nationwide Solar Chulha Challenge. Shanker said that through this initiative and with the help
of IIT-Mumbai, 86 Solar PV cooking stoves were installed at Bacha and Jamthi in Betul district of Madhya
Pradesh. The entire village of 74 households has benefitted at Bacha village.
[ E ] On 26 Aug 2020 ,
I sent an email to Shri Piyush Goyalji , where I urged :
Dear Shri Goyalji,
I am afraid this is a classical example of “ a Solution in search of a Problem “ !
Has any private sector party come forward to manufacture Solar cooker ?
Yes, Unesar is one but there is no clear indication of either the selling price or the availability date
How can Govt help to accelerate a RAPID ADOPTION of Solar Cookers ?
By providing a DBT ( Direct Benefit Transfer ) of 75 % of the Sale Price of a Solar Cooker ( meeting very
specific performance criteria – and having obtained a prior ISI certificate ) , into the Jan Dhan Account of
the buyer ( subject to max of Rs 7,500 )
This subsidy would be available to a HOUSE-HOLD ( and not to each person in the family ), and can be
availed only ONCE per family . Aadhar details would be mandatory
Subsidy would be available for only DIRECT PURCHASE from govt approved Authorised Dealers – and not
from Re-Sellers
[ F ] On 19 Sept 2020,
I sent an e-mail to Shri R K Singhji, renewing my earlier request to Shri Piyush Goyalji , for subsidizing
purchase of a Solar Cooker
[ G ] On 25 Oct 2020,
I sent an e-mail to all Cabinet Ministers , where I urged :
# Allocation of Rs 37,256 crore for LPG subsidy ( for cooking ), is an ANNUAL RECURRING expense
# If household cooking was to be based on use of a SOLAR CHULHA ( Stove ), then no need for LPG !
# Some 3 years ago, IIT-B won a competition for design of a Solar Cooking Stove
# Govt had specified its max “ Sale Price” at Rs 10,000 /- per Stove [ $ 135 ]
# For Rs 37,256 Crore, govt can buy and distribute ( FREE ), some 3.7 cr ( 37 million ) solar stoves
# Within about 2 years, Govt can handover a SOLAR STOVE to all households covered by Ujwalla Scheme
# Of course , since food gets cooked even when there is NO SUNSHINE , each Solar Stove would require a
Tesla’s POWERWALL type of Storage device
( in which PM Shri Modi had shown keen interest during his visit to TESLA factory in 2015 )
# If my suggestion gets implemented, country would save annually, foreign exchange worth Rs 37,256 Cr
[ H ] On 03 Nov 2020,
I sent following e-mail to our Cabinet Ministers :
“ And if Elon can be persuaded to manufacture in India POWERWALL solar power Storage Device for Rs
5,000 / - and couple this with Solar Cooker ( government giving away FREE to 80 million LPG-LNG users
( under Ujwalla scheme ), that would save annual foreign exchange outflow of Rs 70,024 crore ( LPG
imports during 2019-20 ) ! “
[ I ] On 15 June 2021,
I sent following e-mail to our Cabinet Ministers :
“ Since ONGC announced a competition for design of a SOLAR COOKER on 03 Nov 2017 , Sun has set
and risen again and again, 1028 times
But that Cooker ( design won by IIT-B ), is nowhere to be seen !
ONGC had laid down rigid performance conditions - including a cost of Rs 10,000 / -
Dear Shri Goyalji,
Yesterday, you urged the industry to come up with a " VIABLE and FAST, electric cooking systems so
that it can replace cooking gas which is an imported product. "
How about " enthusing " the local industry to come forward to " Mass Produce " IIT-B designed
Solar Cookers ?
Even if each Solar Cooker purchase was subsidized to the tune of 75 % ( max Rs 7,500 ), it would
work out cheaper than 40 % PERPETUAL SUBSIDY on LNG gas cylinders ( since subsidy proposed by me,
is only ONE TIME ) . Quite possibly, within 2 years , you would recover that LNG subsidy cost !
