SOLAR TRAINING

Power is vital for the development and sustenance of modern economy to eradicate

poverty. The National Action plan on climate change identifies measures that promote our

development objectives. Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission is one of the eight

National missions which comprises India’s National Action Plan on Climate Change. The

mission is to be implemented in three stages leading to an installed capacity of 20,000

MW of grid power and 2000 MW of off- grid solar applications and 20 million sq.m. solar

thermal collector area and solar lighting for 20 million households by the end of the 13th

five year plan in 2022.

Kerala has published a draft solar policy on February 27th 2013. This makes it the ninth

Indian state to release a solar specific policy document. Under the draft policy, Kerala has

set itself a target of an installed capacity of 500 MW by 2017 and 1,500 MW by 2030.

Earlier, the state had initiated a 10,000 rooftop solar power programme. Kerala's new

policy is unique in its focus largely on distributed power generation. Unlike the off-grid

capital subsidy scheme under the NSM, the state will incentivize distributed solar through

FiTs. Net-metering and a focus on grid interaction protocols will help tackle the grid

stability issues (especially community grids that would be integrated with the state's 'no

load-shedding'-campaign). This policy is a first step in the right direction and is expected

to lead a significant development in India towards the implementation of net-metering and

community grids. If properly implemented, this holds the potential to unlock the immense

distributed generation potential of India. Solar Procurement Obligations (SPOs) will be

mandated for commercial consumers with a connected load of more than 20 kVA and LT

industrial consumers with more than 50 kVA. Also, SPOs will be applicable to all HT & EHT

consumers. All HT and EHT consumers have to procure 3% of their power from solar until

March 2014 and 6% from April 2014 onwards. In future, the SPO requirement will also be

applicable for high consuming domestic customers, i.e., those with more than 500 kWh

per month. In the last quarter (January to March 2013) 226.5 MW of solar PV capacity has

been added in India. Plant costs for solar projects have fallen by 58% in the last three

years. Solar power is already cheaper than grid power for commercial consumers in

Maharashtra, Delhi and Kerala even without any subsidy. In 2016, industrial consumers in

Maharashtra, Delhi, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Karnataka will

achieve unsubsidized grid parity.

The severe conventional power crisis has brought the focus on decentralised solar pv

system. Solar PV is gaining importance in India and across the world. Hence it is felt

necessary to build a common platform to create ample opportunities for business,

education and policy making. Society of Energy Engineers and Managers(SEEM) and

KITCO Ltd, with an objective of bringing potential power users, professionals,

businesses, investors and academicians under one roof to facilitate better understanding

and exchange of ideas, are jointly organising a one day “National Training Programme on

Roof Top Solar PV”.

All are invited to take part.

Dr. R. Harikumar Mr. Cyriac Davies

Target Participants

Registration

Mode of Payment

Last date for registration: 15 May 2013

Policy makers, energy managers / auditors, Solar PV Business Aspirants, investors,

system integrators, planners, academicians

Fees: Rs 2500/- Per Participant (Rupees Two thousand five hundred only)

Registration Fee includes workshop materials, lunch/tea/snacks.

Cash/DD/Cheque favouring Society of Energy Engineers and Managers, payable at

Thiruvananthapuram

Online Payment favoring SB Account No:

30732034489 State Bank of India, Kanammoola Branch, IFC Code SBIN0008293

Limited Seats (First-come-first-served basis)

Society of Energy Engineers and Managers,

Mr. D.P.Nair

Programme Co-ordinator (Roof Top SPV)

Society of Energy Engineers and Managers

SEEM Bhavan, KRA A79, Kannammoola, Trivandrum 695 017

Telephone: 0471 3242323, Fax: 0471 2557607, Mobile: 9447801230

URL: http://www.energyprofessional.in Email: seemhq2011@gmail.com

Contact

Program agenda

Time (Hrs) Event

09:30 - 10:00 Registration

- 10:30 Inaugural Session

10:45 - 11:30 Rooftop SPV : Basics, Design and System selection

11:30 - 12:15 Inverter Technology

13:45 - 14:15 Rooftop PV policies, regulations and incentives

from 15:00 Site visit to a 100 kW SPV plant

10:00

10:30 - 10:45 Tea Break

12:15 - 13:00 Roof top power plant system installation, testing and

commissioning - Case Study

13:00 - 13:45 Lunch Break

14:15 - 15:00 Panel Discussion

General Secretary

Society of Energy Engineers and Managers

Managing Direct