DEAR SHRI R K SINGHJI : TO WIN CLIMATE-CHANGE WAR, WE NEED TO LOOK BEYOND HORIZON : HERE IS HOW

 Treading ( gently ) on Solar Power Trading

 

 

Context :

 

CERC approves Integrated Day-ahead Market for Power  /  Eco Times  /  19 Oct 2021

 

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Ø Power Regulator Central Electricity Regulatory Commission [ CERC ], on Sunday gave a go-ahead to DEVELOP an INTEGRATED day-ahead market for CONVENTIONAL electricity and RE-NEWABLE energy , as a major boost to GREEN PLANTS that will have two operations to sell their power

 

Ø Integration of the EXISTING day ahead market for CONVENTIONAL power with RENEWABLE energy would mean that there will be a two-stage day ahead market with SEPARATE PRICE FORMATION for green energy

 

 

MY  TAKE :

 

Dear Shri  R K Singhji

 

( Minister for Renewable Energy ),

 

 

This is just a small beginning / a small thrust for GREEN power ( but only for GRID SCALE Solar Power )

 

I believe a breakthrough in generation of ROOFTOP Solar can come, only when individual household owners can generate Rooftop Solar, AND be able to SELL the same on a Solar Power Trading Exchange

Towards this end, in the past, I have made following suggestions :

 

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

 

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Ø This set-up will require NATIONAL SOLAR EXCHANGE in which ALL discoms will be mandated to become members

 

 

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

 

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#  Introduce “ Co-operative Farming of Solar Power / CFSP “ { call it a kind of “ Contract Farming “ }

     Incorporate this into just released FARM LAWS to encourage setting- up of :

    “ Solar Power  Farmer Cooperative Society “ along the lines of  Dairy Farmers’  AMUL Milk

      Cooperative Society

          

 #   Solar Farm company can “ Sell “ ownership rights of solar panels to individuals in modules of

      1000 sq ft, (costing Rs 4- 6 lakh per module )

                  

       These rights can be sold / transferred to any buyer, only with prior permission of the

        Solar Farm Company Concerned

         

   #    My nearest DISCOM will supply me those 10 KW, free of cost ( ie: deduct from my monthly usage ) 

         Any excess over my actual consumption, to be credited to my account

            

        

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

 

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Ø Anyone can generate and SELL electricity, anytime and to anyone and at any price 

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

 

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Ø Para # 4 :

 

      Ø  Consumers other than Residentials can set up Solar Projects on their Roof / Premises or can give

           their roof / premises on lease to third party for generation & consumption of

           power within or OUTSIDE  the premises

 

Ø Para # 6 :

 

      Ø   A group of consumers can set up solar projects for self-consumption as a COLLECTIVE

           OWNERSHIP PROJECT and consume the generated solar energy IN THE RATIO of OWNERSHIP 

 

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

 

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Dear Shri R K Singhji ( Minister for Power ) :

Ø  It is high time we stop limiting our SOLAR VISION HORIZON like a “ Frog in the Well “

Ø  It is time to remember that the nomenclature : Roof Top Solar “ , somehow ties us down to the words

    ROOF TOP , which is only just one of the locations which can be used to harness Solar Energy

Ø  Solar Energy can also be harvested at other locations on Earth, such as FARMS , DESERTS, LAKES,

    MOUNTAIN TOPS, HIGHWAYS , TRAIN TRACKS, etc., or even through solar panels farms in  SPACE (

    low earth orbits ? ), beaming electricity down to Earth-based receivers ( using micro-waves ? )

Ø  We must break loose  from the narrowly defined, Roof-Top Solar / Land-based Solar and latch on to the

     all-encompassing concept of , SOLAR  ENERGY  TRADING INFRASTRUCTURE  ( SETI  )

 

With regards,

Hemen Parekh  /  hcp@RecruitGuru.com  /  19  Oct 2021