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Information Technology Interventions in the Implementation of Grid-Connected Rooftop Solar Projects in India

Version 1 : Received: 25 April 2023 / Approved: 26 April 2023 / Online: 26 April 2023 (03:33:08 CEST)

How to cite: Purohit, I.; Sharma, A.K.; Purohit, P. Information Technology Interventions in the Implementation of Grid-Connected Rooftop Solar Projects in India. Preprints 2023, 2023040943. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202304.0943.v1 Purohit, I.; Sharma, A.K.; Purohit, P. Information Technology Interventions in the Implementation of Grid-Connected Rooftop Solar Projects in India. Preprints 2023, 2023040943. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202304.0943.v1

Abstract

Rooftop solar (RTS) projects have the potential to contribute to climate change mitigation and sustainable development objectives. In India, grid-connected RTS capacity has been targeted at 40 GW by the end of the year 2022 however, the installed capacity is limited to 8.2 GW only. As a result, the country missed its 2022 target of installing 100 GW of solar power capacity, largely due to inadequate uptake of RTS. The prevailing practices of RTS implementation is observed to be complex, repetitive, tedious, and time-consuming for potential consumers and there is a lack of coordination among implementing agencies. Therefore, even with vast potential, supportive measures, dedicated policies, and regulations the penetration of RTS systems is far below their respective potential. The introduction of information technology (IT) intervention in the RTS sector would integrate key stakeholders at a single platform so as to reduce the administrative burden of implementing agencies, optimization of processing time, handle multiple consumers simultaneously, and connect consumers with authentic vendors, etc. This would help them to understand and perform their shared roles and responsibilities and enhance the RTS implementation across the state. In this study, the scope for IT interventions in the existing RTS implementation process of the Odisha Renewable Energy Development Agency (OREDA) has been assessed and a simplistic approach has been developed for the execution of the RTS projects in relatively lesser time with the least human interface as well as resources. This approach has been successfully demonstrated with OREDA and a cumulative capacity of around 5 MWp (individual project of 1-2 kWp) residential grid-connected RTS projects implemented through the web platform. Currently, other state nodal agencies are also adopting the model for RTS execution and consumer proliferation through IT interventions.

Keywords

Information Technology; Rooftop Solar; Consumer proliferation; Net-metering; Bankability; State Nodal Agencies; DISCOMS

Subject

Engineering, Energy and Fuel Technology

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