8/10/2019 Nellore ideal for solar energy

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Nelloredeal or solar nergyffihrpeft advises gainst he shte plans o go n for canal op solar power

4sl n case of Nellorc district, the potential is 5.15kwh/gq.m as agalnst the hlghest ot ?.27kwh/sq.m In Anantapur. In case of Gunturi theprcspect

is 4.95 kwh/sq.m.ek The investment to produce power on canal topsystem is (17.50 cr to generato IMW as against(12 cr for plants on waste tand and ? cr for tap-ping wind enelgy. The high cost canal top solarsystem is not lustified when land is available.',

district is far more thanin. Anantapur whilereferring to wastelandpercentage o the extentof 37.61 er cent out oftotal land in Nellore dis-trict as against 16.9 nAnantapur, L4.72 inGuntur and 21.97 percent n Kurnool.

Pointing to the needfor water to keep thesolar panels clean forhuge solar PV power

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Nellore can be a poten-tial district to harnesssolar energy in view ofabundant sunshine andvast wasteland'area nthe,district.

The estimated poten-tial as per solar iiradia-tion data in AP is from 5to 7 kilowatt hour persquare metre in AndhraPradesh. which is one ofthe few states with morenumber of sunny days.

In case of Nellore dis-trict, the potential s 5.15kwh/sq.m as against hehighest of 5.27kwh/sq.m in Anantapur.In case of Guntur. theprospect is 4.95

,kwh,/sq.m.Speaking o this news-

paper, noted alternativeenergy scientist andfounder of NayudammaCentre for DevelopmentAlternatives, Dr A.Jagadeesh, said thatsolar irradiation inNellore is much morethan Guntur, Kadapaand Kurnool.He said that the waste-land available n Nellore

plants, he said thatNellore district is farbetter in ground waterreserves n many placescompared o Anantapur.

He advised against heAP government plans togo for canal top solarpower similar toNarmada Canal top inGujarat.

lThe investment toproduce power on canaltop system is t17.50crore to generate oneMega Watt as against{12 crore for plants onwaste and and (7 crorefor tapping wind energyThe high cost canal topsolar system s not usti-fied when abundantwaste and is available.Dr Jagadeesh bserved.

He countered the theo-ry that evaporation ofwater to the tune oflakhs of litres can beavoided with canal topsolar system.

How Evaporation i3measured? s it from sta-tionary water or flowingwater? Even in the areawhere the solar panelsare instaLled, there isgap between panelsthrough which evapora-tion of water takesplace; With long coast nits, disposal, AndhraPradesh can go n for off-shore wind farms byundertaking windanalysis along somi:areas to identify thewindy areas the seniorscientist suggested.