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Switch to solar, will be cost-effective: Gadkari to MSMEs

by TLN Team March 4, 2021March 4, 2021
written by TLN Team March 4, 2021March 4, 2021
Switch to solar, will be cost-effective: Gadkari to MSMEs

Union Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) and the Minister for Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari has invited MSMEs to avail concessional debt finance to install rooftop solar for business efficiency. Rooftop Solar, he said, offers an excellent value proposition to MSMEs by significantly bringing down cost of electricity consumption, which on an average, is up to one-fifth of their operations cost. Addressing a programme promoting awareness about Roof Top Solar (RTS) among MSMEs, Gadkari said, â€œI believe there is a strong business case for MSMEs to install RTS and achieve significant savings to achieve the cost-competitiveness. I am confident that MSMEs will stand together in generating and consuming solar power using their rooftops.”

The programme, inaugurated virtually by the Minister, was held in the presence of B.B. Swain, Secretary, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Indu Shekhar Chaturvedi, Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy Junaid Ahmad, Country Director India, World Bank; and Sh. Dinesh Kumar Khara, Chairman, State Bank of India. Gadkari, further added that “A large amount (average INR 8 and higher per unit) is being paid by the MSMEs for power consumption, which contributes to up to one-fifth of the overall production costs. To assist MSMEs in implementing rooftop solar projects, the Ministry is working with the World Bank on a credit guarantee program to make financing accessible to unrated MSMEs. Considering the rates of solar power from large utility power plants have come down to a record INR 1.99/kWh, MSMEs must leverage this opportunity to bring down their energy expenses.”

The Minister also highlighted that rooftop solar contributes to economic recovery as it employs more people than any other renewable energy. Emphasising the importance of creating awareness and large-scale adoption of rooftop solar for MSMEs, B B Swain, Secretary, said, “More than ever, MSMEs need low-cost power to optimise their production costs, recoup losses due to COVID and remain competitive both in national and international markets. The procurement of low-cost solar power and generating solar power as prosumers from rooftop solar are two timely and beneficial options for MSMEs. The Ministry is geared up to facilitate measures to empower the MSMEs to become one of the top priorities for a resilient India.”

The World Bank – SBI’s $625 million has supported India’s significant Rooftop Solar roll out. Junaid Ahmad, Country Director India, World Bank, addressing the gathering said, â€œThe World Bank is committed to the cause of MSMEs and an investment in this industry will aid India’s aim to become ‘Atmanirbhar’ or ‘self-reliant’. By facilitating MSMEs to decarbonise their power consumption in a sustainable manner, India can achieve a twin objective of greening the economy and uplifting MSMEs to become highly competitive by reducing its power costs.”

Addressing the gathering, Dinesh Kumar Khara, Chairman, State Bank of India, said, â€œThe idea is to really educate MSMEs about the benefit of adopting solar rooftop and achieving cost-competitiveness. We are thankful to the World Bank in accelerating this initiative and investing in India’s renewable energy journey. It is an investment for building up the economy and the more we invest, the more we will reap the fruits going forward. When it comes to small ticket loans, co-lending is perhaps the way forward and that is how we would like to support our smaller SMEs.”

The MSME sector, through SBI’s current RTS lending portfolio can leverage concessional debt and fulfill India’s ambitious target for large scale implementation of rooftop solar. The World Bank is working with the Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, to bring in a credit guarantee mechanism catering to lending to MSMEs who would like to reduce their energy expenses in the long term by investing in rooftop solar.

Background

 In 2016, The World Bank launched the ‘Solar Rooftop Financing Program’ being implemented by the State Bank of India (SBI). With a view to addressing the issues on the debt side and to give a fillip to the sector, SBI has availed a $625 million line of credit from World Bank specifically, for financing RTS projects across the country through its identified branches. A countrywide customized financial product has been developed by SBI which covers 75% of the project financing requirement along with other favourable terms such as repayment period, moratorium, and security.

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