New Delhi, 7thMay, 2019: Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association (IWTMA) today participated in the brainstorming session, ‘Chintan Baithak’ organized by Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) and submitted their recommendations to the Ministry.
Chairman Indian WindTurbine Manufacturers’ Association said, “The wind energy sector has been reeling under tremendous pressure and struggling with the transition from FiT to reverse bidding with tariff cap regimeresulting in to very low tariff. The tariff discovered is so low that it is neither bankable nor sustainable. Due to this, irrespective of bidding of 17Gw, actual installation is around 700Mw. Also, in last two years, against country’s annual installed manufacturing capacity of 10Gw, only 15% capacity is utilized.This low capacity utilization is not sustainable by the sector and has severely affected 4,000 SMEs and 2 million jobs. At this rate, achieving national target of 175Gw by 2022 will be a big challenge.
We appreciatethe initiative of Honorable SEC – MNRE to have “Chintan Baithak’ of all stake holders to address concerns of the industry and solutions to address those concerns.
Wind Sector with up to 90% localization is truly “Make in India” and FiT is more suitable for its sustained growth. Also, we need to unlock small and medium size investments at state level and promote export to fully utilize manufacturing capacity and be global hub for manufacturing wind power solutions. Keeping this in view, IWTMA suggested the following.
- Implement FiT & 5 yrs. firm policy framework to develop 50 GW
- NIWE certified 3 wind zones: lessconcentration on 2 high windy States
- 5 yrs. tariff for each wind zone by CERC with yearly tariff reduction of 5 p.
- Tariff fixation should be as per national tariff policy
- SECI will provide PPA based on CERC tariff
- Under open access, waiver of ISTS charges for captive consumers
- Uniform Wheeling & Banking policy for captive power consumers in the states
- Feed-in-Tariff (FiT) policy for <25 MW for small domestic investors in States
- RPO Enforcement in states
- Encourage manufacturing with 30% Capital subsidy (from carboncess), uniform 5% GST, 5% IGST&export incentive of 10%
We are confident that with above initiatives, we will be able to provide affordable, sustainable and reliable energy to our nation. Also, it will create new jobs, both in rural and urban India. Last but not the least, it will provide energy security to our nation and support achieve 175Gw by 2022.
About IWTMA:
Established in 1998, Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association (IWTMA) is the apex business association and voice of the Indian Wind Industry. IWTMA has been on the forefront on policy frame work and regulatory intervention with proactive engagement with Central and State policy makers, Investors and Stakeholders. Over the past 20 years, IWTMA has played a pivotal role in the development of the wind power industry thereby contributing to the nation’s transition to an eco-friendly and sustainable energy mix.