MNRE and ISA Release Roadmap to Foster Solar Energy for Universal Energy Access by 2030
To attain this, an overall investment of about USD 192 billion, comprising USD 97 billion in Solar-based mini-grids for around 25,738 MW of capacity; USD 18 billion in Solar-based DRE solutions for about 1,224 MW of capacity and USD 78 billion in Grid Extensions for the required infrastructure.
July 21, 2023. By EI News Network
Bhupinder Singh Bhalla, Secretary, MNRE, discussed, “The challenge to provide Universal Energy Access cuts across other global energy transition issues and hence, unless we make rapid strides towards providing reliable, sustainable, and affordable energy access to all, our progress in other areas will get hampered. India has made ambitious commitments as part of our transition towards clean energy. We are planning to achieve 50 percent cumulative electric power installed capacity from non-fossil fuel-based energy resources by 2030. Although a wide variety of renewable technologies are available, each with their unique advantages, solar energy in particular has emerged as the technology of choice that can play a key role in driving energy access, energy security and energy transition. Through this report on ‘Roadmap of Solar Energy for Universal Energy Access’, developed under India’s G20 presidency in 2023, we aim to showcase how solar energy, in its various configurations, can play a key role in achieving electricity access and in providing socio-economic benefits in countries around the world.”
Dr. Ajay Mathur, Director General of ISA, said, “9% of the global population still lack access to electricity. If the current growth rate continues, approximately 660 million people, accounting for 8% of the global population, will still be without electricity by 2030. Additionally, over 1.9 billion people will need clean cooking access by 2030. Sub-Saharan Africa and rural areas face the most acute energy access challenges. Solar energy combined with battery storage is emerging as the optimal choice for electrification, especially in places which are at a distance away from the grid. It offers technical, financial, and social benefits. A combination of electrification approaches centred on solar energy can be deployed to address energy access challenges in different situations.”
On the basis of analysis by the International Solar Alliance in the Roadmap of Solar Energy for Universal Energy Access published, about 59 percent (396 million people) of the unelectrified population can be apt for electrification through solar-based mini-grids, around 30 percent (203 million people) through grid extensions and the remaining 11 percent (77 million people) through Decentralized Renewable Energy solutions.
To attain this, an overall investment of about USD 192 billion will be required, comprising USD 97 billion in Solar-based mini-grids for around 25,738 MW of capacity; USD 18 billion in Solar-based decentralised renewable energy (DRE) solutions for about 1,224 MW of capacity; and USD 78 billion in Grid Extensions for the required infrastructure.
To accomplish the crucial mini-grid deployment, around USD 48.5 billion in financial support is required, representing 50 percent of the project costs.
By increasing investments, stimulating ecosystem development initiatives, implementing focused interventions, making optimal use of resources, and integrating solar PV-based cooking solutions with electrification initiatives, the world can accelerate into a rapid development scenario, and comprehensively attain universal energy access by 2030.
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