A path breaking approach to sustainable urban and rural transportation. Reduce dependency on imported fossil fuels for transportation and reduce urban air pollution by encouraging the use of solar power for mobility (electric cars, bikes and bicylces) through solar charging stations in 'smart cities' to begin with, and in rural areas and along the highways in due course.

1. Harnessing Solar Power in India
A path breaking approach to sustainable urban and
rural transportation
DV Satya Kumar

2. Incremental Improvements Vs
Quantum Leap with a Global Vision
We cannot solve
problems by using
the same kind of
thinking we used
when we created
them. -Einstein

3. Solar Power – A New Approach
• We need to consider that Solar is essentially
distributed in nature (tap solar in all parts of
India rather than only in Gujarat and
Rajasthan)
• Emulate the Leaders like Germany but with
local needs in mind. e.g Solar for agricultural
pump sets and Solar for electric vehicles

4. Electric Bikes and Cars – Future
of Transportation
Solar Power for Mobility is
Sustainable, displaces fossil fuels and
abates pollution.

5. Bhutan’s Begins a Unique Journey with
Electric Vehicles
• Bhutan seeks to cut oil
imports with Nissan Leaf
electric cars
• Bhutan’s hydro power will
charge electric vehicles
• Mahindra’s Reva and
Tesla Motors’ Model S
also seek entry

6. Nissan Leaf – Japanese Car of the Year, 2014

7. ABB’s vision for EVs in Netherlands

8. Network of Charging Stations on US
Highways

9. Tesla’s Super Charging Stations

10. Bicycle Charging Station in Japan by Sanyo

11. VTent – Collapsible Canopy for Charging

12. Solar – Diesel Hybrid bus by Sanyo

13. Blue Car by Italian Car designer, Pininfarina

14. Solar Charging Station in Chicago

15. Mahindra Reva E2O NXR

16. Reva and Indian Car Market

17. Solar Power for Electric Vehicles
• Many EV manufacturers like
Nissan, Chevrolet, Mahindra,
Toyota are keen on Indian EV
market.
• Hero, BPG, BSA, TVS, EKO are
the active electric mobike
manufacturers in India
• Infrastructure for charging
vehicles is the main barrier.

18. Recommendations
• State Governments can be the catalyst to create the
infrastructure for solar charging stations and invite leading
electric vehicle manufacturers like Nissan, Tesla, Mahindra,
Toyota, Chevrolet and Hero, TVS etc.
• Solar charging stations can be planned at metro rail stations,
petrol bunks and parking lots.
• Governments can switch to electric cars. Central Government
to waive excise duty on batteries and / or electric vehicles
• Plan solar charging stations in the proposed 100 ‘smart cities’

19. Electric Vs Petrol Cars - Assumptions

20. Market barriers that prevent the
realization of Savings and Clean Transport

21. Harnessing Solar Directly and Wisely for
Clean Transport in Rajasthan

22. Imagination is more important
Imagination is more
important than knowledge,
because knowledge is
limited …

23. A Pilot Demonstration Project
• A pilot project will bring together the various stakeholders
to establish the proof of concept and engage with
customers for electric cars, scooters and bicycles
• Grid is overburdened and not the best option for EV
charging given the high T&D losses.
• Plan and implement a network of charging stations,
through PPP on BOO basis, in major cities and along the
highways.
• Solar charging stations could provide ready exchange of
batteries so that time is not wasted for charging.

24. About SSAEL
Incubated under PVMTI Program by IFC, Washington, Circa 2000.
Focus – Clean Energy Projects & Consulting for over a decade. Executed
Projects for World Bank, UNIDO, GVEP, kfW, IREDA
Consultant to RERC( Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission) for
determination of tariff for Solar PV power projects
Empanelled with Ministry of Power (RGGVY), World Bank (Vendor ID
VIN_78319) and ADB (CMS 003780)
Promoter of Raj SPZ, the first private solar park in India with 100MW capacity

25. Shri Shakti is ready to take up
the Pilot Project
D V Satya Kumar
+91 98491 29629
dvsk@ssael.co.in