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Dear Friends,
As the year come to an end, we start to look back and plan for the next. It was wonderful to interact and communicate with you in various forums, workshops, conferences and knowledge sharing platform this year. I wish to keep the same in the coming days too. Listing few quick update may be useful to you.
This is pre-launch intimation about upcoming collaborative knowledge sharing platform “E4U” to bring all professionals, experts, technology and service providers of Solar sector at a common place across globe to openly interact and share with each other freely. To be part of this revolution and contribute your own way, share your idea on how do you want to collaborate! Reserve your position… get yourself and your organization, product, services, expertise listed….. share information before 20th Jan 2017 with “Team E4U” at [email protected].
Look forward to next association with you soon and stay connected for next events calendar. Thanks to stay in touch and share any opportunity to work together. Thanking you and wishing you a very Happy New Year 2017. YK JAIN SMART CONSULTING – SMART CITY & RENEWABLE PROJECTS +91 9013248005 (W); +91 9971539955 (M); [email protected]; [email protected] http://ykjain.weebly.com; https://www.linkedin.com/profile/preview?vpa=pub&locale=en_US KNOWLEDGE PARTNER / ADVISORY SERVICES
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Download this report on summary of 2016 renewable India Interacting with various stake holders of Solar Industry (Developers, suppliers, manufacturers, designers, system integrators, users, EPC's, Consultants, Govt, Agents...) there are many grey areas were identified to be worked upon for the success of the sector.
Despite massive growth and success visible to outside world, It's sad that there are large no of new entrants in this market but none is sustaining on Solar business... Many large corporates are winding up after playing few years in this sector, some has filed bankruptcy, some are sold and some are selling..!! Talents getting attracted to the sector but there is large no of experienced middle age professionals which migrated in last 5 years to Solar is still struggling for a quality job and stable career!! People are changing companies 3 times in a year, not getting paid or jobless also!! There is lot of unrest in professionals and none of the company involved in this business is financially sustainable! Those who have installed the projects are not sure about the longevity, performance quality and existence because most have imported cheapest dump from one country! We don't have answer to all what has happened but can control what we should do next. Let's learn from the past and plan best for future. We have taken a small step in this direction to educate people, equip them with the right knowledge, comprehensive and complete in nature sufficient enough to take informed judicious decisions. The skill development program "Swablamban" is structured by Industry body NSEFI for the purpose "to be Solar Professional or Entrepreneur" and offered at a reasonable cost to all interested to work in this sector. You can know more about this and to be part of this initiative please use this link. http://photonergy.weebly.com/skill-development.html. You can be a participant and bring your friends, clients. If you want to collaborate or support us in this initiative, please don't hesitate to connect with us "[email protected]". Social Media update compilation on GST:
Disclaimer : The information below is Compiled From Social Media circulation and not validated from any authentic source and thus don’t take any responsibility on the information shared. Limited purpose of this compilation is to keep updated on what is been said in social media as on 3rd Aug 2016 as it is tabled in Rajya Sabha. Part A : GST HIGHLIGHTS 1. Goods and Service Tax (GST), only one tax across India in place of no of taxes (Customs, Excise, Sales, Service, VAT, Entertainment, luxury, octroy, entry, purchase, lottery tax etc.) 2. GSTN-15 digit pan based GST no. Existing TIN will be migrated and issue Provisional GST is valid for 6 months. If documents submitted within 6 months than Final GST will be allotted. 3. Lump sum turnover limit 50 lacs? TDS limit 10 lacs. Threshold turnover limit is 10 lacs and for north east 5 lacs. 4. Output, input and summary based returns submission. Input tax credit available only if Electronic data matches. Tax credit only available if seller’s tax shows online. 5. Tax audit figure and GST data has to be reconciled in annual return. If any mismatch in data than data will be transferred to IT dept. 6. Return filling limit 10, 15, 20 days after due date for type of return. No of return filing is expected to increase from 36 to 49 returns per year. Penalty for delay in return filing, Per day Rs.100 and maximum Rs.5000 7. Jammu and Kashmir is also included in GST regime. 