SOLAR / GREEN BUILDINGS :

MINISTRYS PROGRAMMES

Dr. Arun K Tripathi

Director
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
NEW DELHI
aktripathi@nic.in

Perspective

Construction activity forms a major part of any
development activity

Total construction activity (public and private investment)
accounts for about 50% of the total outlay of 5 yr plan

50 % of this goes in buildings

About 50% of this is housing which is about 12.5 % of five year plan outlay

Buildings are major consumers of energy in their

construction, operation and maintenance

Globally, about 40% of energy consumption is estimated
to in buildings.

In India, energy demand is increasing rapidly, due to
increased urbanization and with more affordability of the
people

Energy Consumption in Commercial and

Residential Sectors

Commercial sector

Residential sector

Electricity consumption in
Commercial sector is increasing

Energy Conscious Architecture

It includes the following

Use of solar passive concepts including daylight features in
building design and operation

Use of eco-friendly and less energy intensive building
materials

Integration of renewable energy technologies

Use of energy efficient appliances

Conservation of water/ waste water recycling/rain water
harvesting
Pioneering work has been done in India. However,
we need to adopt it on a widespread level to make
impact which is noticeable.

Solar/ Green Buildings

Designed to provide internal comfort with much less

consumption of conventional fuel; results in savings of
recurring and capital costs.

Design depends on direction & intensity of sun & wind,

ambient temperature, humidity etc. Different designs for
different climatic zones.

Key features: Orientation, double glazed windows, window

overhangs, thermal storage walls/ roof, roof painting,
ventilation, evaporation, day lighting, use of appropriate
construction materials having desired U-values and less
embodied energy.

Integration of solar water heating systems and solar

photovoltaic systems.

Additional cost could be 5% to 10% with annual savings of

energy up to 30 to 40%. Payback periods could be 3-4
years.

Climatic Zones
Climate
Hot and dry

Mean monthly
temp (oC)

Relative humidity
(%)

> 30

< 55

Warm and humid > 30

> 55

Moderate
Cold and cloudy
Cold and sunny
Composite

25 - 30
< 75
< 25
> 55
< 25
< 55
When six months or more do not
fall within any of the above
categories

As per criteria of National Building Code, Cold and cloudy and

Cold and sunny have been grouped together.

Climatic
Zones in
India
(as per
NBC
2005)

Programmes of the Ministry



The Ministry has been promoting solar

passive buildings for more than two
decades through
Research and development
Demonstration
Developing technical literature and
supporting workshops, training programmes,
etc.

Programmes of the Ministry

Cooperati
ve
Bank
Shimla

Him-Urja
Building
Shimla

610 m2 (Basement,
1, 2 & 3 floors & Attic).
 South window area : 162 m2.
 Solarium, sun-spaces, TAP
collectors and thermal insulation
on north wall & roof used.
 Total floor area:







Total floor area: 1500 m2 (Basement,

1- & 2- Floors, Attic)
South window area : 67 m2
Double glazed windows
Solar air-heating system installed
Sunspaces and Trombe wall used.

Developments under Ministrys

Programmes

Development of tools for architecture design and
simulation (TADSIM) for solar passive buildings
(IIT Bombay).

A study on Energy Efficient Buildings in India
(TERI)

A manual of Solar Passive Architecture
(SEC and IIT Bombay)

Development of the course material on Solar
Passive Architecture for inclusion in the curricula
of Bachelor of Architecture
(Council of Architects and IIT Delhi)

Production of a set of two CDs entitled Knowledge
Bank for Sustainable Buildings and Energy Efficient
Buildings in India (TERI)

Developments under Ministrys

Programmes

Handbook on Energy Conscious Buildings (SEC and IIT
Bombay)

Establishment of solar calorimeter has been sanctioned to
CEPT University, Ahmedabad for characterization of
window glazings.

Development of byelaws on energy efficient buildings and
guidebook for architects and designers to facilitate
amendment of model byelaws of MOUD.

Programmes of the Ministry



Ministry has been providing support for preparation of DPRs and

construction of solar passive buildings

Presently, the Ministry has an R&D Programme to support

developmental activities in this area

GRIHA is incentivized

Capacity building and awareness generation programmes are

supported.

Awareness generation through development of web-based tools, elearning modules is also planned.

GRIHA Rating System

Buildings to be star rated based on evaluation during
pre-construction, building design and construction,
and building O&M stages.
Points scored
5060
61-70
71-80
81-90
91-100

Rating
One star
Two star
Three star
Four star
Five star

Financial Support from MNRE




Seed funding for GRIHA Secretariat

90% of the fee for projects rated 3-star having
built up area up to 5000 sq. m. and for projects
rated 4 star having built up area above 5000 sq. m.
to be reimbursed by MNRE
Registration-cum-rating
fee
is as follows:
Project built up area
Fee
<= 5000 sq. m.

Rs. 3,14,000
(Rs. 2,50,000 for
registration + Rs 64,000
for evaluation)

> 5000 sq. m.

