EUROPEAN TECHNICAL COOPERATION IN INDIA. With more than 1.3 billion people and an annual economic growth rate close to 8 %, India is the most populous democratic country in the world and, by all accounts, the emerging economy destined to shortly take over China’s hegemonic role. The European Union is India’s largest trading partner, as well as the main foreign investor in the country. Within the framework of the solid and strategic bilateral relations that both parties have maintained for decades, one of the most important areas of cooperation is energy, focusing mainly on promoting more efficient, clean and renewable energies. In this context, the European Union has promoted and financed the project “Technical Cooperation in Energy and Environment for India”, and has awarded IDOM a series of tasks to strengthen the capacities of the institutions responsible for clean energies, with solar energy being the priority axis.
Our profile as a European firm which is present in India, and the important project references we have in environmental matters and clean energies, were deciding factors in IDOM being awarded this work following an international competition.
THE EUROPEAN UNION IS SUPPORTING INDIA
TOWARDS A BALANCED ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN INDIA.
the framework of this project, a consortium in which IDOM is participating is providing technical assistance to the Ministry and the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) for the grid integration, operation and maintenance of the planned solar parks, including some capacity building and adapting the best practices used in the EU to local conditions.
IMPLEMENTATION AND MANAGEMENT OF SOLAR PARKS Although coal remains the main source of energy in India, the country is making great efforts to achieve the balanced development of its energy sector. Given that solar power in India has a potential that is currently underutilized, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has approved a national plan for the development of 25 solar parks with an individual capacity of between 0.5 and 1 GW, and projects across all states known as the Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects. The aim of the Ministry is to increase the installed solar power by more than 20 GW by 2020. The Ministerial Plan is backed by the European Commission under the Clean Energy Cooperation with India Project (CECI). Within
IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF MORE EFFICIENT, CLEAN AND RENEWABLE ENERGIES.
THE NATIONAL PLAN WILL DEVELOP 25 SOLAR PARKS IN 12 DIFFERENT STATES, WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF INCREASING THE INSTALLED SOLAR POWER BY MORE THAN 20 GW.
Our firm is in charge of developing a manual for the operation and maintenance of the solar parks and the definition of a monitoring system for energy production.
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