8. Liquors, petroleum products out of GST net. Part B : GST IMPACT ON VARIOUS SECTORS Industry Sector Current Tax, Rate After GST, Rate Positive Impact / Negative Impact 1 BANKS service tax 15% 18% No Overall Yes 2 CONSUMER STAPLES 22% 18% Good for many like Asian paints, Dabur, HUL, EMAMI, Bad for ITC & UNITED BEVERIES 3 CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY 15% 18% Bad for Restaurant Businesses and chains like Jubilant Food works, Coffee Day etc. 4 MEDIA 15% service tax and 7% entertainment Tax by State's 18% POSITIVE for DTH companies like DISH TV, VIDEOCON D2H, BIG TV 5 TELECOM 15% 18% Marginal dip expected in consumption as tax rise from 15% to 18% 6 AUTO INDUSTRIES 27% 18% POSITIVE for most manufacturers like M&M, MARUTI, BAJAJ AUTO, EICHER MOTORS, ASHOK LEYLAND 7 METALS 18% 18% no major impact 8 CEMENT 27% altogether 18% POSITIVE for manufacturers like Ultra tech cement, shree cement, ambuja cement etc. 9 PHARMA 15% 18% NEGATIVE for Pharma companies. 10 REAL ESTATE 15% to 16% Stamp duty 18% Minor impact on REAL ESTATE companies 11 LOGISTICS benefits to logistics sector as no impact of GST, POSITIVE for Container Corp, GATI etc. 12 LIQUORS, No Change, out of GST 13 PETROLEUM No Change, Out of GST 14 RENEWABLE (SOLAR PV) Mostly exempted, 5% VAT in few states and 15% Service Tax in some portion 18%, Complicated to understand the impact if the exemptions are not continued. May impact the project cost up by 15-18%. Part C : FAQs on Goods and Services Tax (GST)* *Question 1.What is GST? How does it work?* Answer: GST is one indirect tax for the whole nation, which will make India one unified common market. GST is a single tax on the supply of goods and services, right from the manufacturer to the consumer. Credits of input taxes paid at each stage will be available in the subsequent stage of value addition, which makes GST essentially a tax only on value addition at each stage. The final consumer will thus bear only the GST charged by the last dealer in the supply chain, with set-off benefits at all the previous stages. *Question 2. What are the benefits of GST?* Answer: The benefits of GST can be summarized as under: *For business and industry* o Easy compliance: A robust and comprehensive IT system would be the foundation of the GST regime in India. Therefore, all tax payer services such as registrations, returns, payments, etc. would be available to the taxpayers online, which would make compliance easy and transparent. o Uniformity of tax rates and structures: GST will ensure that indirect tax rates and structures are common across the country, thereby increasing certainty and ease of doing business. In other words, GST would make doing business in the country tax neutral, irrespective of the choice of place of doing business. o Removal of cascading: A system of seamless tax-credits throughout the value-chain, and across boundaries of States, would ensure that there is minimal cascading of taxes. This would reduce hidden costs of doing business. o Improved competitiveness: Reduction in transaction costs of doing business would eventually lead to an improved competitiveness for the trade and industry. o Gain to manufacturers and exporters: The subsuming of major Central and State taxes in GST, complete and comprehensive set-off of input goods and services and phasing out of Central Sales Tax (CST) would reduce the cost of locally manufactured goods and services. This will increase the competitiveness of Indian goods and services in the international market and give boost to Indian exports. The uniformity in tax rates and procedures across the country will also go a long way in reducing the compliance cost. *For Central and State Governments* o Simple and easy to administer: Multiple indirect taxes at the Central and State levels are being replaced by GST. Backed with a robust end-to-end IT system, GST would be simpler and easier to administer than all other indirect taxes of the Centre and State levied so far. o Better controls on leakage: GST will result in better tax compliance due to a robust IT infrastructure. Due to the seamless transfer of input tax credit from one stage to another in the chain of value addition, there is an in-built mechanism in the design of GST that would incentivize tax compliance by traders. o Higher revenue efficiency: GST is expected to decrease the cost of collection of tax revenues of the Government, and will therefore, lead to higher revenue efficiency. *For the consumer* o Single and transparent tax proportionate to the value of goods and services: Due to multiple indirect taxes being levied by the Centre and State, with incomplete or no input tax credits available at progressive stages of value addition, the cost of most goods and services in the country today are laden with many hidden taxes. Under GST, there would be only one tax from the manufacturer to the consumer, leading to transparency of taxes paid to the final consumer. o Relief in overall tax burden: Because of efficiency gains and prevention of leakages, the overall tax burden on most commodities will come down, which will benefit consumers. *Question 3. Which taxes at the Centre and State level are being subsumed into GST?