Unified Web Portal for Rooftop Solar- Single-window Clearance System for Consumers
India has set an ambitious target of achieving 175 GW of renewable energy by 2022. Out of this 175 GW RE by 2022, 100 GW has to come from solar. According to Mercom India Research, India’s total solar installations have reached 50 GW as of February 2022. It is a significant milestone for India as it has set a target of 100 GW by the end of 2022. The installation could have gone higher if there were no policy uncertainties and market volatility.
At present, the regulatory framework is not fully developed for large-scale solar rooftop development and deployment as any consumer looking to install the solar rooftop system, may not have the detailed information available in one place like:
➮ The potential for installation of solar rooftop
➮ Area requirements
➮ Types of technologies
➮ Information related to major vendor/channel partners
➮ Processes/procedures to be followed for interconnection
➮ Availability of subsidy and finance
The solar rooftop market is still at a nascent stage and numerous critical links are required for the development of the market ecosystems for scaling of deployment. One such link is developing an online web portal that will bring together all the stakeholders on a single platform and enable seamless communication among them. The Unified Web Portal provides that platform for all the stakeholders involved in the process of installation of grid-connected solar rooftop plants. The portal aims to digitize the complete process of application, approval, and implementation of the solar rooftop.
There is a necessity for digitizing the entire process of application, approval, and implementation of GCSRP. Maintaining multiple web-based tools to approach various issues of multiple stakeholders is not a viable option either. Such a platform will enable inter and intra stakeholder communication through a single online portal.
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) in association with the World Bank and Asian Development Bank is developing a unified web portal for rooftop solar, which will act as a one-stop destination for clearance for the consumers looking to install rooftop solar panels. Besides, the portal will also help in promoting and creating awareness regarding the usage of rooftop solar in India.
The portal will provide all details related to the installation of the solar panel. There will be details as:
➮ü To what all agencies have to be approached
➮ How to get clearance for installation of solar panels
➮ What are the mandatory documents required
➮Which companies are developers of solar panels and install solar panels
➮ Information related to incentives and other benefits.
Suprabha TA program’s approach towards Unified Web Portal (UWP) development is based on a new architecture that encapsulates interconnection and subsidy process on a single framework thereby enabling seamless processing of consumers’ interconnection application and provide subsidy to eligible consumers.
