Government of Tamil
Nadu
Tamil Nadu Solar
Energy Policy
Contents
1. Preamble
2. Vision of the Government of
Tamil Nadu
3. Title and Enforcement
4. Objectives
5. Target for promotion of
solar energy in the state
6. Shortages and constraints in
fossil fuel
7. Renewable energy
installations in Tamil Nadu
8. Experience of Solar Energy
in India
8.1 Global Solar Scenario
9. Technology Cost
10. Advantages of Solar Power
11. Solar Technologies
11.1 Solar Photovoltaic
11.2 Concentrated Solar Power
(CSP) based Solar Thermal Power Plant
11.2.1 Parabolic Trough Systems
11.2.2 Power Tower Systems
11.2.3 Parabolic Dish Systems
11.2.4 Thermal Storage Systems
12. Development of Solar Power
in Tamil Nadu
13. Solar Purchase Obligation
(SPO)
14. Mechanism to Generate 3000
MW by 2015
15. Promoting Solar Rooftop
Systems
16. Promotion of Solar Water
Heating Systems
17. Development of Solar Parks
18. Procurement Policy of Solar
Power
19. Single Window Agency (TEDA)
20. Solar Manufacturing
Facilities
21. Establishment of Solar
Power Plants in Industrial Estates
22. Policy Initiatives
23. Plant and Machinery
24. Formation of Empowered
Committee
25. Research & Development
and Capacity Building
Solar Energy policy
2012
Government of Tamil
Nadu
Energy Department
2. Vision
of the Government of Tamil Nadu
The Honourable Chief Minister
Selvi J Jayalalitha has a vision of developing Tamil Nadu as a world leader in
Solar Energy by establishing 3000 MW by 2015.
Tamil Nadu is committed to leading the country by generating 3000
MW of Solar Power by 2015 through a policy conducive to promoting solar energy
in the state. This Government headed by the Hon’ble Chief Minister Selvi J
Jayalalitha, intends to make Solar Energy a people’s movement just as it did
earlier in the case of Rain Water Harvestig.
3. Title
and Enforcement
This policy will be known as the “Tamil Nadu Solar Energy Policy –
2012”. The Government of Tamil Nadu will undertake a review of this Policy as
and when required in view of any technological breakthrough or any changes
taking place in the policy at the National level.
4. Objectives
·
To achieve energy security
·
To reduce carbon emissions
·
To project Tamil Nadu as a
Solar Hub
·
To generate 3000 MW of Solar
Energy by 2015
·
To achieve grid parity by 2015
·
To encourage indigenous solar
manufacturing facilities in the State
·
To promote Research and
Development in the solar energy sector and hybrid systems
·
To create skilled man power and
employment in a new industry
·
Target for promotion of Solar
Energy in the State
·
It is proposed to generate 3000
MW of Solar Energy by 2015
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the rest of stuff in the middle is general knowledge stuff, not relevant to the
policy==
12. Development of
Solar Power in Tamil Nadu
Phase (2013-2015)
Target
(MW)
2013
1000
2014
1000
2015
1000
Total (by
2015)
3000
With average solar incidence of
5.5-6 kWh/m2/day, Tamil Nadu is amongst the states with the highest solar
insolation in India. To retain its leadership position, Tamil Nadu will promote
setting up solar power projects to the extent of 3000 MW over a period of 3
years, as furnished above.
Tamil Nadu will actively
promote the solar energy sector by prescribing a certain percentage of
electricity consumption through solar energy as mandatory. This will be
progressively increased.
13. Solar Purchase
Obligation (SPO)
The State will mandate 6% SPO
(starting with 3% till December 2013 and 6% from January 2014) for the
following category of consumers:
a. HT
Consumers (HT Tariff I to V)
This category will cover all HT
consumers including:
·
Special Economic Zones (SEZs)
·
Industries guaranteed with 24/7
power supply
·
IT Parks, Telecom Towers
·
All Colleges & Residential
Schools
·
Buildings with a built up area
of 20,000 sq.m or more
b. LT
Commercial (LT Tariff V)
The following categories of
consumers will be exempted from SPO:
·
Domestic consumers
·
Huts
·
Cottage and Tiny Industries
·
Powerlooms
·
LT Industrial consumers
·
Agricultural consumers
The SPO will be administered by
TANGEDCO.
