View Dr. Ashvini Kumar’s -Director (Solar) – Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) presentation on VGF (Viability Gap Funding) at the Solar Markets India 2013 conference

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Ritesh Pothan

Dr. Ashvini Kumar, Director (Solar), Solar Energy Corporation of India, needs no introduction as the designated government organization responsible for taking forward the JNNSM Solar Commitments by the MNRE.

Phase II envisages another 750MW to be setup under the VGF scheme by drastically dropping the solar offtake price below Rs. 5.5 per KWh and providing a subsidy in the form of VGF to developers.

This presentation covers the various aspects and responsibilities of SECI.

Apart from the mission activities SECI is involved in the following type of projects.

Solar PV power plants.
Solar Mini/Micro Grids
Solar Thermal Power Plants
Solar Water Heaters
Solar Roof-Top Systems
Solar Home lighting and Solar Street lights
Hybrid projects
1. Solar + Gas
2. Solar + Biomass
3. Solar + Hydro/Pump Storage
R&D activities.

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Ritesh Pothan, is an accomplished speaker and visionary in the Solar Energy space in India. Ritesh is from an Engineering Background with a Master’s Degree in Technology and had spent more than a decade as the Infrastructure Head for a public limited company with the last 9 years dedicated to Solar and Renewable Energy. He also runs the 2 largest India focused renewable energy groups on LinkedIn - Solar - India and Renewables - India

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