RESEARCH, DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT

Deployment Aims

RD&D activities shall be oriented towards meeting system/equipment requirement for the following deployment aims:

  1. Grid interactive renewable power

    Share to be 10% by 2012 through 2032.

  2. Alternate Fuels – bio-fuels, synthetic fuels and hydrogen

    Substitution upto 5 % by 2017 and 10 % by 2032.

  3. Urban areas

    1. Energy recovery from municipal waste in 423 class-I cities including 107 municipal corporations where suitable waste is available – by 2032.

    2. Solar Water heating systems -100% coverage of all prospective users like hotels, hospitals etc. by 2032.

    3. 100% coverage of street lighting control systems by solar sensors in all cities - by 2012.

  4. Industry

    1. Energy recovery from industrial wastes where suitable waste is available across the country – by 2032.

    2. Solar Water heating systems - 100% coverage of potential industries - by 2032.

    3. Cogeneration - 100% coverage of potential sugar and other biomass based industry - by 2032.

  5. Rural areas

    1. Provision of lighting/ electricity in all remote un-electrified census villages and remote hamlets of electrified census villages – by 2012

    2. Augmentation of cooking, lighting and motive power in electrified villages – by 2032.