New Delhi: Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy ( ), a non-profit think tank, is building a tool that can help identify most suitable rooftops to install solar (RTPV) plants in . CSTEP will help Bengaluru Supply Company ( ) as a technology partner by using the aerial Light Detection & Ranging (LiDAR) technology to develop high-resolution three-dimensional maps of the city. “This first-of-its-kind tool can accurately assess the potential of in Bengaluru and the associated business case for all consumer categories,” CSTEP said. BESCOM aims to achieve a target of one gigawatt of solar RTPV capacity by 2021-22. The research organisation said that the tool would be launched in 2019 and will be made freely accessible by all BESCOM consumers to help them make investment decisions. “These efforts are aimed at a larger objective of enabling adoption of an integrated power-sector planning framework,” CSTEP said. The think-tank is also engaging with the government to understand the scalability of such an approach for strategic RTPV development.
India's Centre for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP) is to partner with the Bengaluru Electricity Supply Company (Bescom) to provide a LIDAR tool that can identify suitable spots to install solar rooftop photovoltaic (RTPV) plants in the city. The project will be implemented by CSTP at its new campus on the outskirts of Bengaluru. Bescom wants 1 GW of solar RTPV capacity by 2021-22 and CSTEP confirmed the tool would be available to the company ’s consumers from this year.