* Answer: At the Central level, the following taxes are being subsumed: a. Central Excise Duty, b. Additional Excise Duty, c. Service Tax, d. Additional Customs Duty commonly known as Countervailing Duty, and e. Special Additional Duty of Customs. At the State level, the following taxes are being subsumed: a. Subsuming of State Value Added Tax/Sales Tax, b. Entertainment Tax (other than the tax levied by the local bodies), Central Sales Tax (levied by the Centre and collected by the States), c. Octroi and Entry tax, d. Purchase Tax, e. Luxury tax, and f. Taxes on lottery, betting and gambling. *Question 4. What are the major chronological events that have led to the introduction of GST?* Answer: GST is being introduced in the country after a 13 year long journey since it was first discussed in the report of the Kelkar Task Force on indirect taxes. A brief chronology outlining the major milestones on the proposal for introduction of GST in India is as follows: a. In 2003, the Kelkar Task Force on indirect tax had suggested a comprehensive Goods and Services Tax (GST) based on VAT principle. b. A proposal to introduce a National level Goods and Services Tax (GST) by April 1, 2010 was first mooted in the Budget Speech for the financial year 2006-07. c. Since the proposal involved reform/ restructuring of not only indirect taxes levied by the Centre but also the States, the responsibility of preparing a Design and Road Map for the implementation of GST was assigned to the Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers (EC). d. Based on inputs from Govt of India and States, the EC released its First Discussion Paper on Goods and Services Tax in India in November, 2009. e. In order to take the GST related work further, a Joint Working Group consisting of officers from Central as well as State Government was constituted in September, 2009. f. In order to amend the Constitution to enable introduction of GST, the Constitution (115th Amendment) Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha in March 2011. As per the prescribed procedure, the Bill was referred to the Standing Committee on Finance of the Parliament for examination and report. g. Meanwhile, in pursuance of the decision taken in a meeting between the Union Finance Minister and the Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers on 8th November, 2012, a ‘Committee on GST Design’, consisting of the officials of the Government of India, State Governments and the Empowered Committee was constituted. h. This Committee did a detailed discussion on GST design including the Constitution (115th) Amendment Bill and submitted its report in January, 2013. Based on this Report, the EC recommended certain changes in the Constitution Amendment Bill in their meeting at Bhubaneswar in January 2013. i. The Empowered Committee in the Bhubaneswar meeting also decided to constitute three committees of officers to discuss and report on various aspects of GST as follows:- (a) Committee on Place of Supply Rules and Revenue Neutral Rates; (b) Committee on dual control, threshold and exemptions; (c) Committee on IGST and GST on imports. j. The Parliamentary Standing Committee submitted its Report in August, 2013 to the Lok Sabha. The recommendations of the Empowered Committee and the recommendations of the Parliamentary Standing Committee were examined in the Ministry in consultation with the Legislative Department. Most of the recommendations made by the Empowered Committee and the Parliamentary Standing Committee were accepted and the draft Amendment Bill was suitably revised. k. The final draft Constitutional Amendment Bill incorporating the above stated changes were sent to the Empowered Committee for consideration in September 2013. l. The EC once again made certain recommendations on the Bill after its meeting in Shillong in November 2013. Certain recommendations of the Empowered Committee were incorporated in the draft Constitution (115th Amendment) Bill. The revised draft was sent for consideration of the Empowered Committee in March, 2014. m. The 115th Constitutional (Amendment) Bill, 2011, for the introduction of GST introduced in the Lok Sabha in March 2011 