Harnessing Solar energy, Options for India

4. ADDITIONAL TARIFF PER UNIT OF ELECTRICITY ........................................................................................... 54
5. CONCLUSIONS ............................................................................................................................................... 55
SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC APPLICATIONS ............................................................................................... 59
1. SOLAR PV OPTIONS FOR RURAL ELECTRIFICATION IN INDIA ........................................................................ 60
1.1. Government Initiatives .......................................................................................................................... 61
1.2. Technology Choices, Economics and Policy......................................................................................... 62
1.3. Policy Recommendations ...................................................................................................................... 72
1.4. Implementation Strategy: An Illustration .............................................................................................. 73
2. SOLAR-PV-BASED IRRIGATION PUMP SETS ................................................................................................... 74
2.1. Analysis ................................................................................................................................................. 76
2.2. Conclusion ............................................................................................................................................ 78
3. ROOFTOP PV SYSTEMS FOR DIESEL USE ABATEMENT .................................................................................... 78
3.1. Current Policy ....................................................................................................................................... 79
3.2. Techno-economic Analysis .................................................................................................................... 80
3.3. Policy Debate ........................................................................................................................................ 86
3.4. Estimation of Potential for RTPV Systems ............................................................................................ 87
SOLAR THERMAL APPLICATIONS ............................................................................................................ 91
1. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................................. 91
1.1. Current Policy ....................................................................................................................................... 92
2. SOLAR DRYING ............................................................................................................................................. 93
2.1. Types of Solar Dryers ........................................................................................................................... 93
2.2. Applications .......................................................................................................................................... 94
3. SOLAR COOKING ........................................................................................................................................... 95
3.1. Solar Cookers ....................................................................................................................................... 95
3.2. Concentrated Paraboloid Solar Cooking (CPSC) ................................................................................ 96
4. SOLAR HEAT FOR INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS .............................................................................................. 99
4.1. Application ............................................................................................................................................ 99
5. SOLAR WATER HEATING SYSTEMS ............................................................................................................... 99
5.1. SWH Techno-economic Feasibility Study ........................................................................................... 100
6. CONCLUSION ............................................................................................................................................... 101
6.1. Policy Recommendations .................................................................................................................... 102
APPENDIX - 1 .................................................................................................................................................. 105
ASSUMPTIONS IN THE SECTION ON RURAL ELECTRIFICATION ......................................................................... 105
APPENDIX - 2 .................................................................................................................................................. 107
GRID INTEGRATION IN URBAN INDIA: ESTABLISHMENT OF STANDARDS AND TECHNICAL CHALLENGES ....... 107
APPENDIX - 3 .................................................................................................................................................. 109
ESTIMATION OF COMMERCIAL FLOOR SPACE AVAILABLE .............................................................................. 109
ANNEXURE 1 - LIST OF TABLES ............................................................................................................... 110
ANNEXURE 2 - LIST OF FIGURES ............................................................................................................. 111
ANNEXURE 3 - LIST OF IMAGES............................................................................................................... 112
ANNEXURE 4 - LIST OF ACRONYMS ....................................................................................................... 113
ANNEXURE 5 - ABOUT THE AUTHORS ................................................................................................... 115
ENDNOTES ...................................................................................................................................................... 116