Analysis on what will it take to make India renewable superpower.
  Renewable energy sector in India has shown tremendous growth over the past 5 years. The country has a great potential to be one of the superpower in renewable space and is currently moving into that direction. From 2014 to 2015, India’s renewable energy installed capacity jumped by 12.9 per cent during the 12 months as on 31st March 2015. Now, the government has set an ambitious target of generating 175 GW power by 2022 from renewable sources, including 100 GW from solar, 60 GW from the wind, 10 GW from biomass and 5 GW from small hydroelectric projects. Here we will discuss how India can become a renewable super power. According to Anil Sardana, CEO and MD, Tata Power to make India as renewable superpower the implementation of RPO mechanism would help. He says, “We foresee the increase of renewable energy in the fuel mix in near future. However, a serious implementation of RPO mechanism would serve the objective well to develop these technologies as commercially viable alternatives. Given the limitation on the conventional sources of energy, a long-term view needs to be taken to ensure energy security through development of appropriate indigenous alternatives. A prudent and practical RPO mechanism would serve the objective well to develop these technologies as commercially viable alternatives.”
Renewable energy is expected to play a major role as off-grid solution. Distributed generation will cater to the power needs of areas where grid in inaccessible. Sardana adds, “Net metering policy will usher a new arena of smart infrastructure and cater to the demand side management. Renewable energy is the best available solution for by peak load shaving and thereby bringing efficiency in the system.”
Renewable energy is also going to play a big role in the coming years with the government announcing the target of ‘Power for All by 2019’. Sardana further suggests, “It would be important for government in centre and states as well as regulators to encourage distributed formats in solar and wind for rooftops, micro-grids, mini-grids on protected zonal concept, so that once investment is made by entrepreneurs’, they are not displaced by state-owned enterprises giving alternatives to customers, which hitherto were not connected. Predictable policies need to encourage mini and micro grids to provide electricity to all unconnected households and customers.”
On the other hand Peddiraju Bhupathiraju, Managing Director, Akshaya Solar Power India Pvt Ltd believes that solar rooftop segment is getting tremendous support from the government. He says, “Indian solar industry is getting remarkable support through government policies apart from MW projects. One should not underestimate the potential that solar industry is having in domestic and industrial roof top solar sectors and it is going to make a big difference in making India as a renewable superpower.”
Anurag Mishra, Head-Solar Business, EVI views that India is already on its way to be a renewable superpower. He said, “To sustain the growth in utility scale segment, realistic tariff, more than adequate plant quality and effective O&M are the key issues to be addressed. In rooftop segment, customer awareness/education will play an important role.”
A spokesperson from Waaree Energies Ltd has identified three main factors which can help make India a superpower in renewable energy:

Consistent policy enforcement
Availability of funds
Focus on manufacturing and technological innovation.
“Better access to funding opportunities can enable solar companies to invest in R&D, promote new technology and develop new products for the Indian market,” Waaree spokesperson adds.
Prashant Panda, President, ACME Solar also opines, “To develop 175 GW, India also needs to have a huge skilled manpower resources. As we know this is a new sector in India, therefore we need to come up with various skill development programs which will enable a smooth implementation to achieve such a massive feat.”
Ivan Saha, President and Chief Technical Officer, Vikram Solar observes that India spend millions on imports and to compete with the giants in the industry and to become a renewable superpower, India needs to empower its domestic manufacturers. He says, “India has spent $ 5 billion in solar panel imports in last five years. Spending on imports instead of developing an industrial ecosystem is slowing down India’s progress in becoming a solar superpower. Research shows that creating demand for domestic solar manufacturers can save India up to $ 42 billion by reducing the import expenses within 2030.”
Anurag Garg, Vice President, Solar Business, Schneider Electric India believes that the government’s initiatives towards foreign collaboration, in-depth research and development will help India to be a super renewable power. He says, “Signalling its steadfast commitment towards clean energy, the Union Government recently announced plans to double investments for clean energy research in the next 5 years from $72 million to $145 million. Alongside, it will also be launching a new research track on smart energy grids and energy storage under the India-US partnership to promote clean energy research.” 
He adds, “All these initiatives to boost clean energy capacity are indeed commendable. If the government does meet its ambitious clean energy targets, it may only be a question of time before India emerges as the leading nation in the use of renewable energy.”

