ASIA PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP
ON CLEAN DEVELOPMENT & CLIMATE

Grid Connected Renewable Energy and Distributed Generation Partnership
Funded by the U.S. Department of State as part of the Asia Pacific Partnership

The purpose of the “Grid Connected Renewable Energy and Distributed Generation Partnership” (RE and DG Partnership) is to help overcome the resistance of major Indian power sector stakeholders to RE and DG projects by identifying and removing policy, technical, and operational barriers.  The RE and DG Partnership will focus on three major Indian states and will last 12-15 months.  USEA is currently considering Gujarat, Punjab, and West Bengal.  

 

Objective

To promote policy and regulatory changes and encourage incentives to accelerate the development and interconnection of renewable energy and distributed generation projects into the Indian power system.

 

The RE and DG Partnership will have three central components:

  1. Handbook on Best Practices for Successful Deployment of Renewable Energy and Distributed Generation in India;
  2. Three four-day workshops in India – the first one is tentatively scheduled for March 2008; and
  3. Executive exchange visit to the U.S. for India energy officials – tentatively scheduled for Fall 2008.  

 

Handbook

USEA created a Handbook on Best Practices for the Successful Deployment of Renewable Energy and Distributed Generation in India based on best practices found in the U.S. and other countries on the following topics:

  1. Financial issues including tariff pricing, incentives, and insurance;
  2. Interconnection technical issues including equipment requirements and system protection/stability; and
  3. Policy, regulatory and legal issues.

Click here to view the "Handbook on Best Practices for the Successful Deployment of Grid Connected Renewable Energy, Distributed Generation, Cogeneration and Combined Heat and Power in India".

 

Workshops

The workshops, to be held in three different Indian states, will focus on specific renewable energy and/or distributed generation projects in those states and key issues that affect the interconnection of renewable energy/distributed generation projects.  The workshops will provide venues for open discussion between all entities involved (utilities, regulators, developers, government officials) on mechanisms to maximize the deployment of RE and DG projects.

 

Executive Exchange

The RE and DG Partnership will also include an executive exchange to the United States with key representatives of the three Indian partner states to view current technologies, visit specific sites where RE and DG units are grid connected, and speak with policymakers about legal and regulatory frameworks that encourage the use of RE and DG technology.

 

For more information, please contact John Hammond at jhammond@usea.org or
Tricia Williams at twilliams@usea.org or by phone at 202-312-1230.

 

Planned and completed programs (click the links below for more information.)

Workshop on Grid Connected Renewable Energy and Cogeneration/Independent Power April 9-12, 2008 Kolkata, India

Workshop on Grid Connected Renewable Energy and Cogeneration/Independent Power August 4-5, 2008 Chandigarh, India

Workshop on Grid Connected Renewable Energy and Cogeneration/Independent Power August 7-8, 2008 Ahmedabad, India

Executive Peer Exchange on the Use and Integration of Renewable Energy and Distributed Generation in the Power Sector, October 11-22, 2008, Sacramento and San Francisco California and Washington, DC.

Handbook on Best Practices for the Successful Deployment of Grid Connected Renewable Energy, Distributed Generation, Cogeneration and Combined Heat and Power in India