As a finance-expert , you can calculate the " PAYBACK PERIOD / INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN
/ INCREMENTAL CAPITAL-OUTPUT RATIO / BREAK-EVEN POINT etc " , better than anyone else
Dear Shri Goyalji ,
I urge you to announce this ( Subsidy ) decision before the sun sets today !
[ J ] On 25 June 2021,
I sent following e-mail to Shri Modiji :
“ Dear Shri Narendrabhai ,
During past 15 months, COVID has killed ( approx. ) 400,000 Indians
But, in another ONE YEAR , we would have conquered it , bringing down the toll , to under 1,000 in 2023
On the other hand, indoor COOKING with wood – cow dung cakes – straw etc., have been killing
250,000 poor , rural , Indian housewives, YEAR after YEAR , for decades !
In Sept 2017 , while inaugurating ONGC’s corporate office, PM Shri Modiji said :
“ Our poor rural ladies are suffering due to air pollution caused by burning wood – straw – cow-dung cakes – kerosene , for cooking on chulhas . Millions of them are prematurely dying due to lung diseases.
We must give them Solar Chulhas “
In this context , I urge you to ask ONGC officers :
What is holding you back, to get manufactured and distribute for free, SOLAR CHULHAS to 20 Crore
poor families ? And within 2 years ?
If our Pharma Industry can rise to the occasion and start producing enough vaccines to give jabs to 10
million people EVERY DAY , why cannot our OIL – PETROLEUM PRODUCTS manufacturers come
forward to save 250,000 lives, year after year ?
[ K ] On 13 Nov 2021,
I sent following email to our Cabinet Ministers :
“ But a real breakthrough reduction in GHG can come only through use of Solar Cookers (
thereby completely eliminating need to use LPG , which country imports at a cost of lakhs of crores of
rupees )
What is required is for the Central Govt to go ALL OUT to push the Solar Cooker technology reported in
CSIR-CMERI Solar DC Cooking System- A Step Towards a Green & Pollution Free India
Extract :
Prof. Harish Hirani, Director, CSIR-CMERI, handed over the CSIR-CMERI developed Solar DC Cooking System to the Asansol Braille Academy, West Bengal today
The CSIR-CMERI developed Solar DC Cooking Technology was transferred to two business entities namely M/s Asansol Solar & LED House, WB and M/s Meeco Solar & Infrastructure Associates, Durgapur, WB.
The CSIR-CMERI developed Solar DC Cooking System is a Solar Energy based Cooking System which consists of solar PV panel / charge controller / battery bank and / cooking oven.
Solar Photo Voltaic (PV) Energy Based Electric Cooking System
Dear Dr Hirani,
While congratulating you – and your team of researchers – for this path-breaking innovation, I urge you to bring out V 2.0 of your system, with following objectives :
# Bring down the size of PV solar panel required, from 145 sq ft to a low of 15 sq ft , so that , all of
India’s households ( some 290 million ) can mount it on roof / terrace or projecting from a window
Only then, will your System manage to save 290 million tons of Carbon Dioxide emissions.
[ For possible solution, refer : 1000 TIMES MORE POWERFUL SOLAR PV PANELS ]
Instead of using FOUR ( lead acid ? ) automotive batteries of 12 V each , consider a single / compact
Age battery, that can store generated Solar Power for 100 HOURS but cost only ONE-TENTH of current
Lithium-ion batteries [ for possible solution, refer : How to reduce Carbon Emission to Net Zero ? ]
Taken together, these improvements may bring down the selling price of your system from Rs 70,000 to
an affordable Rs 20,000
In the hands of the householder, this can be further brought down to ( say ) Rs 5,000 , by :
# Central Govt providing a BUYER SUBSIDY ( DBT ) of ( say ), Rs 5000 ( what govt may be spending today on subsidizing LPG cylinders to poor households under UJWALA scheme
# Govts reimbursing GST / SGST + introducing Production linked Incentives ( Rs 5,000 ? )
# For every unit sold, system manufacturers allotted 10 Carbon Credits ( worth Rs 5,000 )
Q E D
With regards,
Hemen Parekh / hcp@RecruitGuru.com / 05 March 2022
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