South Asia Clean Energy Forum (SACEF) 2024.   Register here      ||      Inviting applications for the SAREP Grants Annual Program Statement (APS) – FY2024. For more information click Here.
Opportunities: I. Request for Proposal (RFP) – Training and Capacity Building in the areas of ESG and sustainability. For more information click here. Last date: September 23, 2024.      ||      II. Request for Quote (RFQ) – Optimum utilisation of Indian Railways (IR) Rooftop Solar (RTS) assets by integrating this with Auxiliary transformer of traction supply. For more information click here. Last date: September 17, 2024.     ||      III. Request for Expression of Interest (RFEI) – Oversee state-level technical interventions and manage implementation of activities. For more information click here. Last date: September 26, 2024.

Introduction

South Asia Regional Energy Partnership (SAREP) Program is a US government flagship initiative that is closely working with South Asian national and regional government entities to meet their clean energy goals and strengthen their energy- security priorities by providing technical assistance to scale deployment of renewable energy, advancing new technologies and strengthening grid integration. In India, the program is instrumental in supporting the country’s goal to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2070, a commitment which includes achieving 500 GW of non-fossil- based electricity generation capacity by 2030. This aligns with India’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) to reduce the emission intensity of its GDP by 45% within the same timeframe. A prime example of this support is the Indian Railways’ goal to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2030, with SAREP playing a key role in enabling this transition. Likewise, several other countries in the South Asian region have also established Net-Zero emissions and Renewable Energy targets.SAREP is instrumental in this regional endeavor, providing technical support and capacity- building interventions to help these countries achieve their clean energy goals.

Key Interventions

  • Assisting MNRE in designing new policies and regulatory reforms for advancing Rooftop Solar (RTS) capacity deployment
  • Institutionalizing the Vendor Rating Program to ensure the quality, safety, and performance of RTS installations
  • Scheme design and data analytics support for Pradhan Mantri Suryodaya Yojana that aims to install RTS on 10 million households
  • Policy recommendations to MNRE on innovative technologies and models such as Behind the Meter Energy Storage and Virtual Power Purchase Agreements
  • Development and implementation support to MNRE’s National Repowering and Life Extension Policy for Wind Power Projects
  • Subnational level policy support to Haryana and Gujarat for advancing solar energy
  • Identifying multiple revenue streams and applications of utility scale BESS (Battery Energy Storage Systems) in Haryana, Assam, and Gujarat
  • Assessing the market potential, feasibility, and business case for behind the meter solar with energy storage systems
  • Evaluating different technologies and business models for scaling Pumped Storage projects (PSPs)
  • Designing Round-the-clock RE procurement tenders through sensitivity analysis and techno-commercial modeling for Indian Railways
  • Sector-specific large scale rooftop solar deployment support to Haryana
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  • Assisting Forum of Regulator (FOR) working groups on RE Policies, Regulations, and their harmonization
  • Supporting Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) on Deviation Settlement Mechanism Regulations
  • Demand Response (DR) framework and Resource Adequacy (RA) implementation roadmap for Assam
  • Methodology to monitor distribution performance standards for Madhya Pradesh
  • Electricity Supply Code Regulation reforms for Haryana and Karnataka
  • Grid Code Regulation development support for Haryana
  • Implementation support to Gujarat on repowering of wind projects through technical assessment, micro siting, and pilot project
  • Utility led rooftop solar planning support to Andaman and Nicobar administration.
  • Utility led Feeder level solarization procurement support under PM-KUSUM scheme in
  • Haryana Implementation support to Gujarat on repowering of wind projects through technical assessment, micro siting and pilot project
  • Technical support for one of the largest procurement tenders for solar panels and inverters in India for EESL
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  • RE procurement planning tool and financial model for utility scale solar and storage applications for Indian Railways
  • Training of Trainers program to build capacity of IR officials on RE and other emerging technologies institutionalized within Indian Railways
  • Knowledge exchange workshops at national and subnational level including technology demonstration study trips
  • Knowledge partner to governments at various levels for advancing clean energy deployment
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Key Achievements

Tenders for 1600 MW Round-the-Clock (RTC) Renewable Energy procurement by Indian Railways

MNRE National Repowering and Life Extension policy for Wind Power Projects 2023 released

400+ Indian Railway Officials trained on RE technologies

Model Regulations on Resource Adequacy, Green Energy Open Access Regulations, and Model guidelines for management of RE curtailment for wind and solar generation issued by Forum of Regulators

Rooftop solar Vendor Rating Program scaled at national level with 100+ installers rated

Revised Repowering of Wind Power Project Policy for Gujarat released

Training of Trainers course on net-zero planning at Indian Railway Institute of Electrical Engineering institutionalized