Telecom Data as on 31st May 2013
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Statistics of Towers in India (1)
Around 5 lacs towers in India !Telecom companies second biggest consumers of Diesel –
next to RailwaysSubsidies pegged to over Rs 4500 crore.Single telecom tower consumes 8760 liters annually
assuming 8 hrs of DG run hours. Around 5.12 billion liters a year Estimated 10 Mt of CO2As per TRAI recommendation 50% of rural and 33% of
urban towers to be powers by RET
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Statistics of Towers in India (2)
As per COAI managed around 5000 towers to greener fuel ( 1% of total population)
Targeted 40000-50000 towers in coming time!!! ( ~ 10%)
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Electrification Scenario in India
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Electrification Vs Telecom Coverage ( % of Villages)
10% Telecom Towers: No Grid supply 50% Telecom towers < 12 hours of Grid supplyPoor EB quality like Low voltage, Single Phasing & Voltage fluctuation leading to DG run even while grid power is available
*Source: Ministry of Power, Govt. of India
Green Energy Technologies - Comparison
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Technology Solar Wind Fuel Cell
BioMass
EfficiencyTechnology RiskReliability & predictabilityFuel LogisticModularityScalabilityEnvironmental ImpactLifeInitial Cost Runing costRepair & Maintenance Cost
Solar is the most suitable and in Rural Area space is relatively non expensive
Solar Advantages
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Sun available aplenty
Environmentally Friendly
Long Life
Predictable & Reliable
Modular
Scalable
Hybrid
No Fuel Required
Less running cost
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Traditional charge regulator system Vs Hybrid Architecture
l charge regulator technology Hybrid technology
Community Power from Mobile
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What’s holding back Tower companies & Telcos
For Tower Companies Master Service Agreements with telcos where energy is pass-
through Who is going to make additional CAPEX around in renewable
solutions Around 10- 20% additional investment though ROI is 2-3 yrs
max. And where is money for Investment
For Telcos Already high Debt Low ARPU License Fee etc Fund not available.
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