RESCO Solar Model for Rural Areas
India has a set goal
of producing 100GW of grid-connected solar energy setups across India.
Installation of rooftop solar energy setups has been growing rapidly due to
multiple factors such as rising costs of conventional electricity, low
installation cost of solar setup, frequent power outrage, high radiation
levels, exhaustion of non-renewable resources, pollution and global
warming.
One of the most
famous approaches to setting up a rooftop solar panel is the RESCO model. A solar
microgrid india is formulated as a rooftop solar energy project and is
planned, developed, financed, installed and operated by a solar
epc company in india under the RESCO
model. The power generated from the rooftop solar energy project is supplied to
the consumer residing in the premises.
What
is a RESCO Solar Model?
RESCO is a Renewable
Energy Service Company, that initiated a solar resco model developed
with a zero investment approach specifically for rural areas and urban cities.
In a RESCO model, the solar energy panel is owned by the Village Solar Solutions Company
India, the user pays solely for the energy/power used in the
premises. RESCO model is ideal for those consumers who cannot afford to own a
solar panel at their premises. The RESCO company install a solar panel at the
premises and charge the consumers solely for the power consumed. This method is
way more cost-saving than conventional electricity supply.
A Capex offer is
when a solar epc company in india install solar power
panels at your premises, and you become the owner of the solar asset. The
consumer invests and owns the system.
RESCO
model is called Solar OPEX
Under the PPA (Power
Purchase Agreement), the solar resco model retains complete ownership of
the solar energy project throughout the PPA agreement and has full
responsibility for installing, operating and maintaining the solar power
project. The RESCO model was developed to motivate and boost the installation
of solar energy projects across the country. Once the PPA term is completed,
the ownership of the solar project is transferred to the customer.
Advantages
of RESCO Model
RESCO and CAPEX
models are two different solar energy project models which are mainly
differentiated based on ownership but fulfill the same purpose. In a solar
resco model, the company is liable to bear all operational and maintenance
costs, the consumer only pays for the power/energy consumed. According to the PPA
term agreement, the customer is only liable to pay for using the energy/power
similar to leasing. The ownership belongs to the RESCO company.
1.Less Expensive
The RESCO model is
less expensive compared to the CAPEX model as the company bears all costs
including operations and maintenance costs. The customer only pays for the
energy/power consumed through the solar grid.
2. Ownership Belongs to the Company
According to the
project's PPA, the ownership belongs to the RESCO company. The company is fully
liable for installing, operating, monitoring, managing and maintaining the
rooftop solar project under the solar resco model.
3. Additional Revenue From RESCO Model
The state rule
allows RESCO to sell excess power/electricity generated from the solar grid for
an attractive feed-in tariff to generate more revenue from the rooftop RESCO
project.
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