NATIONAL TRAINING CENTRE FOR SOLAR TECHNOLOGY KPCL BANGALORE

ABSTRACT: SOLAR ENERGY- The sun is an inexhaustible power supply, it brings enough energy to our planet every single ay to !eet a "ull year#s worth o" energy "or everyone on Earth$ % The earth re&eives nearly '$( )*+*, -. o" energy every ay in the "or! o" ele&tro!agneti& ra iation "ro! the S/N$ This is about hun re ti!es the total energy &onsu!ption o" the worl in a year$ % An i ea o" the !agnitu e o" energy rea&hing the earth#s sur"a&e on &lear ay &an be ha "ro! the "a&t that the solar energy "alling on an area e0ual to the si1e o" the tennis &ourt per ay is roughly e0ual to the energy obtaine "ro! 2, liters o" petrol or 3+ -g$ O"$ 4oal$ % The e!an "or solar pro u&e energy over the last several years has in&rease annually about ',5$ 6n ia is one o" the &ountries having largest solar power potential in the worl having a &apa&ity o" 7+++++ 8. whi&h re!ains untappe so "ar$ Our &ountry has now &o!e up with an a!bitious progra!!e to generate '++++ 8. by '+'+ un er 9awaharlal Nehru National solar !ission$ :owever, this will re0uire a pool o" traine an 0uali"ie !anpower, te&hni&al ata base on esign an per"or!an&e assess!ent aspe&ts o" gri solar power plants$ ;arnata-a solar plants in ' &o!!issioning in s&he!e$ 6n this <ower &orporation has establishe = &o!!issione 28. gri &onne&te istri&ts na!ely ;olar an >elgau!$ Another 2 8. solar plant is un er Rai&hur ?istri&t$ This plant is &onstru&te un er 8NRE 4apital subsi y ba&-groun ;<4L @ointly with 8NRE has propose to set up a NAT6ONAL TRA6N6NG 4ENTRE AOR SOLAR = National Training 4entre "or Gri 4onne&te Solar <lants in >angalore with "inan&ial Assistan&e an support "ro! 8inistry o" New an Renewable Energy, Govern!ent o" 6n ia, New-?elhi$ on the sub@e&t Human Resources Deve o!men" Pro#ramme $n Ne%& an' Rene%a( e Ener#) *or "+e ,, "+ F$ve Year P an Per$o'B /n er the progra!e o" -a%a+ar a Ne+ru Na"$ona so ar m$ss$on. to &ater the re0uire!ent o" Renewable Energy= Solar Energy e u&ation in the 4ountry$ The ob@e&tives o" the progra!!e, an its i!ple!entation !etho ology with the gui an&e an support "ro! 8NRE are as "ollowsC ,/ OB-ECTI0ES:

The over all ob@e&tive o" the progra!!e is to institutionali1e the Renewable Energy= Solar Energy e u&ation an training in the 4ountry with the "ollowing overall goalsC *$ To up ate the pro"essional wor-ing in the "iel o" Renewable Energy = Solar Energy on Te&hnologi&al, E&ono!i&al an So&ial 6ssues an !anage!ent o" the S&ien&e an Te&hnology an publi& a !inistration through in"usion o" S&ienti"i& te!per an a&&ountabilityD '$ To in"use &o!!it!ent towar s buil ing o" partnership an parti&ipatory e&ision1

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!a-ingD To be responsive to the &hallenge o" &hanging "ra!ewor- nee s in poli&y, institutional , legal, tra e , 6<R, -nowle ge !anage!ent , organi1ational an te&hnologi&al evelop!entD To strive "or i!proving per"or!an&e an e""i&ien&y o" Renewable Energy= Solar Energy syste!s an evi&es to !a-e the! &ost &o!petitive$D To provi e a e0uate -nowle ge o" the te&hnologi&al issues that are essential to help exe&utives in Govern!ent , ban-ing an "inan&ial se&tor with non-te&hni&al ba&-groun about Renewable Energy= Solar EnergyD To bring about attitu e &hanges a!ong the Renewable Energy= Solar Energy pro"essionals an those wor-ing in the !ainstrea! power se&tor to enhan&e the use o" Renewable Energy= Solar Energy "or energy se&urity o" the &ountryD To a&ts as a "a&ilitator "or i!proving the s-ills sets o" pro"essional an exe&utives in the Renewable Energy= Solar Energy in ustry an also in resear&h an evelop!ent institutions$ STRATEGY:

