From the time of Puranas and our ancestors valued the Sun, and other renewable resources and their benefits in India. Along with time, people realized the importance and how critical part solar power systems are in our day to day life cost savings.
The growing need for solar energy is aligning with the country’s green energy transition initiatives and programs which will satisfy future energy demands while reducing carbon footprints and burden on the country’s foreign currency reserves.
1.Geographical Advantage
Climatic dis-balance is the scariest thing India is experiencing due to increasing pollution and global warming even the government is finding it a challenge to address it. Hence India will look into various renewable resources in which solar power energy will act as a ray of hope and significant opportunity to tackle climate change and promote to use renewable energy.
Solar energy will act as a significant alternative for fossil fuels as it is clean, and decreases the harmful emissions into the environment. People are becoming more aware of health hazards; hence it will act as an article of faith for each Indian while they will be keen to participate in this global goodness in terms of the environment.
2.Upcoming Solar Projects in India
Union Minister of State (IC), Minister of New and Renewable Energy, Minister of Power and Minister of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship informed that the government is all set for achieving the target of 1,00,000 MW grid-connected solar power energy capacity in India by the year 2022.
With new tenders that are around 15,000 MW is planned in the remaining period of 2019-20 and 2020-21. The upcoming solar power State/UT-wise details of the solar energy, which generates in different unions territories and states were also given in the statement. As per the Central Electricity Authority, a combined capacity of 13, 499.41 million units (MU) of solar power was generated during the year of 2016-17.
The ISA’s primary goal is to include global deployment of over 1,000 GW of solar obtained capacity and mobilization of investment of over $1 trillion into solar energy by 2030.
Apart from that, several schemes such as Solar Park Scheme, plans for the installation of grid-connected solar rooftop power plants, Off-Grid Solar PV Scheme, Pradhan Mantri – Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM KUSUM) Scheme, etc. have also been launched as a part of the National Solar Mission.
