KOLKATA<\/a>: The government’s green telecom<\/a> policy<\/a> has hit a roadblock with the telecom department (DoT<\/a>) urging the sector regulator to review the rules relating to running mobile towers<\/a> on hybrid power amid financial and technical challenges faced by carriers. The green telecom policy unveiled four years ago required mobile carriers to migrate 50% and 20% of their cell towers in rural and urban areas to hybrid power respectively by December 2015, and as much as 75% and 33% by December 2020. Hybrid power is a mix of grid supplies and renewable energy based on solar, wind, biomass or fuel cells.
\n
But with the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (
Trai<\/a>) taking a relook at the policy, indications are that these gogreen targets could be recalibrated significantly, said a senior industry executive aware of the matter. “We have a recently received a back-reference (from the government) and are taking a relook at the rules on renewable energy technology (RET) deployments in the telecom sector,” a top Trai official told ET. He, however, declined to reveal when Trai would submit fresh recommendations to DoT.
\n
\nTrai, it is learnt, was asked to review the green energy norms after a DoT-led inter-ministerial panel suggested that the directives issued in 2012 be recalibrated after assessing the current status of RET deployments and also taking stock of the new stirrings in the RET space, especially with the advent of new cost-efficient energy solutions and advances in battery technologies for mobile networks.
\n
But amid all this, telcos have taken a slew of measures to go green. For instance, Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio Infocomm has installed pollution-free green telecom towers that consume a fourth of the power consumed by existing conventional towers. Market leader Bharti
Airtel<\/a> has recently migrated 40,000 of its network sites to green technology. Airtel’s green network sites, typically, are designed to operate largely on battery-hybrid, lithium-ion and solar hybrid solutions consuming very little diesel. Viom Networks said 35% of its sites were “sugar free” or not using any diesel, as it had deployed innovative alternate energy solutions.
\n
\nHowever, telecom companies said the back-reference to Trai and a review of targets could further delay RET deployments in telecoms, and are looking for immediate clarity from the government and the sector regulator. “We understand the matter is under review by Trai and the approach on individual tower numbers and percentages (in the context of existing RET deployment targets) will be recalibrated,” T R Dua, director general at Tower & Infrastructure Providers Association (TAIPA), a group representing tower firms such as Indus Towers, Viom Networks, Bharti Infratel, American Tower Corp, GTL, Reliance Infratel and Tower Vision, said in a written response to ET’s queries.
\n
Ideally, he said, “the overall objective of going-green should be reduction of
carbon footprint<\/a>, in terms of carbon intensity, and the mode and enablers to be used for such reduction must be left to the operators choice”. According to Rajan Mathews, director general at Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), there are several technical and financial challenges regarding deployment of renewable energy in the telecom sector and the industry is awaiting the new recommendations from Trai.
\n
\nAlthough go-green has been a popular theme in the telecom space for the past four years, ever since the erstwhile Congress-led UPA government unveiled the green telecom policy, the country’s financially stressed telcos have not shown much enthusiasm yet. They privately say they cannot afford the huge sums needed to set up capacity to generate alternate sources of energy such as solar, fuel cells or wind in order to meet the existing RET deployment targets.\n\n<\/body>","next_sibling":[{"msid":51334848,"title":"FB userbase crosses 142 mn in India","entity_type":"ARTICLE","link":"\/news\/fb-userbase-crosses-142-mn-in-india\/51334848","category_name":null,"category_name_seo":"telecomnews"}],"related_content":[],"msid":51337420,"entity_type":"ARTICLE","title":"Trai to review rules on green energy-driven mobile towers","synopsis":"The government\u2019s green telecom policy has hit a roadblock with the telecom department (DoT) urging the sector regulator to review the rules.","titleseo":"telecomnews\/trai-to-review-rules-on-green-energy-driven-mobile-towers","status":"ACTIVE","authors":[{"author_name":"Kalyan Parbat","author_link":"\/author\/4437\/kalyan-parbat","author_image":"https:\/\/etimg.etb2bimg.com\/authorthumb\/4437.cms?width=100&height=100&hostid=268","author_additional":{"thumbsize":true,"msid":4437,"author_name":"Kalyan Parbat","author_seo_name":"kalyan-parbat","designation":"Assistant Telecom Editor at the Level of Senior Assistant Editor","agency":false}}],"Alttitle":{"minfo":""},"artag":"ET Bureau","artdate":"2016-03-10 08:22:17","lastupd":"2016-03-10 08:22:58","breadcrumbTags":["Kolkata","Telecom","TRAI","Airtel","DoT","policy","Mobile towers","Carbon footprint"],"secinfo":{"seolocation":"telecomnews\/trai-to-review-rules-on-green-energy-driven-mobile-towers"}}" data-authors="[" kalyan parbat"]" data-category-name="" data-category_id="" data-date="2016-03-10" data-index="article_1">

