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| Kargil: A new destination for Solar SPV | | | Early Times REport
Kargil, Dec 29: Kargil will generate 33,000 Mega Watt of electricity from Solar SPV according to the master plan of KREDA (Kargil Renewable Energy Development Agency ) and is generating more than 2 Megawatt from Solar SPV.
Kargil Renewable Energy Development Agency (KREDA) a registered agency (Reg. No 5909-S-2010) under the Govt. of Jammu and Kashmir Society Registration Act 1999, works with the objectives of promoting and accelerating the pace of utilization of hydro, solar and wind energy and meeting the power requirements in Kargil-Ladakh.
The Agency was established after the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy Govt of India (MNRE) sanctioned a special fund of Rs 260 Crore in the year 2010 and has been assigned various renewable energy based schemes like Micro/Mini/Small Hydel Project, Solar Photovoltaic (SPV) System and other Solar Thermal Systems etc., as part of its Ladakh Renewable Energy Initiative of Rs 500 Crore.
KREDA is working broadly under the four main units i.e. Hydro, Solar, Wind and Thermal, to achieve a remarkable growth in the contribution of renewable energy in the District.
The Main objective of the Agency is to familiarize the mass with varied aspects of Renewable Energy, To create awareness about Renewable Energy (Solar, Hydel, Wind etc.), Electrifying non-electrified villages, Minimizing the use of diesel and kerosene as much as possible, Promote commercial exploitation of know how, Promote development and commercialization of renewable sources of energy, Promote development and commercialization of agriculture (through greenhouses) and to Develop and strengthen the facilities and capabilities; evolve strategies; and undertake human resource development programmes to build a sustainable economy in whole Ladakh.
The northern part of the subcontinent, especially the Ladakh region, is blessed with an abundance of sunlight and high solar radiation. Harnessing solar energy into consumable electricity is highly effective and useful.
Achievements of KREDA in the First Phase is in the field of Solar as the Agency has installation of Solar Power Plant of 25 to 65 Kw in 22 villages of Kargil and the whole Lunganak Block of 26 villages in Zanskar Sub dvision and some in other blocks has been lighten up by Solar Home Lighting due to which these villages has got lighting from the Sun even during night.
State Minister for Science and Information Technology, Medical Education, School Education, Youth Service and Sports Feroz Ahmad Khan, while talking to All India Radio told that Photovoltaic systems convert sunlight into electricity. A small solar photovoltaic system can be a reliable and pollution free producer of electricity. Presently there are around 157 villages in Kargil-Ladakh, out of which only 97 villages are electrified (95% through DG Sets). There are mainly two power stations one small hydro (Iqbal Project) with an installed capacity of 3.75MW and one DG station with 4MW capacity that supplies electricity to the main town of Kargil-Ladakh and villages nearby. There are also two numbers of mini hydroelectric power units and some DG sets (with capacity ranging from 50-750 KVa) mostly installed in the progressive villages.
Feroz Khan told that the Agency has completed Solar power plants which are generating some 2.5 megawatt Electricity and which is helping the Distirct Administration to save 40 Lakh Rupees annually.
He told that because of the scattered nature of the villages there is a huge problem with distribution and transmission through power grid systems.
The transmission lines are very long resulting in poor voltage regulation and high distribution losses and also it requires huge capital investment which is financially not feasible.
Therefore KREDA is concentrating on decentralized power generation policy, which would be the best alternative for such rural and far-flung areas/villages of Kargil-Ladakh. Kacho Ahmad Khan Project Coordinator KRDEDA told that during the period KREDA has established 22 SPV Power Plants in various villages of the district. In these villages, apart from solar energy, no other viable resource, renewable or otherwise, is available. Before the intervention of KREDA the villagers were receiving electricity from their respective DG sets. |
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