{"id":1406,"date":"2018-04-11T06:16:31","date_gmt":"2018-04-11T06:16:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/india\/?p=1406"},"modified":"2019-11-06T08:45:37","modified_gmt":"2019-11-06T08:45:37","slug":"hyderabad-can-lead-a-rooftop-solar-revolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/india\/en\/press\/1406\/hyderabad-can-lead-a-rooftop-solar-revolution\/","title":{"rendered":"Hyderabad Can Lead a Rooftop Solar Revolution"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Historic Hyderabad can be a clean energy champion while benefiting from cheaper power and reduced air pollution<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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HYDERABAD | April 11, 2018|<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0The historical city of Hyderabad has the potential to be a solar champion, according to a Greenpeace India report, titled,\u00a0Rooftop Revolution: Unleashing Hyderabad\u2019s Rooftop Potential [1]<\/strong>, \u00a0released today. The report finds that the total rooftop solar potential of this city is \u20281730 MW. If realised, this can help the city reduce the power demand by almost 15 percent. For residents, solar makes for a solid investment, and would cut down on electricity bills considerably.<\/p>\n

The study jointly undertaken by Greenpeace India and GERMI (Gujarat Energy Research and Management Institute) scanned the area under Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) and estimates an average of 2.70 MW per sq. km. can easily be generated through installing rooftop solar panels. A big share of this, nearly 70 percent, can come from the residential sector.<\/p>\n

The city is blessed with quite a few major landmarks that have sizable potential for rooftop solar power generation. Some of these are:
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Buildings of Osmania University (Annexure IV in comprehensive report): over 5,100 KW.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0The Begumpet and Rajiv Gandhi International Airports: over 700 KW.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0The city\u2019s railway stations: 3,187 KW; \u00a0All metro stations: 679 KW
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0All bus depots in Hyderabad: nearly 3000 KW<\/p>\n

The monthly PM10 data for 2016 from 11 cities and districts of Telangana [2]<\/strong>\u00a0reveals that Hyderabad had the highest annual PM levels and also recorded highest peak levels during November 2016 when PM\u027c\u027b level was recorded at 117 \u00b5g\/m3. This is 17% higher than the daily standard and almost twice as high as the annual standard.<\/p>\n

\u201cSwitching to solar will not only help Hyderabad reduce air pollution by bringing down its dependence on coal as a source of power, but also help policy makers, planners and installers in Telangana contribute to the India\u2019s overall rooftop solar PV goal of 40 GW by 2022, which is crucial for India\u2019s voluntary contribution to the Paris Agreement. We need the state government of Telangana to proactively create awareness among the residents & other stakeholders of Hyderabad, to increase the uptake of rooftop solar PV,\u201d said Pujarini Sen, Climate & Energy Campaigner, Greenpeace India.<\/p>\n

“Telangana already has a rooftop solar policy and a vibrant marketplace for rooftop solar systems. What is needed is a goal to help determine a market size, which in turn would help policy makers calibrate their future course of actions,” said Akhilesh Magal, Head – Advisory, Renewable Energy, Environment, and Energy Efficiency, Gujarat Energy Research Management Institute (GERMI), who led the research of this report.\u2028\u2028Harsha Yadav, Co-Founder & COO of Zolt Energy, a solar EPC company based in Hyderabad pointed out that the state has been at the forefront of the solar net metering regulations in India, with a working policy launched back in 2013-2014. \u201cThe residential rooftop sector, which has been dormant for a while, has been picking up pace. The payback period for residents in Hyderabad is around five years. For the next 20 years, they can enjoy free power with minimal maintenance,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

But there is a long way to go.\u00a0Solar rooftop uptake has been lackluster in metro cities [3] thus far<\/strong>. Further, As of December 2017, only six out of 29 states & seven UTs are complying with the centre\u2019s Renewable Energy Purchase Obligation (RPO) targets.\u00a0Telangana has 1868.17 MW of renewable energy installed in the state as of 2017, but lags behind in terms of RPO compliance at just 40 percent of the target. At the moment, it is lagging behind the southern states, of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh [4].<\/strong><\/p>\n

Contact:
\nJitendra Kumar<\/strong>, Sr Communication Specialist, Greenpeace India:
\nPh. 0986817337; email:\u00a0jkumar@greenpeace.org
\nPujarini Sen<\/strong>, Renewable Energy Campaigner, Greenpeace India:
\nPh: 08586016050; email:\u00a0psen@greenpeace.org<\/p>\n

Footnotes:
\n[1]\u00a0Link to the report:\u00a0<\/a>
\n[2]\u00a0Airpocalypse II<\/a>
\n[3]\u00a0Metros Slow to Switch on the sun<\/a>
\n[4]\u00a0Only six states complying with Renewable Purchase Obligations targets others undermining centres targets<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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