JAWAHARLAL NEHRU SOLAR MISSION BACKGROUND: The Government has recently launched the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission, which is amajor initiative of the Government of India and State Governments to promote ecologically sustainablegrowth while addressing India's energy security challenge. challenge. It will also constitute a major contribution byIndia to the global effort to meet the challenges of climate change. The immediate aim of the Mission is to focus on setting up an enabling environment for solartechnology penetration in the country both at a centralized and decentralized level. The first phase (upto March 2013) will, inter alia, focus on promoting off-grid systems including hybrid systems to meet /supplement power, heating and cooling energy requirements. These systems still require interventionsto bring down costs but the key challenge is to provide an enabling framework and support forentrepreneurs to develop markets. In order to create a sustained interest within the investor community, it is proposed to supportviable supportviable business models. Flexibility is an int egral feature of this t his scheme. The scheme is completelydemand driven as it offers a bouquet of incentive instruments from which eligible entities can tailor apackage appropriate to their needs and circumstances within the boundary conditions of the scheme. OBJECTIVE OF THE NATIONAL SOLAR MISSION
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To promote off-grid applications of solar energy (both SPV and Solar Thermal) for meeting the targets set in the Jawaharlal Jawa harlal Nehru National Solar S olar Mission for Phase-I.
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To create awareness and demonstrate effective and innovative use of Solar systems for individual/ community/ institutional/ industrial applications.
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To encourage innovation in addressing market needs and promoting sustainable business models.
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To provide support to channel partners and potential beneficiaries, within the framework of boundary conditions and in a flexible demand driven mode.
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To achieve volume production at a scale which leads to cost reduction and rapid diffusion and deployment of solar technologies across the country. For this purpose set up enabling policy environment and regulatory framework.
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU SOLAR MISSION ROAD MAP FOR SOLAR MISSION
Jawaharlal Nehru Solar Mission Roadmap
S.no
Application Segment
Target for
Target for Phase 2
Target for
Phase 1 (2010-
(2013-17)
Phase 3 (2017-
13)
1
2
Solar Collectors
Off Grid Solar
22)
7 Million Sq
8 Million Sq
5 Million Sq
meters
meters
meters
200 MW
800 MW
1000 MW
1000 MW
4000 MW
16000 MW
applications
3
Utility grid power, including roof top
National Solar Mission¶s Strategy for Phase 1 & 2 Supporting Utility scale power generation Expanding off-grid applications Developing rooftop installations Accelerating Research and Development Enhancing the Domestic manufacturing base