lapsed with the dissolution of the 15th Lok Sabha. n. In June 2014, the draft Constitution Amendment Bill was sent to the Empowered Committee after approval of the new Government. o. Based on a broad consensus reached with the Empowered Committee on the contours of the Bill, the Cabinet on 17.12.2014 approved the proposal for introduction of a Bill in the Parliament for amending the Constitution of India to facilitate the introduction of Goods and Services Tax (GST) in the country. The Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha on 19.12.2014, and was passed by the Lok Sabha on 06.05.2015. It was then referred to the Select Committee of Rajya Sabha, which submitted its report on 22.07.2015. *Question 5.How would GST be administered in India?* Answer: Keeping in mind the federal structure of India, there will be two components of GST – Central GST (CGST) and State GST (SGST). Both Centre and States will simultaneously levy GST across the value chain. Tax will be levied on every supply of goods and services. Centre would levy and collect Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST), and States would levy and collect the State Goods and Services Tax (SGST) on all transactions within a State. The input tax credit of CGST would be available for discharging the CGST liability on the output at each stage. Similarly, the credit of SGST paid on inputs would be allowed for paying the SGST on output. No cross utilization of credit would be permitted*Question *Question 6.How would a particular transaction of goods and services be taxed simultaneously under Central GST (CGST) and State GST (SGST)?* Answer :The Central GST and the State GST would be levied simultaneously on every transaction of supply of goods and services except on exempted goods and services, goods which are outside the purview of GST and the transactions which are below the prescribed threshold limits. Further, both would be levied on the same price or value unlike State VAT which is levied on the value of the goods inclusive of Central Excise. *Question 7.Will cross utilization of credits between goods and services be allowed under GST regime?* Answer :Cross utilization of credit of CGST between goods and services would be allowed. Similarly, the facility of cross utilization of credit will be available in case of SGST. However, the cross utilization of CGST and SGST would not be allowed except in the case of inter-State supply of goods and services under the IGST model which is explained in answer to the next question. *Question 8.How will be Inter-State Transactions of Goods and Services be taxed under GST in terms of IGST method?* Answer:In case of inter-State transactions, the Centre would levy and collect the Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST) on all inter-State supplies of goods and services under Article 269A (1) of the Constitution. The IGST would roughly be equal to CGST plus SGST. The IGST mechanism has been designed to ensure seamless flow of input tax credit from one State to another. The inter-State seller would pay IGST on the sale of his goods to the Central Government after adjusting credit of IGST, CGST and SGST on his purchases (in that order). The exporting State will transfer to the Centre the credit of SGST used in payment of IGST. The importing dealer will claim credit of IGST while discharging his output tax liability (both CGST and SGST) in his own State. The Centre will transfer to the importing State the credit of IGST used in payment of SGST.Since GST is a destination-based tax, all SGST on the final product will ordinarily accrue to the consuming State. Question 9.How will IT be used for the implementation of GST?* Answer:For the implementation of GST in the country, the Central and State Governments have jointly registered Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN) as a not-for-profit, non-Government Company to provide shared IT infrastructure and services to Central and State Governments, tax payers and other stakeholders. The key objectives of GSTN are to provide a standard and uniform interface to the taxpayers, and shared infrastructure and services to Central and State/UT governments. GSTN is working on developing a state-of-the-art comprehensive IT infrastructure including the common GST portal providing frontend services of registration, returns and payments to all taxpayers, as well as the backend IT modules for certain States that include processing of returns, registrations, audits, assessments, appeals, etc. All States, accounting authorities, RBI and banks, are also preparing their IT infrastructure for the administration of GST. There would no manual filing of returns. All taxes can also be paid online. All mis-matched returns would be auto-generated, and there would be no need for manual interventions. Most returns would be self-assessed. *Question 10.How will imports be taxed under GST?