The above obligated consumers
may fulfill their SPO by
·
Generating captive Solar Power
in Tamil Nadu equivalent to or more than their SPO
·
Buying equivalent to or more
than their SPO from other third party developers of Solar Power projects in
Tamil Nadu
·
Buying RECs generated by Solar
Power projects in Tamil Nadu equivalent to or more than their SPO
·
Purchasing power from TANGEDCO
at Solar Tariff
·
Consumers desirous of availing
SPO exemption by captive solar generation shall necessarily install separate
meters to measure captive generation
This mechanism will require
generation of 1000 MW by 2015
14. Mechanism to
generate 3000 MW by 2015
The 3000 MW of Solar Power will
be achieved through Utility Scale Projects, Rooftops, and under REC mechanism
as follows
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Utility Scale (MW)
|
Solar Roof Tops (MW)
|
REC (MW)
|
Total (MW)
|
|
(a)
|
(b)
|
(c)
|
a + b +c
|
|
2013
|
750
|
100
|
150
|
1000
|
|
2014
|
550
|
125
|
325
|
1000
|
|
2015
|
125
|
125
|
675
|
1000
|
|
Total
|
1500
|
350
|
1150
|
3000
|
In utility scale out of 1500
MW, 1000 MW will be funded through SPO and balance 500 MW through Generation
Based Incentive (GBI) provided by the Government.
15. Promoting Solar
Roof Top Systems
The Government of Tamil Nadu
will promote Solar Rooftops through the following measures
i. Domestic Rooftop
GBI
All domestic consumers will be
encouraged to put up roof-top solar installations. A generation based incentive
(GBI) of Rs 2 per unit for first two years, Re 1 per unit foe next two years,
and Re 0.5 per unit for subsequent 2 years will be provided for all solar or
solar-wind hybrid rooftops being installed before 31 March, 2014. A capacity
addition of 50 MW is targeted under this scheme.
Consumers desirous of availing
GBI shall necessarily install separate meters to measure rooftop generation.
ii. Promoting Rooftops
in Government
1.
Solar Home Lighting is being
installed in 3 lakh houses under the Chief Minister’s Sola Powered Green House
Scheme (CMSPGHS) and will be completed by 2015-16.
2.
Energisation of Street Lights
with solar energy. The State will be energizing 1 lakh street lights through
solar energy by 2015-2016
3.
All new Government/Local Body
buildings shall necessarily install solar rooftops.
4.
Existing Government/Local Body
buildings will be provided with solar rooftops in a phased manner
5.
All Street Lights and Water
Supply installations in local bodies will be energized through solar power in a
phased manner
16. Promotion of Solar
Water Heating Systems
i. Public
Buildings
The Government of Tamil Nadu
has issued amendments to the Building Rules through the following Government
Orders, making the use of solar water heating systems mandatory for all
designated new Houses/buildings/Marriage halls/hotels etc.
·
G.O. Ms. No. 112, Municipal
Administration and Water Supply (MA1 Dept. dated 16.8. 2002
·
G.O. Ms. No. 277, Housing and
Urban Development (UD 1) Dept. dated 14.11.2002
The State will promote Solar Water Heating systems by suitably
amending the relevant Acts of Municipalities/Corporations
ii. Industries
Installation of Solar water
heating systems will be made mandatory for industries having hot water
boiler/steam boiler using fossil fuel
17. Development of
Solar Parks
tility scale solar parks may
comprise 250 MW in sizes of 1 to 5 MW, 600 MW in sizes of 5 to 10 MW and 650 MW
of sizes above 10 MW. Solar Power projects will be developed through
competitive/reverse bidding. Solar Parks with a capacity of about 50 MW will be
targeted in 24 districts
18. Procurement Policy
of Solar Power
18.1 Tariff based
competitive bidding
As solar power is expensive
compared to conventional/other renewable energy, a cost effective methodology
needs to be evolved to promote solar power generation systems.
