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<p>So far, 11 MW of solar canal bank and canal top projects have been commissioned in India. These projects are part of the MNRE’s <a href="http://www.mnre.gov.in/file-manager/grid-solar/Administrative-Approval-reg-Pilot-cum-Demonstration-Project-for-Canal-Bank-Canal-Top-Solar-PV-Projects%20.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">program</a> to develop 100 MW of grid-connected solar PV power projects on canal banks and canal tops throughout the country.</p>
<p>Projects under this program, which was launched in financial year 2014-15, are under development in <a href="http://mnre.gov.in/file-manager/UserFiles/Canal-Top-Scheme-Monitoring-Template.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">eight different states</a> (50 MW – Canal Banks and 50 MW – Canal Tops), including Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. Project capacities range from a minimum of 1 MW to a maximum of 10 MW.</p>
<p><a href="https://mercomindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Canal-top-1.png"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter wp-image-4352 size-full" src="https://mercomindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Canal-top-1.png" alt="" width="471" height="244" srcset="https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Canal-top-1.png 471w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Canal-top-1-300x155.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 471px) 100vw, 471px" /></a></p>
<p>The MNRE is providing a subsidy of Rs.30 million (~$0.45 million)/MW of installed capacity for canal bank projects and a subsidy of Rs.1.5 million (~$0.22 million)/MW of installed capacity for canal top projects.</p>
<p>An official at Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), the program manager on behalf of MNRE, said, “by end of November another 5 MW will be commissioned; the project has already been synchronized.” The official also said that by end of the current financial year, projects totaling 75 MW will be commissioned. A 10 MW project in Karnataka will be commissioned by December 2017 and a 15 MW project in Punjab will be commissioned in 2018 due to technical delays.</p>
<p><a href="https://mercomindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Canal-top-2.png"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter wp-image-4353 size-full" src="https://mercomindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Canal-top-2.png" alt="" width="445" height="179" srcset="https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Canal-top-2.png 445w, https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Canal-top-2-300x121.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px" /></a></p>
<p>Once the entire 100 MW are commissioned, the MNRE will launch the next phase of the Canal Top and Canal Bank program.</p>
<p><em>Image Credit: Sun Edison</em></p>
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