An Interview with the Expert - Career in Solar Power

1. Please tell us about prospects in the field of Solar Energy as a career option.

It is estimated by the Govt. of India that to implement Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission program 1lakh skilled Engineers are needed. When you say engineer he cant operate without a team and usually he manages a team of 7 to 8 skilled Individuals. Hence the Industry and the Govt. both put togeather requirement is 8 lakhs bear minimum.

In an Industry that is related to energy which is the backbone of any  economic growth i dont think it is posible to put in words what would be the growth in career. Lets not forget that India and China are going to be Powerful economies overtaking US & Europe in this century. Keeping that in mind our Energy requirement is growing to grow leaps & bounds Espicially the renewable energy sector keeping the raw material avilability constratints of the conventional energy sources in mind.

 2.    What should be the profile of the student to choose a career in Solar Energy?

Any industry needs Human Resource personnel, Accounts, Marketing, Technically qualified people for after sales service & Production its survival.

3.   What would be the growth path for people who enter this field?

Growth path of people who enter into this feild early is going to be terrific. As i have stated earlier also as our nation becomes more hungry for power in its pursuit of economic growth the growth of those who enter today into the feild also incresaes.

Belive me its the next biggest revolution ever to happen after the Information Technologies world over. Oppurtunities in this feild are opening up like never before.

 4.  Tell us something about your organization.

We M/s. PLNS Enterprises are a registered partnership firm entered into feild of solar to fill the void called Skilled manpower that exists in the country. We have started an "Institute of Solar Power Technologies & Vocational Training", at hyderabad in the year 2009 - June. We got our Courseware ready and got it vetted by the Industry & Acedamecia. We Translated the same into Hindi, Telugu, Marthi & kannada to start with and started conductding Training programs. We have sucessfully done training pograms for Central Govt. Ministries. We are an ISO 9001 - 2008 certified Institute.

Our vision is to empower peple with required skills & enable them to have 5fingers into there mouth three times a day.

   

 5.  Are you working with the Government to impart training in the field of Solar energy?

Yes we are working With the Govt. of Andhra Pradesh, Department of Technical Education to impart training in a large way across the state. Recently we have signed an MOU and we have intiated our first at Ananthapur Dist.

 6.  Is the certificate issued by your organization recognized by the government and other organizations which offer placement?

Yes our certificate is valid. I would like to draw your attention to the point that we have been doing training programs on behalf of the Govt. both central & State that itself show cases the strength of our certificate.

 7.  What are the various training programs being conducted by you at present?

(a) 4Weeks Solar Power Technologies course for Technically qualified Graduates, Diploma Holders, BSC Electronics.

(b) 10 weeks course for Solar Technicians. For 7th class passouts. 

(c) 10Week course for Solar Feet on street.For any graduate.

(d) 4 months Certificate course on Solar Power technologies. (Curriculum approved by State Board of Technical Education& Training)

(e) 6months Advance certificate program on Solar Power Technologies. (Curriculum approved by State Board of Technical Education& Training)

 8.  How can students get in touch with you to find out more information?

Students can email me: cvkr29@gmail.com / cvkr29@isptvt.com, They can call us on 0 -8790395911, 8790395912.between 10am & 6pm. They can also visit us at www.isptvt.com

 9.  Are you open for associations and franchisee options?

Yes we are looking to expand our footprint across india through franchisee route.

 10. Do you have branches in countries other than India?

No as of now. We are finalising our master franchisee for Saudi Arabia. We will be present in the gulf very shortly. Might be in a couple of months.

 11.  Do you offer the course online?

Our Audio Vedio lecture is ready we are working to launch online course ASAP.

Careers in Renewable Energy – Solar Power - Institute of Solar Power Technologies & Vocational Training

ISPT is organization for providing Technical training programs on solar power technology established to support organizations who are looking for competent people and also for the individuals who are looking for self-employment.

Since solar power stands as a substitute for electrical energy and having high potential energy application areas in different fields like irrigation, Industrial and domestic sectors and having shortage of trained and skilled manpower due to lack of availability of training institutions either in public or private management institutions, hence the gap, in meeting current and future demand of energy requirement is huge. PLNS enterprises like to explore possibilities to meet the skill manpower requirements of the day and then by meeting the energy demand for current and future. And solar energy field is not much touched technologically and PLNS enterprises taken the responsibility to contribute its share to the nation’s energy demand as a social cause to train up the people in solar power technology.

ISPT conducted a study in length and breadth of India, to find the ways and means to fill the above gap and indentified one of the ways to develop the individual through vocational training programs in solar power technology and to develop competent people in the application of solar power technology PLNS enterprises identified following areas of to address during vocational training program and splited into 3 different groups of training programs APPLICATIONS CONFIGURATION INSTALLATION TESTING MAINTENANCE Courses offered : 4 weeks & 6 weeks correspondence Courses. 4 months Certification course 6 months Advanced Certification course on solar power technologies which are affiliated to Board of Technical Education, Andra Pradesh Through the above courses ISPT teaches: Applications Application is nothing but the need of the customer. Example Lighting, water heating, water pumping etc. Configuration Configuration nothing but is based on the need designing a system/ configuring a system Installation Once one designs a system it has to be installed . Installation is bring a system into working condition. Testing Once the system is installed one has  to test the system whether it is meeting all its parameters for which the system was designed Maintenance Any system requires two types of maintenance one is periodic maintenance & the other is Trouble shooting. Marketing Any product that comes into existence needs to be publicized, & Marketed. ISPTy teaches techniques required to market.   Medium of Instruction  is English & Telugu.  Study material is in English, Telugu, Hindi & Kannada to start with & over a period of time will be available in Marathi, Malayalam & Tamil also. For easy understanding and for future reference. Contact: Institute of Solar Power Technologies & vocational Training 6-3-788/A/9,Durga Nagar Ameerpet,Hyderabad-500 016 Ph No:040-23400166/0168 Email:cvkr29@gmail.com,   cvkr29@yahoo.com