火车上评审规则绿色能源驱动的移动基站

政府的绿色电信政策遇到障碍时,与电信部门(点)敦促银行业监管机构审查的规则。

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  • 更新2016年3月10日凌晨08:22坚持
加尔各答:政府的绿色电信 政策遇到了障碍与电信部门()敦促相关部门监管机构审查规则运行电话塔在混合动力在金融和运营商所面临的技术挑战。所需的绿色电信政策公布了四年前移动运营商迁移50%和20%发射塔在农村和城市地区的混合动力分别由2015年12月,高达75%和33%,2020年12月。混合动力是一个混合的网格供应基于太阳能和可再生能源,风能、生物质或燃料电池。

但随着印度电信管理局(火车)审视一下政策,迹象表明,这些gogreen目标可能大幅调整,行业高管意识到表示。“我们最近收到了指向(政府)和正在审视一下规则在可再生能源技术(RET)部署在电信领域,“火车的一名高级官员告诉等。他,然而,拒绝透露当火车将提交新的建议点。

火车,据了解,后被要求审查绿色能源规范DoT-led部际委员会建议,2012年发布的指令后调整评估RET部署的现状并采取股票的新萌芽RET空间,特别是随着新有成本效益的能源解决方案和电池技术的进步为移动网络。

但在这一切,电信公司已采取一系列措施去绿色。例如,穆凯什•安巴尼的依赖Jio Infocomm安装了无污染的绿色电信塔消耗的第四权力被现有的传统的塔。市场领导者Bharti附近的旅馆最近40000年的网站迁移到绿色科技。Airtel的绿色网络站点,通常情况下,在很大程度上被设计成操作battery-hybrid,锂电池和太阳能混合动力解决方案消耗很少的柴油。Viom网络说35%的网站是“无糖”或不使用任何柴油,因为它有创新的替代能源解决方案部署。

然而,电信公司表示,指向火车和回顾目标可能会进一步推迟RET部署在电信,并正在寻找立即明确政府和行业监管机构。”我们理解正在审查由火车和方法对个人塔数字和百分比(在现有的背景下RET部署目标)将重新调整,”T R Dua局长塔&基础设施提供商协会(氹仔),一组代表塔等公司印度塔,Viom网络,鼓吹,美国塔集团GTL,鼓吹他的依赖和塔的愿景,说在一份书面回应等的查询。

理想情况下,他说,“环保的总体目标应该减少碳足迹的碳排放强度,模式和推动者用于这样的减少必须由运营商选择”。Rajan马修斯表示,印度手机运营商协会总干事(COAI),有几个关于部署可再生能源技术和金融挑战电信部门和行业正在等待火车的新建议。

