According to the government’s report to the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, the solar manufacturing industry creates 29,900 new jobs each year based on installed capacity.
According to the Minister of State for New and Renewable Energy Bhagwanth Khuba, solar manufacturing has produced 11,500 MW of modules to date. “One MW generates 2.6 jobs each year, resulting in a total of 29,900 employment per year,” he explained. The government also offers training through programs, with around 62,000 employees trained by February 2022.
Khuba went on to say that the administration is eager to build solar power plants across the country. It will meet the demands of the state government and provide assistance in this area.
The government already has a PLI (production-linked inventive) scheme for solar manufacturing. Power Minister R K Singh noted that the Union finance minister has now proposed a second PLI plan worth Rs 19,500 crore in the budget.
“We will submit a proposal for that as well,” he added, adding, “This is not the only action we are taking. We have erected a tariff barrier.”
The import of modules from other nations would now be subject to a 40% customs duty, while sales will be subject to a 20% customs duty, according to the Union minister, who did not name the country.
“We already have 15,000 MW of manufacturing capacity and want to expand it. We want to be known as a module exporter “he stated
In terms of ‘Make-in-India,’ he stated that the country has achieved some progress and that more progress will be made in the future.
The minister went on to say that India currently has 30,000 MW of solar parks and is adding more as projects come in.
The cumulative 81 GW renewable energy capacity addition has created an estimated 1,11,400 ‘Full-Time Equivalent’ employment across various project phases as of August 2021, according to an analysis released in January 2022 by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water, Natural Resources Defense Council, and Skill Council for Green Jobs, he said.
T G Venkatesh of the BJP brought up the issue of power generators. He claims that state governments are delaying the Centre’s incentives and that the tribunal and sectoral regulators are delaying the decision on wheeling charges and other concerns.
“We have discussions with the forum of regulators,” Union minister Singh responded. We have emphasized to them that they should not erect unnecessary barriers in the development of renewable energy and that the backlog in their courts should be reduced.
The administration has also made it clear to the regulators that they are dealing with a huge number of cases.
“We have a system in place with the regulators to monitor situations,” he said, adding, “This is a problem that we are aware of.”
In November 2021, India met its goal of getting 40% of its energy from non-fossil fuels nine years ahead of schedule, according to Singh.
“Our renewable energy growth rate is the fastest in the world and will continue to be the fastest,” he said, adding that “we will reach the 500-gigawatt (GW) target.”
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Resource: Economic Times
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