Careers in Renewable Energy – Solar Power

Current Scenario in our Country:

Solar Energy represents the earth's most abundant energy resources. In our
country the average global radiation is around 5 kwh per sq.mtr. per day with
about 250-300 clear sunny days in a year in most areas in the country and
the same can be judiciously exploited to meet the ever increasing energy
requirements.

Solar Energy can be used in diverse ways and are divided into
two principal technologies for its utilization, viz., Solar Thermal and Solar
Photovoltaic. We are proud to say that we are the one & only Institute in the country imparting Skill Development Program on continuous & commercial basis. 

Solar energy Availability in India is so abundant that it can be harnessed for all the energy needs of the nation. With an intention to harness this source of Energy more aggressively our Govt. of India has come out with Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM). This is one of the 8 Missions that have been taken up by the govt. under Copenhagen Climate Change Initiative. Target set under JNNSM is 20,000 mega watts of Solar Energy Generation by 2022.

Not only through this mission but also through National Energy Efficiency Mission under which PAT Scheme has been announced will also enhance the penetration of Alternate Energy utilization Especially Solar.

To achieve the goals set by the Govt. of India not only Money is required which they have provided for an amount of Rs.1,65,000/- corers of non lapsable fund has been created but they also require large pool of Skilled man power which is not available in India as of Today. As per the MNRE Estimates itself a minimum of 1lakh engineers are required to meet JNNSM targets. Under PAT Scheme it is being proposed that every Telephone tower should be run using Solar Power Pack, Every Thermal Power Station should install Large Scale Solar Hot Water systems for initial heating of water in place of oil fired boilers that are in use now. Even in the Domestic sector State Govt’s. have started insisting Solar Hot Water system Installation being made mandatory for Plan approvals and subsequent rebates are being offered in Property Tax to Electricity bills etc for certain no of years in addition to the subsidy available on the Solar water Heater. Same way Solar Cities have been announced and in the next five year plan India plans to have 400 such cities across the nation. Under Remote Rural Electrification Program Off Grid Solar Power Plants are being encouraged as a policy across the nation and is being implemented under PPP or BOT models.

 ·         Immense opportunities for Skilled Manpower

Opportunities are immense  Skilled Man power requirement is going to steadily grow with so many new manufacturing units coming up and prices of Solar Products that have been falling steadily world over and with shortage of power supply by the utilities the demand is bound to grow.  World over including the Middle east job Opportunities are growing for Skilled manpower in this most dynamic field. It is our strong belief that the next Biggest revolution that the world is going to witness is going to be Solar Energy after IT & ITES.

·         Shortage of Skilled Manpower

 It’s a Fact that today Solar Industry is crippled by the absence of skilled manpower availability especially in the fields of Design, Installation, Testing & Maintenance.  We the Institute of Solar Power Technologies & Vocational Training are trying to fill the gap. We are also training Prospective Rural Entrepreneurs who can start a micro units in Mandals and cover the 25 t0 30 villages each mandal has under its belt thus taking the penetration of Solar Energy Appliances like Solar Home Lighting systems, Solar Street Lights, Solar Cookers, Solar Water Heaters, Solar Pumps, Solar Desalination, Solar Driers etc. into rural areas.

As per the Industry estimates Solar Energy field requires a bare minimum of 8 to 10 lack skilled manpower which is inclusive of  Engineers, Diploma Holders, ITI certified technicians, & Installers with next decade.

There is a no skilled manpower in this Industry and whatever little is available today have learnt the job on the field. Not had any formal training. Today there is an immediate demand for Installation & Maintenance skilled labor of different Solar Based systems like Water Heaters, Street Lights, Home Lighting systems, Roof Top Power Plants etc. all over India. All state government in India is implementing different schemes to promote solar systems.  In Andhra Pradesh some Municipal corporations are implementing a G.O for installation of Solar Water Heating Systems in New building they are not giving construction permission without this. It’s already implemented in Vijayawada, Guntur, Visakhapatnam and Kakinada.

The National Solar Mission plan of the Govt of India which has come into force from 14^th Nov – 2009 aims at bringing in an investment of Rs.1, 65,000/- crores by the year 2020 in India. Government of India wants to generate 20,000mgwatts of solar power by the year 2020. Today we generate about 2.5 t0 3mgwatt of power in a dissipated way like all the installed water heaters, Solar Lanterns, Solar Pump Sets, Home lights, Street Lighting etc. The scope is vast. It is the next biggest revolution that is on the verge of explosion similar to what we have witnessed in the IT sector.

BY THE NUMBERS

India’s significant energy demand demonstrates the importance of investing in alternative energy sources.

India’s global ranking in terms of energy use. 5

The percentage of India’s population that has little or no access to commercial energy. 40%

The approximate amount of financial investment in India’s clean energy sector in 2009. US$2.96BN

The percentage of India’s total electricity grid that comprises of renewable energy. 10.9%

The percentage of India’s grid-connected renewable energy that comes from wind power.75%