NDA Government's Solar Scorecard : B+
The NDA administration deserves credit for leading the transition of energy source from fossil fuel base to renewable.
It has been a little over four years since the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) administration under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi took over and it is a good time to take a look at what has been achieved in this time period.
The need for analysis assumes greater significance since there were extremely high expectations from the ruling government as Mr. Modi was perceived quite friendly to the solar industry, evident from his pro-solar policies implemented in Gujarat during his tenure as the state's Chief Minister.
As soon as the NDA Administration took over , a recommendation to file an anti-dumping duty was to be considered. The administration chose not to be impose the anti-dumping duty on imported solar cells and modules because of concerns that it would slow solar growth in the country.
The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) administration had initially set a target to install 22 GW of solar by 2022. The target was small,and greater focus was laid on the ability to execute instead of a bold target to strive for. The target was understandable based on where the understandable based on where the industry was in 2010 globally and where the component prices were. Nobody back then could have predicted how fast and far the solar component price would fall in the coming year.
The NDA administration decided the goal was not challenging enough and increased it to 100 GW By 2022, an ambitious target by any means , considering it was set in 2014. This challenging goal became the basis for policy changes to achieve the target. solar parks were introduced to make it easier to set up large-scale projects without the hassle of land procurement and transmission infrastructure. Initially , 20 GW of large-scale projects were targeted to be set up in these parks, and the capacity was later increased to 40 GW.
In terms of solar installation in the country , 985 MW of solar was installed in 2014 as installations remained flat for three years in a row due to policy uncertainties and experimentation, and a lack of ambition. Mercom's India Solar Project Tracker shows that of the 25 GW of solar were added under the UPA administration took over. This is a very year significant growth over the past four years, but it could certainly have been better. since last may, trade case issues, a decline in tender and auction activity due to DISCOMs seeking PPA renegotiation, the implementation of the GST, and several other issues have slowed the market down.
India's installed wind power capacity rose 62 % from 21 GW in March 2014 to more than 34 GW in July 2018.
with an installation total of over 25 GW at the end of August 2018, India now ranks fifth in terms of cumulative installed solar capacity globally, falling behind only china, the U.S, Germany, And Japan.
India's unequipped transmission infrastructure is a cause of growing concern in face of rising solar Installations
Solar Installations during UPA and NDA Administrations:
UPA = 3 GW
NDA = 22 GW
The NDA administration deserves credit for leading the transition of energy source from fossil fuel base to renewable.
It has been a little over four years since the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) administration under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi took over and it is a good time to take a look at what has been achieved in this time period.
The need for analysis assumes greater significance since there were extremely high expectations from the ruling government as Mr. Modi was perceived quite friendly to the solar industry, evident from his pro-solar policies implemented in Gujarat during his tenure as the state's Chief Minister.
As soon as the NDA Administration took over , a recommendation to file an anti-dumping duty was to be considered. The administration chose not to be impose the anti-dumping duty on imported solar cells and modules because of concerns that it would slow solar growth in the country.
The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) administration had initially set a target to install 22 GW of solar by 2022. The target was small,and greater focus was laid on the ability to execute instead of a bold target to strive for. The target was understandable based on where the understandable based on where the industry was in 2010 globally and where the component prices were. Nobody back then could have predicted how fast and far the solar component price would fall in the coming year.
The NDA administration decided the goal was not challenging enough and increased it to 100 GW By 2022, an ambitious target by any means , considering it was set in 2014. This challenging goal became the basis for policy changes to achieve the target. solar parks were introduced to make it easier to set up large-scale projects without the hassle of land procurement and transmission infrastructure. Initially , 20 GW of large-scale projects were targeted to be set up in these parks, and the capacity was later increased to 40 GW.
In terms of solar installation in the country , 985 MW of solar was installed in 2014 as installations remained flat for three years in a row due to policy uncertainties and experimentation, and a lack of ambition. Mercom's India Solar Project Tracker shows that of the 25 GW of solar were added under the UPA administration took over. This is a very year significant growth over the past four years, but it could certainly have been better. since last may, trade case issues, a decline in tender and auction activity due to DISCOMs seeking PPA renegotiation, the implementation of the GST, and several other issues have slowed the market down.
India's installed wind power capacity rose 62 % from 21 GW in March 2014 to more than 34 GW in July 2018.
with an installation total of over 25 GW at the end of August 2018, India now ranks fifth in terms of cumulative installed solar capacity globally, falling behind only china, the U.S, Germany, And Japan.
India's unequipped transmission infrastructure is a cause of growing concern in face of rising solar Installations
Solar Installations during UPA and NDA Administrations:
UPA = 3 GW
NDA = 22 GW
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