India turns to Germany for advanced RE technology

Needs technology for grid integration of renewable energy and rooftop solar panels in urban areas.

New and Renewable Energy Secretary R.P. Watal said India seek a capacity addition of 30 GW, of which 25 GW is expected to come from wind and solar energy.

"Wind and solar are location-specific and not distributed uniformly. At present, renewable electricity generated is absorbed within the state and grid balancing issues limit the absorption of such electricity to a certain limit," he said.

Alok Srivastava, joint secretary in the new and renewable energy ministry, said that Germany possesses advanced technology in grid integration of renewable energy and rooftop solar in urban areas and India is seeking its cooperation to bring that technology here.

The ministry has deployed 27 GW of grid-connected renewable energy by February 2013.