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Karnataka is addressing certain key environmental issues to harness renewable energy, said Ms Shamim Banu, Additional Chief Secretary, Karnataka Energy Department.
Addressing the 10th edition of two-day Green Power Conference-cum-Exposition on Renewable Energy organised by CII in Bangalore under the aegis of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy Sources (MNRES), and Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Ltd (KREDL), she said “There are many sites suitable to wind mills but are located in forest areas of Western Ghats and it takes very long time for clearances. There is a need to streamline procedural issues.”
Solar energy
“To encourage solar energy production, research and development (R&D) is needed to reduce costs and land need per megawatt (MW), which is about five acres now at present,” she further said.
Dr Pramod Deo, chairperson, Central Electricity Regulatory Commission, said, “5 per cent of the total generation in the country actually comes from green power. India reached 5 per cent level in 2010 and annually one per cent is being added and this takes it to 10 per cent by 2015. Promoting increased use of green power is for our own energy security.”
“There is a general apprehension that green power is costly. The costs are going to be flattened by in the next five years. Regarding tariffs, all State Regulatory Commissions should take CRC tariff as guiding tariff. From the point of view of sellers, operational issues risks like connectivity should be addressed,” said Dr Deo
The CII- Karnataka State Council Chairman, Mr S. Chandrasekhar, said, “This is the 10th edition of the flagship event on renewable energy. Karnataka will add another 6,000 MW capacity in the next two years with the passing of new energy policy last year. Renewable energy should constitute 25 per cent of the total generation to make our energy sector sustainable. We need to establish a bridge between policy and market mechanism.”
The Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Chairman, Mr C.M. Nimbannavar, said, “Energy efficiency and green power are major aspects of energy conservation. Karnataka is one of the power starving States of India. There is an urgent need to focus on new generation technologies and minimise storage and distribution losses.”
Renewable energy law
Mr Ramesh Kymal, Chairman, Renewable Energy Council, CII- Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre, said, “Investment in clean energy has gone up by 230 per cent globally in the past four years and India aims to become global leader by 2015. To encourage this trend, renewable energy law, which is under debate so far, must be implemented as early as possible. To address the cost, there is a need to increase generation based incentives to Rs 1.20 per unit.”
Mr S. Raghupathy, Executive Director, CII- Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre, said, “CII -Green Business Centre has been advocating green always a business sense. The concept of green buildings is catching up in India and today with over 1,000 green buildings; India stands second in the world next only to US. India is also the first country in the world to introduce green company rating concept. Industry needs to ensure at least 5 per cent of their energy consumption comes from green power.”
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