Rs. 3,14,000 (Fixed cost

for projects upto 5000 sq.
m.)+ Rs. 3.75 per sq. m.
over and above 5000 sq.
m. built area

Financial Support from MNRE



Incentives to architects/ design consultants

@ Rs. 2.50 lakh for projects upto 5000 sq. m. with minimum 3 star
rating
@ Rs. 5 lakh for projects > 5000 sq. m. with minimum 4 star rating



For organizing workshops and seminars for

engineers, planners, builders, architects, consultants,
housing financing organizations and potential users
For compilation/documentation of case studies and
other related information about green buildings
Promotional activities upto Rs. 2 lakh
Incentives to Urban Local Bodies /Awards
Financial support is also available for integration of
solar water heating systems, roof top SPV systems,
and other renewable energy systems.

Impact Potential


The average energy use (lighting and HVAC) for

typical commercial building is 200 kWh/sq.
meter/year.

Mandatory enforcement of ECBC may reduce

energy use by 30-40%, which means to 120-160
kWh/sq. meter/year.

Further improvements by better envelop designing

and integration of solar energy devices/ systems
would bring down energy use up to 80 kWh/sq.
meter/year.

Capacity Building and Awareness

Generation


Programmes Conducted so far

6 Programme by TERI for CPWD (Delhi-2,
Bangalore-1, Hyderabad-1, Kolkata-1,
Mumbai-1)
Training programme by TERI for trainers and
evaluators (Delhi, September)
5 Training programme by SEEM (Tripura,
Hyderabad, Chhattisgarh, Ahmedabad,
Coimbatore)
One programme by IIA at Delhi.

Capacity Building and Awareness Generation



Programmes Planned
Programme for various government construction agencies
(Delhi 11 Dec)
1 programme by IIA (Chandigarh 16 January)
Training programme for trainers and evaluators by TERI
(Delhi 5-6 Jan )
Training programme for Energy Simulation by IIIT
Hyderabad, CEPT, and MNIT, Jaipur (Jaipur-30-31 Jan,
Ahmedabd 12-13 Feb, Hyderabad 6-7 March)
Proposal from UP is received for four workshops at
Ghaziabad, Agra, Varanasi and Lucknow) (NEDA has
discussions with TERI)

Capacity Building and Awareness

Generation


Preparation of Material
Report on byelaws and guidelines finalized and sent to M/o
UD.
Manual for GRIHA is under preparation by TERI
Awareness generation web-link is under development and
will be ready shortly
IIIT Hyderabad has shown interest in developing web-based
3D- building simulation tool. Some information already
available at www.vibyor.com

Recent Initiatives


Launch of Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission,

which unveils an enabling policy framework for
deployment of 20,000 MW of grid connected solar power
by 2022, and installation of 100 MW of smaller plants and
200 MW capacity equivalent of off-grid solar systems for
various applications.

To exempt first 100 Government / public sector buildings

from paying the registration-cum-rating fee in advance at
the time of registration under GRIHA and to release
100% fee for such cases to GRIHA Sectt. as follows:

Government decision to make all new buildings of

Central Govt/PSUs compliant with requirements of at
least 3-star rating, however, efforts to be made for higher
rating.

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Solar Water Heating Systems

Soft loans @
2% to domestic users
3% to institutions, and
5% to commercial users

30 banks operating the scheme.

Capital subsidy equivalent to upfront interest subsidy
@ Rs. 1750 per square meter of solar collector area for
institutions & @ Rs. 1400 for commercial
establishments. Release through SNAs. In specific
cases through MCs.
Direct release to Govt Deptts./ PSUs if installed for
own use. Includes ESCO mode of implementation.
For housing complexes
@ Rs. 1900/ sq. m. of
collector area

Participating Banks/FIs
Public Sector Banks

12.Oriental Bank of Commerce

1. Canara bank
2. Bank of Maharashtra
3. Union bank of India
4. Syndicate bank
5. Punjab & Sind bank
6. Punjab national bank
7. Andhra bank
8. Vijya bank
9. Dena bank
10. Bank of India
11. J & K Bank

NBFCs
13.IREDA
14. Nagarjuna Credits & Capital Ltd
15. SREI Infrastructure Finance Ltd
16. Bhonsale Leasing Finance Co.
17. Madhya Pradesh Financial Corp.

Private Banks
18. Ratnagar bank Ltd
19. The United Western Bank Ltd.

Rest are Co-operative banks

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Roof top SPV Systems

May be installed in commercial establishments,

institutions, government buildings, shopping malls,
hotels, hospitals, industry and housing complexes etc.
These systems could either be grid connected or
without grid connectivity
System capacity covered is 25100 kWp. Smaller
capacity systems (not less than 10 kWp) to be
considered on case-by case basis
Financial support

@ Rs 100/ Wp, subject to maximum of 40% of the system cost to non-profit
making organizations

@ Rs 75/ Wp, subject to maximum of 30% of the system cost to profit making
organizations who can avail accelerated depreciation

Environment & Earth

Science Building , IIT Kanpur







TCI Building, Haryana

Saves 64% energy

Saves 82% water
Produces zero waste
Initial cost increases by 12%
10% saving in total cost

Hitkarini college, Jabalpur

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TERI Retreat, Gurgaon

Solar chimney
CII excellence center,
Bangalore

ITC green center, Gurgaon

BSBE building, IIT Kanpur

A Solar Housing Complex at Kolkata

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Another View of a Single House

Magarpatta City, Pune

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Another view of housing complex in Magarpatta City, Pune

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