尽管环保一直是一个流行主题在电信领域在过去的四年里,自从昔日的国大党UPA政府推出了绿色电信政策,这个国家的经济强调电信公司没有表现出太多的热情。他们私下里说,他们不能设置所需的巨额资金能力生成替代能源,如太阳能、燃料电池或风为了满足现有RET部署目标。
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KOLKATA<\/a>: The government’s green telecom<\/a> policy<\/a> has hit a roadblock with the telecom department (DoT<\/a>) urging the sector regulator to review the rules relating to running mobile towers<\/a> on hybrid power amid financial and technical challenges faced by carriers. The green telecom policy unveiled four years ago required mobile carriers to migrate 50% and 20% of their cell towers in rural and urban areas to hybrid power respectively by December 2015, and as much as 75% and 33% by December 2020. Hybrid power is a mix of grid supplies and renewable energy based on solar, wind, biomass or fuel cells.
\n
But with the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (
Trai<\/a>) taking a relook at the policy, indications are that these gogreen targets could be recalibrated significantly, said a senior industry executive aware of the matter. “We have a recently received a back-reference (from the government) and are taking a relook at the rules on renewable energy technology (RET) deployments in the telecom sector,” a top Trai official told ET. He, however, declined to reveal when Trai would submit fresh recommendations to DoT.
\n
\nTrai, it is learnt, was asked to review the green energy norms after a DoT-led inter-ministerial panel suggested that the directives issued in 2012 be recalibrated after assessing the current status of RET deployments and also taking stock of the new stirrings in the RET space, especially with the advent of new cost-efficient energy solutions and advances in battery technologies for mobile networks.
\n
But amid all this, telcos have taken a slew of measures to go green. For instance, Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio Infocomm has installed pollution-free green telecom towers that consume a fourth of the power consumed by existing conventional towers. Market leader Bharti
Airtel<\/a> has recently migrated 40,000 of its network sites to green technology. Airtel’s green network sites, typically, are designed to operate largely on battery-hybrid, lithium-ion and solar hybrid solutions consuming very little diesel. Viom Networks said 35% of its sites were “sugar free” or not using any diesel, as it had deployed innovative alternate energy solutions.
\n
\nHowever, telecom companies said the back-reference to Trai and a review of targets could further delay RET deployments in telecoms, and are looking for immediate clarity from the government and the sector regulator. “We understand the matter is under review by Trai and the approach on individual tower numbers and percentages (in the context of existing RET deployment targets) will be recalibrated,” T R Dua, director general at Tower & Infrastructure Providers Association (TAIPA), a group representing tower firms such as Indus Towers, Viom Networks, Bharti Infratel, American Tower Corp, GTL, Reliance Infratel and Tower Vision, said in a written response to ET’s queries.
\n
Ideally, he said, “the overall objective of going-green should be reduction of
carbon footprint<\/a>, in terms of carbon intensity, and the mode and enablers to be used for such reduction must be left to the operators choice”. According to Rajan Mathews, director general at Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), there are several technical and financial challenges regarding deployment of renewable energy in the telecom sector and the industry is awaiting the new recommendations from Trai.
\n
\nAlthough go-green has been a popular theme in the telecom space for the past four years, ever since the erstwhile Congress-led UPA government unveiled the green telecom policy, the country’s financially stressed telcos have not shown much enthusiasm yet. They privately say they cannot afford the huge sums needed to set up capacity to generate alternate sources of energy such as solar, fuel cells or wind in order to meet the existing RET deployment targets.\n\n<\/body>","next_sibling":[{"msid":51334848,"title":"FB userbase crosses 142 mn in India","entity_type":"ARTICLE","link":"\/news\/fb-userbase-crosses-142-mn-in-india\/51334848","category_name":null,"category_name_seo":"telecomnews"}],"related_content":[],"msid":51337420,"entity_type":"ARTICLE","title":"Trai to review rules on green energy-driven mobile towers","synopsis":"The government\u2019s green telecom policy has hit a roadblock with the telecom department (DoT) urging the sector regulator to review the rules.","titleseo":"telecomnews\/trai-to-review-rules-on-green-energy-driven-mobile-towers","status":"ACTIVE","authors":[{"author_name":"Kalyan Parbat","author_link":"\/author\/4437\/kalyan-parbat","author_image":"https:\/\/etimg.etb2bimg.com\/authorthumb\/4437.cms?width=100&height=100&hostid=268","author_additional":{"thumbsize":true,"msid":4437,"author_name":"Kalyan Parbat","author_seo_name":"kalyan-parbat","designation":"Assistant Telecom Editor at the Level of Senior Assistant Editor","agency":false}}],"Alttitle":{"minfo":""},"artag":"ET Bureau","artdate":"2016-03-10 08:22:17","lastupd":"2016-03-10 08:22:58","breadcrumbTags":["Kolkata","Telecom","TRAI","Airtel","DoT","policy","Mobile towers","Carbon footprint"],"secinfo":{"seolocation":"telecomnews\/trai-to-review-rules-on-green-energy-driven-mobile-towers"}}" data-news_link="//www.iser-br.com/news/trai-to-review-rules-on-green-energy-driven-mobile-towers/51337420">