TY  - JOUR
AU  - Jain, Meenal
AU  - Mital, Meenakshi
AU  - Syal, Matt
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/04/14
TI  - Solar Energy Policy for Commercial Buildings Sector: Recommendations for the Indian Scenario
JO  - Journal of Energy and Power Technology
SP  - 014
VL  - 04
IS  - 02
AB  - India is a rapidly developing nation and is heavily dependent on fossil fuels. Renewable energy presents an attractive solution to the growing challenges concerning energy needs. Solar energy is abundant in India, and thus, its application and use are rapidly advancing. This study assesses various government initiatives for off-grid Solar Photovoltaic/Solar Water Heating systems for commercial establishments in India and elucidates the need for improvements in their implementation, highlighting the problems in availing the incentives. The study was conducted in six states/Union Territories (UTs) of India, which were selected based on their total installed solar capacity. Questionnaires and secondary sources were used as tools for data collection. Policy recommendations were proposed to improve the policy structure and address the problems reported by the stakeholders. A key feature of the recommended policy framework is the inclusion of stakeholders at every stage to make the process efficient. The findings and recommendations in the study might make the government initiatives for increasing the off-grid installations in the commercial buildings sector more acceptable and easier to implement.
SN  - 2690-1692
UR  - https://doi.org/10.21926/jept.2202014
DO  - 10.21926/jept.2202014
ID  - Jain2022
ER  -