Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Venkatesh Joshi on Wednesday, 10 June released the Floating Solar PV Potential Assessment of India report, which estimates more than 102 GWp of floating solar PV potential across the country.
With this assessment, India’s total assessed solar potential has reached 3,445 GWp.
According to Joshi, the ministry is also working on a dedicated scheme to promote floating solar deployment across reservoirs and other water bodies.
He said reservoirs and other water bodies can play an important role in clean energy generation through floating solar projects.
The minister also launched an online portal for the Small Hydro Power Development Scheme.
He said the portal would improve transparency and efficiency in implementation and marked the first major policy intervention in the small hydro sector since 2017.
Joshi said India’s non-fossil fuel capacity has increased from 81 GW in 2014 to 288 GW, while solar capacity has grown from 2.8 GW to 155 GW.
He added that domestic solar manufacturing capacity has also expanded significantly, with module manufacturing reaching 192 GW and cell manufacturing capacity touching 30 GW.
On the occasion, the National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) and Military Engineering Services (MES) exchanged an MoU to promote renewable energy across defence establishments.
Under the agreement, NISE will provide technical support for planning, implementation and monitoring of renewable energy projects.
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