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The strategies woul be as un er *$ The training approa&h woul in&lu eC a$ Training o" pro"essionals wor-ing with State No al Agen&ies = Govern!ents = /tilities on i""erent aspe&ts o" te&hnology , its evelop!ent an pro@e&t !anage!entD b$ Training o" !an power on so&ial , e&ono!i&, legal, tra e, 6<R, a !inistration, !anagerial an environ!ental aspe&tsD &$ Training o" !anpower wor-ing on various aspe&t o" Renewable Energy= Solar Energy with resear&h an evelop!ent institutions, NGOs, &o!!unity base organi1ations, ban-ing an "inan&ial institutions et&D $ Organi1ation o" training-&u!-stu y toursD '$ ?evelop!ent o" training !o ules in&lu ing pe agogy through expertGsH=expert institutionGsHD 2$ A ressing long Iter! :R? nee s$ 2/ Pro3ec" Nee' an' -us"$*$ca"$on:

La&- o" su""i&ient an 0uali"ie traine !anpower to esign, install, !anage an !aintain gri &onne&te solar power plants in the &ountry is the basis to set up e u&ation an training "a&ility$ .ith the help an support o" experts ata &olle&tion an their analyses will be !a e$ The experts will be use as "a&ulty "or training$ Generate traine !anpower, o&u!entation an te&hni&al ata base "or gri &onne&te Solar <ower <lants, whi&h is not available in the &ountry as per growing nee s o" the 8ission$ 6n this ba&-groun ;<4L @ointly with 8NRE has propose to set up a NAT6ONAL TRA6N6NG 4ENTRE AOR SOLAR = National Training 4entre "or Gri 4onne&te Solar <lants in >angalore with "inan&ial Assistan&e an support "ro! 8inistry o" New an Renewable Energy, Govern!ent o" 6n ia, New-?elhi$ on the sub@e&t Human Resources Deve o!men" Pro#ramme $n Ne% & an' Rene%a( e Ener#) *or "+e ,,"+ F$ve Year P an Per$o'B /n er the progra!e o" -a%a+ar a Ne+ru Na"$ona so ar
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m$ss$on. to &ater the re0uire!ent o" Renewable Energy= Solar Energy e u&ation in the 4ountry$ The ob@e&tives o" the progra!!e, an its i!ple!entation !etho ology with the gui an&e an support "ro! 8NRE $ The salient "eatures o" training &enter are as "ollows$ 1. Training &entre will be house in >angalore an site visit will be "or various 8. s&ale solar sites in ;arnata-a vi1 ;olar, >elgau! an Rai&hur$ 2. Aa&ulty will be rawn a!ong engineers "ro! the state an &entral Govern!ent organi1ations, ;<4L an national experts suggeste by 8NRE an "ro! repute &o!panies 3. ;<4L will provi e in house "a&ility available in the existing ;<4L training 4entre at >angalore$ The in"rastru&ture "a&ility su&h as A!phitheatre an e0uip!ents available at site will also be use $ 4. Training will be &on u&te "or gri &onne&te solar <J plants=stan alone <J plants "ro! &on&ept to &o!!issioning$ 5. Training in&lu es etails on ra iation=insolation, e0uip!ent sele&tion, gri sele&tion, site sele&tion, gri &onne&tivity, sa"ety, trail operations, !anage!ent an OK8$ Other areas o" training in&lu e !ounting an orientation, wiring an ele&tri&al "un a!entals, &harge &ontrollers, inverters ,battery ban-s, solar stan ar s, trouble shooting, si1ing o" solar syste!s et&$ 6. Training perio will be "or ' wee-s$ * wee- "or &lass roo! tea&hing an onsite visit$ 7. Ea&h training group will have ', to 2+ people in a bat&h$ 8. Govern!ent o""i&ials an publi&=private se&tor eputes will be traine on &hargeable basis$ 9. Stu ents will not be &harge $ :owever a&&o!!o ation, "oo &harges will have to be borne by the!$ 10. 4ourse !aterials an e0uip!ents an test -it et& re0uire "or training instru!ents will be provi e $ 11. Tie up will be !a e with repute "ir!s su&h as Tatas, >:EL, 66S&, 4-Step et&$ 12. Trainees will be rawn "ro! state govern!ent epart!ent an &entral govern!ent epart!ents "ro! all over the &ountry, Engineering &ollege stu ents an stu ents "ro! repute institutes an pro"essionals "ro! 6T se&tor et&$ 13. Training will also in&lu e site visits to solar !egawatt plants an <J !anu"a&turing "a&tories$ 14. 8NRE will support "or training progra!!e "or a perio o" 2 years $;<4L woul &ontinue training progra!!e on its strength a"ter 2 years$ 15. Total esti!ate bu get "or &on u&ting training progra!!e "or the three years will be approxi!ately Rs ',2 la-hs$ 16. 8NRE gui an&e=support will be availe on all stages o" progra!!e$ The etails o" training a&tivity, instru!ents an e0uip!ents will be pro&ure as per 8NRE suggestions$ 4/ E5!ec"e' Ou"!u":
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Ava$ a( e In*ras"ruc"ure $n KPCL Tra$n$n# Cen"re A!phitheatre with au io vi eo "a&ility whi&h &an a&&o!!o ate E+ persons$ 4o!puters, )erox !a&hine, <KT phone, printers an other stationary$ A&&o!!o ation "or ?ire&tor an o""i&e sta"" with "urniture#s$ 4anteen "a&ility =4atering "or trainees$ <erio i&als=!aga1ines, 4ourse !aterial A!!rova re:u$re' *or "+e *o o%$n# To utili1e available 6n"rastru&ture in ;<4L Training 4entre aH$ Existing TRA6N6NG sta"" an Training 4entre K 4on"eren&e hall bH$ 4o!puters, )erox !a&hine, <KT phone, an other stationary et&$$ Jehi&le "a&ilities "or ?ire&tor 8obile <hone , Lap-Top an 6nter Net "a&ilities "or ?ire&tor Lan <hone , Lap-Top an 6nter Net "a&ilities "or Traing 4enter an Aiel O""i&es at ;olar, >elgau! an Rai&hur 4enters To &on u&t existing in house training to ;<4L sta"" as per ;<4L To &on u&t training at State Level an National Level as per NAT6ONAL TRA6N6NG 4ENTRE AOR SOLAR ob@e&tives/

