State Rooftop Solar Attractiveness Index (SARAL) 

(Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs)

 

WHAT

Power Minister, launched the State Rooftop Solar Attractiveness Index (SARAL).

• The index evaluates Indian states based on their attractiveness for rooftop development.
• SARAL is the first of its kind index to provide a comprehensive overview of state-level measures adopted to facilitate rooftop solar deployment.

 

FINDINGS

• The State of Karnataka has been placed at the first rank in the Index.
• Telangana, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh have got 2nd, 3rd and 4th rank respectively.

 

KEY ASPECTS

SARAL currently captures five key aspects –

1. Robustness of policy framework
2. Implementation environment
3. Investment climate
4. Consumer experience
5. Business ecosystem

 

SIGNIFICANCE

• It encourages each state to improve its solar rooftop ecosystem. This will help states to channelize investments that can eventually help the sector grow.
• Such an exercise is likely to create a more conducive environment for solar rooftop installations, encourage investment and lead to the accelerated growth of the sector.

 

WAY AHEAD

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has set a target of 175 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2022, of which 100 GW solar power is to be operational by March 2022.

Ministry also emphasised on the need to make Power Sector sustainable and viable so as to ensure a 24/7 power supply to all consumers.

 

 

Source: PIB

 

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