* Answer :The Additional Duty of Excise or CVD and the Special Additional Duty or SAD presently being levied on imports will be subsumed under GST. As per explanation to clause (1) of article 269A of the Constitution, IGST will be levied on all imports into the territory of India. Unlike in the present regime, the States where imported goods are consumed will now gain their share from this IGST paid on imported goods. *Question 11.What are the major features of the Constitution (122nd Amendment) Bill, 2014?* Answer :The salient features of the Bill are as follows: a) Conferring simultaneous power upon Parliament and the State Legislatures to make laws governing goods and services tax; b) Subsuming of various Central indirect taxes and levies such as Central Excise Duty, Additional Excise Duties, Service Tax, Additional Customs Duty commonly known as Countervailing Duty, and Special Additional Duty of Customs; c) Subsuming of State Value Added Tax/Sales Tax, Entertainment Tax (other than the tax levied by the local bodies), Central Sales Tax (levied by the Centre and collected by the States), Octroi and Entry tax, Purchase Tax, Luxury tax, and Taxes on lottery, betting and gambling; d) Dispensing with the concept of ‘declared goods of special importance’ under the Constitution; e) Levy of Integrated Goods and Services Tax on inter-State transactions of goods and services; f) GST to be levied on all goods and services, except alcoholic liquor for human consumption. Petroleum and petroleum products shall be subject to the levy of GST on a later date notified on the recommendation of the Goods and Services Tax Council; g) Compensation to the States for loss of revenue arising on account of implementation of the Goods and Services Tax for a period of five years; h) Creation of Goods and Services Tax Council to examine issues relating to goods and services tax and make recommendations to the Union and the States on parameters like rates, taxes, cesses and surcharges to be subsumed, exemption list and threshold limits, Model GST laws, etc. The Council shall function under the Chairmanship of the Union Finance Minister and will have all the State Governments as Members. *Question 12.What are the major features of the proposed registration procedures under GST?* Answer:The major features of the proposed registration procedures under GST are as follows: i. Existing dealers: Existing VAT/Central excise/Service Tax payers will not have to apply afresh for registration under GST. ii. New dealers: Single application to be filed online for registration under GST. iii. The registration number will be PAN based and will serve the purpose for Centre and State. iv. Unified application to both tax authorities. v. Each dealer to be given unique ID- GSTIN. vi. Deemed approval within three days. vii. Post registration verification in risk based cases only. *Question 13.What are the major features of the proposed returns filing procedures under GST?* Answer:The major features of the proposed returns filing procedures under GST are as follows: a. Common return would serve the purpose of both Centre and State Government. b. There are eight forms provided for in the GST business processes for filing for returns. Most of the average tax payers would be using only four forms for filing their returns. These are return for supplies, return for purchases, monthly returns and annual return. c. Small taxpayers: Small taxpayers who have opted composition scheme shall have to file return on quarterly basis. d. Filing of returns shall be completely online. All taxes can also be paid online. *Question 14.What are the major features of the proposed payment procedures under GST?* Answer:The major features of the proposed payments procedures under GST are as follows: i. Electronic payment process- no generation of paper at any stage ii. Single point interface for challan generation- GSTN iii.Ease of payment – payment can be made through online banking, Credit Card/Debit Card, NEFT/RTGS and through cheque/cash at the bank iv.Common challan form with auto-population features v. Use of single challan and single payment instrument vi.Common set of authorized banks vii.Common Accounting Codes Disclaimer : This information is received from social network and found it interesting to share with people. However, we have not verified the authenticity of the information and just reproduced it as it received. We don't claim that it's originated or compiled by us and has no credit on the shared information. readers are advised to use their own judgement for use of this information in any way and indemnify us for sharing it only for academic purpose.
