Harnessing Solar Energy by Utilizing Rooftop

Space of Railway Buildings

Solar Energy Corporation of India

4th Floor, Tower 1, NBCC plaza
Sector V, Pushp Vihar
Saket, New Delhi-110017
 SECI- Inception and Objectives
OUR MANDATE:

To be the implementing agency

A Government of India Enterprise under for meeting the National Solar
the administrative control of MNRE Mission objectives

To plan and execute an integrated

programme on development and
Incorporated on 20th September, 2011
as a Not for profit Company under deployment of solar energy
Section 8 of the Companies Act, 2013
technologies to achieve
commercialization;

To own, operate and manage,

Authorised capital INR 2,000 Crores; Paid
up capital INR 42 Crores as on FY 2014-15 both grid-connected & off-grid
power stations;

To promote R&D in Solar

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 SECI Activities : Ongoing
Broad mandate : Implementation & Facilitate various activities of the
JNNSM.
As part of the Mission activities SECI has taken up the following projects/
activities.
750 MW Grid connected solar power plants under JNNSM Phase II
4000 MW Ultra Mega Solar Power Plant in Sambhar, Rajasthan
Pilot CSP Projects of around 100 MW
Implementation of Grid Connected Solar Roof-Top scheme
Development and dissemination of solar home lighting systems/ solar lanterns
Solar Thermal installations for water/air heating
Solar Mini/Micro Grids/street lights etc.
R&D Projects
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 Growth of Solar Capacity (MW)
State MWp %
Gujarat 860.4 41.0%
2101 Rajasthan 656.15 31.2%
Maharashtra 207.25 9.9%
Madhya
1684 162.315
Pradesh 7.7%
Solar Capcity (MW)

Andhra
68.9
Pradesh 3.3%
Uttar Pradesh 17.375 0.8%
Tamil Nadu 28.18 1.3%
936
Jharkhand 16 0.8%
Karnataka 24 1.1%
Orissa 15.5 0.7%
Punjab 9.325 0.4%
36 Haryana 7.8 0.4%
3 11
West Bengal 7.05 0.3%
2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 A & N Island 5.1 0.2%
Uttarakhand 5.05 0.2%
Chhattisgarh 7 0.3%
Delhi 2.6 0.1%
Lakshadweep 0.8 0.0%
 Roof top PV-Towards grid parity

Source:KPMG

By 2017 roof top solar power cost will reach the grid parity.
 Benefits of Roof top PV
On national level, reduces requirement of
land for addition of solar capacities.
For consumers, it
Reduces the dependency on grid power.
Mitigates diesel generator dependency.
Long term reliable power source.

For Discoms, it reduces

Day Peak load Demand
T&D and conversion losses as power is consumed
at the point of generation.

Most suitable for commercial establishments

Max generation during peak usage time.
Solar power cost is close to the commercial power
cost.
 SECIs Grid Connected Rooftop Scheme
Salient Features
MNRE launched a pilot scheme in year 2013 for grid connected rooftop
PV power projects being implemented by SECI
The scheme allows system size from 100 kW to 500 kW
Aggregation of capacity from smaller roofs is allowed.

30% of the cost would be provided as subsidy and 70% to be met by the
consumer
Systems are to be grid connected and without battery back up
Mostly in-house/captive consumption and to replace diesel generation
Surplus solar power to be fed to the grid
Cities across India being covered under the scheme for wider
participation/promotion
Developers selected through a competitive process
 Implementation
Under the scheme SECI

Allocates capacity for each city/State in consultation with

MNRE/SNAs
Verify project proposals w.r.t. technical specifications and release
the sanction for subsidy which is linked to performance up to 2
years
Release initial subsidy on successful commissions as per technical
specifications (20%)
Release 5 % subsidy each at the end of 1st and 2nd year of
successful maintenance of the project
Help developers for identification of projects through
dissemination workshops and to discuss any issues with concern
authorities
SECIs Ongoing Scheme of Rooftop PV
(Covering 37 Cities of India)

Chandigarh (1) Amritsar (0.5)

Ludhiana (0.5)
Mohali (1)
Implementing Rooftop
projects with 30% subsidy Gurgaon (2.5) Noida/Greater Noida (3.5)
from MNRE New Delhi (5) Panchkula (1)
Faridabad(0.5)
Jaipur (3.75)
100-500kW capacity
projects being set up in Gwalior (1)
select cities Bhopal (1) Patna (2)
Phase I: 5.5 MW (4 cities) Gandhinagar (1)
Vadodara (0.5) Palatana (1)
Phase II: 11.3 MW (6 cities)
Surat (0.5) Ranchi (2)
Phase III: 10 MW (9 cities) Kolkata (2)
Nasik (0.5)
Durgapur (1)
Legend
Nagpur (0.5) Bhubaneswar (1)
Phase I
Mumbai (1) Raipur (2.05)
Phase II
Pune (3) Vijaywada (0.5)
Phase III
Tirupati (0.5)
Phase IV Hyderabad (4)
Bangalore (3) Chennai (6)
Multiple phases Mysore (1)
() Capacity in MW Coimbatore (1.5)
Madurai (0.5)
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Grid Connected Rooftop Scheme of SECI
So far 27 MW is allotted under three Phases of the
Scheme
Around 40 MW will be allotted in Phase IV of the scheme
Benchmark cost is Rs. 90/ Wp for PPP model (RESCO) ; on which 30% capital
subsidy will be available from MNRE

