Aakhir ye floating solar hai kya cheez?
Basically, ye solar panels paani par lagaye jayenge, jaise reservoirs ya bade ponds par. Iska sabse bada fayda ye hai ki zameen bach jaati hai. Imagine karo, India ko 2030 tak solar aur wind projects ke liye lagbhag 7 Lakh acres zameen chahiye hogi, toh ye floating wala plan kaam aa sakta hai!
Paani ke upar hone se panels thande bhi rehte hain, jisse unki efficiency bhi badhti hai. Lekin abhi tak India mein sirf 700 MW capacity ke hi floating solar projects lag paaye hain. Iska reason hai ki site ki details aur rules clear nahi hain.
Policy aur Future ka kya plan hai?
Experts bol rahe hain ki ye un states ke liye zabardast hai jahan paani toh bahut hai, par zameen kam. Jaise Odisha, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, aur Karnataka. India mein floating solar ki potential 200 GW se bhi zyada hai! Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) industry ke saath milkar iske liye special policy banane par kaam kar rahi hai.
Bade Projects aur Industry ka Outlook
India mein already kuch bade floating solar projects chal rahe hain. Jaise Tata Power ke 126 MW (Madhya Pradesh) aur 101.6 MW (Kerala) wale plants. Telangana mein Ramagundam mein 100 MW ka project sabse bada operational floating solar plant hai. Yeh projects energy security badhayenge, import hone wale fossil fuels par dependency kam karenge, aur domestic manufacturing ko bhi boost denge. Haalanki, floating solar abhi ground-mounted se thoda zyada mehenga hai.