Tamil Nadu will select
developers through Tariff based reverse/competitive bidding. The recent
experiences of Germany and Spain also prove that competitive bidding is the
best way for adoption by Governments. The Government of India through NTPC
Vidyut Vyapar Nigam (NVVN) also follows the competitive bidding process.
Investments through Joint
Ventures by State Public Sector Undertakings will also be encouraged at
competitive tariffs
18.2 Renewable Energy
Certificate and Carbon Credits
Renewable Energy Ceritificate
(REC) mechanism promotes trading of solar power to meet solar purchase
obligations (SPO). All the obligated entities committed to meeting SPO will
necessarily will have to wither produce solar power (captive) or buy solar power
from TANGEDCO or purchase solar RE certificates for an equivalent
quantity through the Power Exchange from the Promoters who have tradable
RE Certificates.
Under this mechanism Solar
power developers are eligible to possess one tradable RE Certificate per every
1000 units of energy (1 MWh) wheeled to the Distribution utility or to any
other licensee.
All solar power producers are
eligible to avail of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) benefits to enhance
the viability of the projects.
19 Single Window
Agency (TEDA)
Various statutory clearances
that are essential for the development and commissioning of Solar Energy
Projects will be handled by TEDA in co-ordination with the concerned
departments/agencies. Guaranteed single window clearance will be provided
through TEDA in 30 days so that the plants can be commissioned in less than 12
months
20. Solar
Manufacturing Facilities
The Government of Tamil Nadu
will promote integrated solar generation and manufacturing parks which will
house the entire ecosystem for solar manufacturing including wafer, cell and
module making, and Balance of System (BoS) component manufacturing. Local solar
manufacturing industry (around 1000 MW/annum) will result in substantial direct
and indirect job creation in the supporting sectors. Manufacturing of Solar
Thermal components will also be encouraged.
The Government will encourage
indigenous manufacturing of solar panels and other related equipment.
20.1 Incentives to
Manufacturers
Appropriate tax incentives as
per the Tamil Nadu Industrial Policy will be provided to attract investors from
India and abroad
Tamil Nadu will actively
support the growth of local manufacturing of solar components and ancillaries.
A solar manufacturing ecosystem will be created that will include solar research
centres, test facilities, resource assessment facilities, educational
institutions, training centres, etc.
20.2 Global industry
leaders in solar value chain
Global majors will be invited
to invest in the creation of manufacturing facilities in Tamil Nadu, with
appropriate incentives as detailed above. Tamil Nadu will position itself as
the regional hub for integrated solar manufacturing and technology development.
20.3 Exclusive Solar
Manufacturing Parks
Lands will be identified for
development of exclusive solar manufacturing parks. The State will promote
setting up of solar manufacturing industries in these exclusive solar
manufacturing parks to be established in the State.
20.4 Requirements for
Poly Silicon Manufacturing
A Poly Silicon capacity of
10,000 MT would be required to yield silicon wafers sufficient to produce 1000
MW.
20.5 Preference in
Industrial Parks
Preference will be given for
establishing Solar manufacturing industries in the SEZs/Industrial estates /
Parks viz., SIPCOT, SIDCO and similar Government organizations
21. Establishment of
Solar Power Plants in Industrial Estates
In order to reduce the
Transmission & Distribution losses, Aggregate Technical & Commercial
(AT&C) losses and other infrastructure expenditure, Solar Power Plants will
be set up in all industrial estates subject to availability of land at
reasonable cost
22. Policy Initiatives
22.1 Net Metering
Net metering will be allowed
(at multiple voltage levels) to promote rooftop penetration
Net metering facility will be
extended to Solar power systems installed in commercial establishments and
individual homes connected to the electrical grid to feed excess power back to
the grid with “power credits” accruing to the Photovoltaic energy producer.
Projects to evacuate power at
suitable voltages as suggested below
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Solar PV System Size
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Grid Connected
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