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Analysis on what will it take to make India renewable superpower.
  Renewable energy sector in India has shown tremendous growth over the past 5 years. The country has a great potential to be one of the superpower in renewable space and is currently moving into that direction. From 2014 to 2015, India’s renewable energy installed capacity jumped by 12.9 per cent during the 12 months as on 31st March 2015. Now, the government has set an ambitious target of generating 175 GW power by 2022 from renewable sources, including 100 GW from solar, 60 GW from the wind, 10 GW from biomass and 5 GW from small hydroelectric projects. Here we will discuss how India can become a renewable super power. According to Anil Sardana, CEO and MD, Tata Power to make India as renewable superpower the implementation of RPO mechanism would help. He says, “We foresee the increase of renewable energy in the fuel mix in near future. However, a serious implementation of RPO mechanism would serve the objective well to develop these technologies as commercially viable alternatives. Given the limitation on the conventional sources of energy, a long-term view needs to be taken to ensure energy security through development of appropriate indigenous alternatives. A prudent and practical RPO mechanism would serve the objective well to develop these technologies as commercially viable alternatives.”
Renewable energy is expected to play a major role as off-grid solution. Distributed generation will cater to the power needs of areas where grid in inaccessible. Sardana adds, “Net metering policy will usher a new arena of smart infrastructure and cater to the demand side management. Renewable energy is the best available solution for by peak load shaving and thereby bringing efficiency in the system.”
Renewable energy is also going to play a big role in the coming years with the government announcing the target of ‘Power for All by 2019’. Sardana further suggests, “It would be important for government in centre and states as well as regulators to encourage distributed formats in solar and wind for rooftops, micro-grids, mini-grids on protected zonal concept, so that once investment is made by entrepreneurs’, they are not displaced by state-owned enterprises giving alternatives to customers, which hitherto were not connected. Predictable policies need to encourage mini and micro grids to provide electricity to all unconnected households and customers.”
On the other hand Peddiraju Bhupathiraju, Managing Director, Akshaya Solar Power India Pvt Ltd believes that solar rooftop segment is getting tremendous support from the government. He says, “Indian solar industry is getting remarkable support through government policies apart from MW projects. One should not underestimate the potential that solar industry is having in domestic and industrial roof top solar sectors and it is going to make a big difference in making India as a renewable superpower.”
Anurag Mishra, Head-Solar Business, EVI views that India is already on its way to be a renewable superpower. He said, “To sustain the growth in utility scale segment, realistic tariff, more than adequate plant quality and effective O&M are the key issues to be addressed. In rooftop segment, customer awareness/education will play an important role.”
A spokesperson from Waaree Energies Ltd has identified three main factors which can help make India a superpower in renewable energy:

Consistent policy enforcement
Availability of funds
Focus on manufacturing and technological innovation.
“Better access to funding opportunities can enable solar companies to invest in R&D, promote new technology and develop new products for the Indian market,” Waaree spokesperson adds.
Prashant Panda, President, ACME Solar also opines, “To develop 175 GW, India also needs to have a huge skilled manpower resources. As we know this is a new sector in India, therefore we need to come up with various skill development programs which will enable a smooth implementation to achieve such a massive feat.”
Ivan Saha, President and Chief Technical Officer, Vikram Solar observes that India spend millions on imports and to compete with the giants in the industry and to become a renewable superpower, India needs to empower its domestic manufacturers. He says, “India has spent $ 5 billion in solar panel imports in last five years. Spending on imports instead of developing an industrial ecosystem is slowing down India’s progress in becoming a solar superpower. Research shows that creating demand for domestic solar manufacturers can save India up to $ 42 billion by reducing the import expenses within 2030.”
Anurag Garg, Vice President, Solar Business, Schneider Electric India believes that the government’s initiatives towards foreign collaboration, in-depth research and development will help India to be a super renewable power. He says, “Signalling its steadfast commitment towards clean energy, the Union Government recently announced plans to double investments for clean energy research in the next 5 years from $72 million to $145 million. Alongside, it will also be launching a new research track on smart energy grids and energy storage under the India-US partnership to promote clean energy research.” 
He adds, “All these initiatives to boost clean energy capacity are indeed commendable. If the government does meet its ambitious clean energy targets, it may only be a question of time before India emerges as the leading nation in the use of renewable energy.”

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