Luminous is synonymous with solar panel. Though famous for poly panels, they've updated to mono half-cut 400w and higher panels too.
Rainwater harvesting was once an obsession for our land's leader and we were sure that in this era, same leader would've had an obsession for solar harvesting. Drawing inspiration from this, a group of us decided on solar upgradation. Problem is complex rules for harnessing benefits issued by government that blocks small-scale solar equipments buyers like us purchasing from famous online shops through instalment scheme.
Western governments have been promoting solar lighting of outdoor and indoor sports stadiums and solar panel installations in outdoor / indoor stadiums since Olympics of 1996. Hence there's a general awareness of its energy savings potential amongst everybody and a drive for home solar installations exists which also created a vibrant used solar panel market.
With such a background, Westerners express surprise that Indian households receive ample sunshine for atleast 300 days of year but haven't made solar energy as their primary cooking fuel through solar panels and induction stoves. They point out that 400w panel (receiving 3 hours sunshine)+ 100AH battery combination yields 1hour of fast induction stove cooking(800w) everyday with roughly 33% battery remaining and mention that it amounts to roughly rs.250 - rs.300 per month (more than sufficient for small families). For two hours of fast induction stove cooking, doubling configuration will suffice and expense is approximately rs.500 - rs.600 per month.
Everything accepted except that in this calculation they don't even care about initial investment for solar panel (or charging controller or inverter) because of its 25 year service span. Calculation includes just battery costs only which must be purchased every three or five years and hence computed as a monthly cost. Their wholesale procurement price for Chinese jhinko or longi panel is rs.4000 and thus retail is also low. So it's a trifle for them.
Here in India, a solar panel is prohibitively expensive. Add taxes to this. Finally labour costs a fortune for any electrical or masonry or carpentry work here.
Solar cooking at rs.250 - rs.300 / month ......
Instead of Indian households' solar cooking, hot Indian plains cooks us everyday.
Reason I started this review with mention of a leader being said leader's aspiration for empowerment of masses by making useful solutions available at less price. What will that champion of rainwater harvesting not do for solar harvesting? Or what concessions that leader won't provide for proliferation of EVs amongst masses.......
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