One-Day Training Programme on "Grid-connected Rooftop Solar PV Systems" for Banks and Other Financial Institutions

TERI under its Management Development Programme (MDP) organized a one-day training programme (second in the series) on 'Grid-Connected Rooftop Solar PV Systems' for public and private sector banks and financial institutions, investment firms on January 22, 2016 at TERI, IHC. The training programme was designed to enable the target groups to understand the technical, financial, and regulatory aspects of rooftop solar PV systems, including standards and quality control, techno-economic assessment, risk assessment and evaluation of loan applications, and RBI's notification of Priority Sector Lending - Targets & Classifications for rooftop solar PV systems.

Various practitioners and renowned industry experts from TERI, MNRE, EE & REM Centre (Department of Environment, Govt. of NCT of Delhi), National Informatics Centre (NIC), IREDA, Reliance Capital and SunSource Energy presented their views and shared their experiences on implementing and financing rooftop solar PV systems. A total of twenty-seven officials from various public and private banks and financial institutions such as State Bank of India, Central Bank of India, Syndicate Bank, NABARD, Yes Bank, GIZ, and ICICI Lombard attended the training programme. The event was concluded with a valedictory session and distribution of certificates to the participants.

During the programme, the participants highlighted some issues & had put forward some suggestions including a) Policy uncertainties at national-level; b) MNRE may publish the list of Third-Party inspectors as empanelled under GCRT programme; c) To include Hybrid Solar PV system with battery storage while considering proper safety norms (for grid-connectivity as per CEA norms) under GCRT scheme, as it is not clear in the net-metering regulations as published by the various Indian states, and d) MNRE shall conduct/organize such training programmes at regional-level pan India, may be 2-3 days extensive programmes covering policy, regulatory and technical aspects of Grid-connected Rooftop Solar PV power plants.

Testimonials

"Very good speakers and content. Could easily understand the process and technical ground of rooftop system."

Mr Pardeep Kumar, Dena Bank

"Content of the programme was really good. There was 360 degree coverage of experiences."

Mr Piyush Kumar Arora, Yes Bank

"The content was very good. The speakers explained the subject in a very interactive manner.Very informative programme."

Mr Ashok Kumar Upadhyay, United Bank of India