A History Of Solar Cells : How Technology Has Evolved Though solar power as we know it is no more than 60 years old, the discoveries that led to the solar cell began nearly 200 years ago. These discoveries about the properties of light and conductivity have made solar power what it is today. To help you better understand how solar cells came to be, we’ve provided a timeline of the discoveries and inventions that led to their creation. 1839: PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECT IS DISCOVERED French scientist Edmond Becquerel first discovered the photovoltaic effect in 1839. This process occurs when light is absorbed by a material and creates electrical voltage. Most modern solar cells use silicon crystals to attain this effect. 1873–1876: SELENIUM’S PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY IS DISCOVERED English electrical engineer Willough by Smith discovered the photo-conductivity of selenium, meaning it becomes electrically conductive when it absorbs light. Three years later, William Grylls Adams and Richard Evans Day learned that selenium could produce electricity from light without heat or moving parts that could easily break down. This discovery proved that solar power was easy to harvest and maintain, requiring fewer parts than other energy sources — such as coal-fired plants. 1883: FIRST SOLAR CELL IS CREATED New York inventor Charles Fritts created the first solar cell by coating selenium with a thin layer of gold. This cell achieved an energy conversion rate of 1–2%. Most modern solar cells work at an efficiency of 15–20%. 1887: THE PHOTOELECTRIC EFFECT IS OBSERVED German physicist Heinrich Hertz first observed the photoelectric effect, where light is used to free electrons from a solid surface (usually metal) to create power. Contrary to expected results, Hertz found this process produced more power when exposed to ultraviolet light, rather than more intense visible light. Albert Einstein later received the Nobel Prize for further explaining the effect.Modern-day solar cells rely on the photoelectric effect to convert sunlight into power. 1953–1956: SILICON SOLAR CELLS ARE PRODUCED COMMERCIALLY Physicists at Bell Laboratories discovered that silicon is more efficient than selenium, creating the first practical solar cell — now 6% efficient. This discovery led to solar cells capable of powering electrical equipment. In 1956, Western Electric began selling commercial licenses for its silicon PV technologies, but the prohibitive costs of silicon solar cells keep them from widespread market saturation. 1958: SOLAR ENERGY IS USED IN SPACE After years of experiments to improve the efficiency and commercialization of solar power, solar energy gained support when the government used it to power space exploration equipment. The first solar-powered satellite,Vanguard 1, has traveled more than 197,000 revolutions around Earth in the 50 years it has been in orbit. This application paved the way for more research to decrease costs and increase production. 1970S: RESEARCH DRIVES COSTS DOWN As oil prices rose in the 1970s, demand for solar power increased. Exxon Corporation financed research to create solar cells made from lower-grade silicon and cheaper materials, pushing costs from $100 per watt to only $20–$40 per watt. The federal government also passed several solar-friendly bills and initiatives and created the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in 1977. 1982: THE FIRST SOLAR PARKS ARE CREATED Arco Solar built the first solar park — basically a solar power plant — in Hesperia, California, in 1982. This park generated 1 megawatt, or 1,000 kilowatts per hour, while operating at full capacity. This could power a 100-kilowatt lightbulb for 10 hours. In 1983, Arco Solar built a second solar park in Carrizo Plains, California. At the time, it was the largest collection of solar arrays in the world, containing 100,000 PV arrays that generated 5.2 megawatts at full capacity. While these plants fell into disarray with oil’s return to popularity, they demonstrated the potential for commercial solar power production. 1995: RETRACTABLE RV SOLAR PANELS CREATED Solar research continued to expand into other commercial industries: Thomas Faludy filed a patent in 1995 for a retractable awning with integrated solar cells. This was one of the first times solar cells were used in recreational vehicles. Today, this feature is a popular way to power RVs. 1994–1999: PHOTOVOLTAIC CONVERSION REACHES NEW LEVELS In 1994, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory developed a new solar cell from gallium indium phosphide and gallium arsenide that exceeded 30% conversion efficiency. By the end of the century, the laboratory created thin-film solar cells that converted 32% of the sunlight it collected into usable energy. 2005: DIY SOLAR PANELS BECOME POPULAR As technology and efficiency of solar cells have increased, residential solar power has become more popular. DIY solar panels started hitting the market in 2005 and have become more prevalent with each new year. Today, there are many ways to make your own solar panels, from putting together a solar panel kit to planning a solar array. 2015: FLEXIBLE PRINTED SOLAR PANELS HIT THE MARKET Solar cells as thin as paper can now be manufactured using an industrial printer. They have 20% power conversion efficiency, and a single strip can produce up to 50 watts per square meter. This is great news for the 1.3 billion people in developing countries, as the strips are flexible and inexpensive to produce. 2016: SUNLESS SOLAR POWER IS DISCOVERED A research team from the University of California, Berkeley, and the Australian National University discovered new properties of nano-material. One of these properties is called magnetic hyperbolic dispersion, which means the material glows when heated. If combined with thermo-photo-voltaic cells, it could turn heat into electricity without the need for sunlight. Solar power has come a long way in the past 200 years, from observing the properties of light to finding new ways to convert it into power. This technology shows no signs of slowing down — if anything, it is advancing at an unprecedented rate. Stay up to date on the latest solar news and advances to decide if solar power is right for you. Most of the time we receive very basic inquiry like
1. What size of solar Rooftop needed for them 2. What is the expected generation 3. What is the space required 4. What is the cost estimate 5. What is the return etc. Sharing a simple tool for all such preliminary FAQ's, do iterations all by yourself at one page. You can check your daily energy need and to match what is the Solar capacity needed customized for Indian customers. It tries to answer most FAQ's in one page handy for your iteration in very simple steps. Try it out and do share your feedback. Check this link : http://photonergy.weebly.com/contact.html Thanks for the suggestions shared with few of our readers enabling us to workout this tool last year. It will be our pleasure to upgrade it and bring next version meeting new level of expectations. Happy surfing, stay in touch. Team - Design Board, Antriksh Photonergy. Disclaimer : This is only a awareness tool for academic purpose and not intended for any commercial use. All rights are reserved by the author and any unauthorized use, duplication or any commercial application is not allowed. Author doesn't guarantee any information shared and user are suggested to take a formal proposal before making any progress. We are now heading towards 100 smart cities in next 5 years throughout India strengthened by commitment of Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi.
