Demand Aggregation Rooftop Solar: To Meet India's Rooftop Solar Capacity Target
The Government of India has set an ambitious target to drive the shift towards renewable energy. In this regard, the government has targeted to achieve 100 GW solar capacity deployment by 2022 to achieve energy security from its abundant untapped solar resource. With regards to solar energy, the 100 GW target by 2022 consists of 60 GW for utility-scale solar and 40 GW of rooftop solar. Heretofore, proactive measures by the government have made it possible to get closer to the utility-scale target. On the other hand, the rooftop solar photovoltaic (RTPV) sector has seen slower progress despite high subsidies and incentives to consumers. Since the industrial and residential sectors cover more than half of total electricity consumption nationwide and have considerable roof area, these can be focused to meet the targets. The RTPV sector is facing many challenges such as: Affordability among weaker economic segments ...