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National Training 4enter Aor Solar Te&hnology, ;<4L >angalore

E$ 6!ple!entation o" 8NRE Solar an other Renewable Energy <rogra!es un er subsi y s&he!es o" o!esti& an &o!!er&ial an ?e!onstration s&he!es in ;arnata-a state "or all Govern!ent epart!ents an <rivate=publi& epart!ents through NGOs an 8anu"a&turers an intereste organi1ations in&lu ing >an-s et&$, $ 6nstallation o" New Te&hnology S<J E0uip!ents at ?iesel <ower <lant , Yelhan- "or e!onstration purposes$ a$ S<J , -. S<J Roo" Top <ower plant with net !etering$ b$ S<J * -. S<J Roo" Top <ower plant with net !etering with tra&-ing$ &$ S<J * -. S<J Roo" Top <ower plant with net !etering without tra&-ing$ $ 4S<J *-. Roo" Top <ower plant with net !etering e$ Roo" Top S<J <ower plant without stan terra&e !ounte $ 6nstallation o" all Solar e0uip!ents at ?iesel <ower <lant , Yelhan- "or e!onstration purposes$ 6nstallation o" all Solar Energy E""i&ient e0uip!ents at ?iesel <ower <lant , Yelhan- "or e!onstration purposes$ 4o-or ination with Govern!ent ?epart!ents to i!ple!ent 8NRE Solar an other progra!s$ Aor!ation o" A visor 4o!!ittee = expert &o!!ittee to i!ple!ent 8NRE progra!s e""e&tively$

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