Tariff based competitive bidding is experimented for RESCO model in Phase

IV of the scheme which lead to solar tariff in general in range of Rs. 6.0 to
Rs. 6.745 (Cap at Rs.6.75/kWh)

In Capex model Average price is Rs. 75/Wp; Breakeven 5 to 6 years

Indian Railways - Rooftop Solar PV Potential
Roofs of Railway Stations
(On going discussions for rooftop
SPV systems at New Delhi, Anand
Vihar, Katra Railway Stations etc)

Railway Workshops,
Loco sheds,
Coach factories,
Residential Railway Colonies,
Office buildings,
Hospitals etc.
Energy Utilization Pattern In Indian Railways
Electricity consumption: 16.6 billion units (14.16 billion units
Traction, 2.46 billion unit for non traction) ~`~ 2500MW
~~ 3800 MW (peak) , (22 billion unit , 5000 MW XII Plan projected)

Electricity consumption(Non Traction) - workshop 25%, station

and service building 35%, pumping 10%, domestic 30%

Share in total energy Consumption (NATIONAL) - 2 %

Share in total energy consumption of transport sector - 5 %

( 77 % diesel, 23 % electricity)

Share of energy in total operating cost of IR 24% (18,000 Cr, 8700 Cr for
Electricity)
(87 % traction, 13 % non- traction)
 Energy Usage
FOR
Rolling stock manufacture, maintenance and disposal
Train operation.
Infrastructure construction and maintenance
Administration of transport business.
Energy production and trade.
TIME
24 X 7 X 365

THROUGH
GRID Power+ DG Set + Renewable (very Low)
 Why Solar in Railways
Railway sector growth 8-9%
Progressive shift of freight traffic to railway
80% of rail freight and 60% passenger traffic on electric
energy by 2030
Electricity demand to go 100 billion kWh by 2030 for railway
sector alone in India
The current trends indicates constraints in indigenous
availability of conventional energy resources
World trend to achieve min. 25% through RE by 2020 in
transport sector leader Germany, Sweden, USA
Fuel diversity
No space constraint
 Railways Initiatives
Indian Railways Vision 2020-At least 10% of its total energy to
come from renewable sources such as solar power, wind, and
biomass etc. (500MW)

Policy of solar based system for D and E class station, emergency

light for all class of station(sep,12)

Achievement so far
10.50 MW Wind
4.50 MW solar
4.69 MW solar PV Plant in progress
 Railways Initiatives
Solarization of unmanned Railway Crossings
For Optical fiber and Integrated Battery bank system
The system size ranges from 1400 Wp to 3500 Wp
More than 150 systems have been installed nation
wide
The zone covered are Eastern, Nothern railway,
Western railway and West central
 Installation of 500 kWp size Rooftop at Katra Railway
station in J&K within 3 to 4 months
Decided to take up rooftop PV projects at railway
stations, workshops, loco sheds, hospitals ,offices and
residential colonies etc Under Phase I of 500 MW across
the country
Railways to share the details of rooftop space
SECI and IR may work together on a special scheme
dedicated to Railways (in consultation with MNRE for
CFA) and implemented through various business models
including PPP mode
 Major consumption by IR at respective locations and excess
power only to flow to grid
Activity start up locations are New Delhi Railway station,
Katra Railway Station, workshops at Dahod , Bhusaval,
Chittaranjan locomotive works and Kanchanpara,
Innovative Pilot project of providing rooftop PV on one Non-
AC railway coach with thin film technology
SECI shall provide complete solution from Conceptualization,
estimation, tendering, Implementation, monitoring,
handholding and initial O&M support for these Solar Power
Projects and activities for Indian Railways
Criterion for Roof Selection for SPV Systems
In the ideal case SPV system should be mounted facing
towards South direction

Roofs should have longer life and better load-bearing

capacity

Structure should be strong enough to bear the load of

the PV panels and the associate mounting systems

Roofs may be identified in the initial phase where

commercial tariff is high and there is better promotional
prospect
Key Challenges
Roof Assessment
Detailed structural analysis and wind load assessment is required
to be carried out for realistic SPV design and engineering

It has been seen that most of the roofs comprise Asbestos

Cement Sheets which are brittle in nature and not generally
recommended for SPV systems

SPV systems should be installed on the roofs with metallic tops

for longer life and better load-bearing capacity
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