This modernization effort is likely to improve quality of life with sustainability & public accountability, avenue for new jobs and investment, partnerships coming from global industry and government. For its Success trying to analyses present scenario and listing below few critical concerns to be addressed Smart Vision : Define strategic goal It’s imperative that each Indian smart city bring a consolidated vision & action document towards basic infrastructure with clear projections of expected citizens (quality & quantity) in next 10-20-50-100 years, their livelihood, life style needs i.e. a strategic plan for growth with clear technological deployments to deliver on those goals towards :
Smart Governance : One stop authority So far global best practices around smart cities are in developed cities having enough resources and expertise to balance public interest & business partners while the developing countries like India has challenges for smart cities need to focus first on the basics:
Delegation of power from federal government to the states and then to the cities and local municipalities is appreciable but this is critical for the success of the smart cities initiative which demands urgent significant unified political reforms similar to success of Delhi Metro. It’s preferred that an independent central nodal setup is created (SPV's) is empowered enough to take all required decisions. Smart innovation : Customized Smart cites in India are mostly retrofitting i.e. these are improvements within an existing setups which demands great level of coordination, brainstorming with proper team of experts within government & planners before implementation. Environment, Culture, Sources of income, infrastructure and city basics are very different in each city. Size of economy and population doesn’t match the ratio. For example Smart city of Rajasthan, Ajmer’s local economy is based on Agriculture industry while Smart city of UP, Allahabad is small-scale manufacturing and smart city of Orisaa, Vizag has trade and transport as largest component. If economy of Allahabad is twice of Ajmer or Vizag is twice of Allahabad population may not be in same ratio. It’s important to recognize the socio-economic differences between each city and then customize technology solutions which are viable, affordable, necessary & best suited. Smart Intelligence : balancing Public interest with Technology & Solution providers For global smart city services providers this Indian initiative brings new investment opportunity in a rapidly growing market. The global smart cities market is estimated to touch $1.5 trillion by 2020, having enormous potential for experts, analysts, public and private firms to rush to India bringing smart intelligence with their solutions, technologies or ideas on digital infrastructure and efficient management of Data, information, energy, water, Waste, Buildings, Mobility & transport etc. If local governments is not geared up to properly define & defend public interest then the “smart” city is just the deployment of technologies pushed by influential provider entities because the interest of any technology provider firms in a smart city is to push sales of their product or services. It’s very important to have bottom-up approach to deliver the true promise of smart cities i.e. to localize and innovate with deep understanding of local realities and not just copying technology to smart city which may fail to deliver on expectations. The government entities has appointed external consultants, large firms with global know how to suggest planning but within their teams they also need to induct internal experts who can vouch and audits these recommendations. Authorities either need to create pool of talent from within or invite from outside experts dedicated to the work. The Indian revolution in telecom, Metro, AADHAR etc. is the example where talent pool of experts been inducted in public system to bridge the gap in expertise. Success will be there by holistic view & customized innovations, addressing unique challenges within Indian cities and learning lessons from worldwide efforts in this direction balancing industry’s ambitions for effective uptake and public desires for local impact. Feedback is welcomed: Smart Consulting-Smart City & renewables, Antriksh Photonergy, New Delhi, [email protected] |
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