Indian States Solar Policy Framework for Grid Connected SPV Systems

Posted on December 29, 2014 by Ritesh Pothan
Grid Connected SPV Rooftop Systems
Policy and Regulatory Framework in Various States
(As on 14.11.2014)
Sl.
No.		 State (Issuing
Authorities)		 Solar
Rooftop
Target		 Metering
Mechanism		 Present Solar
Tariff (Rs.)		 Policy/ Tariff *
Validity		 Capping of
System Capacity/ generation		 Eligibility Incentives Remarks
1 Karnataka
(Govt. of Karnataka & KERC)		 400 MW
by 2018		 Net  metering
(excess electricity to
be billed as per solar
tariff)		 Rs.9.56
(without subsidy),
Rs.7.20 (with subsidy)		 01.04.2013 upto
31.03.2018		 Not mentioned All consumers Wheeling,
Banking and cross subsidy
surcharge exempted for 10
years		 —
2 West Bengal
(Govt. of West
Bengal & WBERC)		 34 MW by
2018		 Net metering Consumer
tariff as applicable for
net energy supply		 Projects
commissioned till
2015-16		 Injection not
more than 90%
of the consumption
from the
licensee’s supply in a year.		 All consumers Wheeling,
Banking and cross subsidy
surcharge as applicable		 —
3 Chhattisgarh
(Govt. of Chhattisgarh & CSERC)		 500-1000
MW by
March
2017		 Net metering
(excess electricity to be billed @)
50% of the solar tariff)		 Rs. 4.35/ kWh 2012-2017 Injection not
more than 49%
of the annual net generation.		 50kWp  to
1 MWp capacity		 Wheeling,
Banking and cross subsidy
surcharge
exempted. VAT exempted on equipment’s/ materials.		 —
4 Tamil Nadu
(Govt. of Tamil
Nadu & TNERC))		 350 MW
by 2015		 Net metering Rs.7.01/kWh
(without AD), Rs.6.27/kWh (with AD)		 2014-15 Capped
commercially at
90% of the electricity
consumption at
the end of the settlement
period.
Excess energy generated beyond the 90% cap shall be treated as
lapsed.		 All consumers For domestic
consumers subsidy of Rs.
20, 000 per kW for 1 kWp system is
provided.
Wheeling, Banking and cross subsidy surcharge as applicable. Electricity tax is exempted.		 Mandatory
for all new Govt./local body buildings. For
existing buildings installation in a
phased manner
5 Kerala Not
specified		 Net metering Consumer
tariff as applicable for
net energy supply.
Excess electricity to
be billed as per average
pool purchase cost.		 From 25.11.2013
until further orders		 Capacity shall
be in conformity with the
provisions relating to the
connected load or contract
demand permissible at
each voltage level as specified in the
Kerala
Electricity
Supply Code,
2014.		 Not specified Wheeling,
Banking, open access surcharge
exempted. Exemption from
electricity duty.		 —
(Govt. of Kerala & KERC)
6 Gujarat
(Govt. of Gujarat & GERC)		 30 MW in
6 cities		 Feed-in tariff Rs.9.63/kWh
(with AD),
Rs.10.76/kWh
(without AD)		 2014-15 Not mentioned All consumers Exemption from
wheeling, banking and cross subsidy surcharge.		 —
7 Delhi
(DERC order)		 Not
specified		 Net metering Consumer
tariff as applicable for
net energy supply.
Excess electricity to be billed as
per average pool purchase
cost.		 APPC for 2014-15
and as per subsequent
amendments		 Capacity will be
above 1 kWp and as per
sanctioned load. For above
sanctioned load service line cum development
charges to be paid.		 All consumers Exemption from
wheeling, banking, cross
subsidy and other charges
for a period of 5 years		 —
8 Andhra Pradesh Not
specified		 Net metering Consumer
tariff as applicable for net energy supply. Excess electricity to be billed as per average
pool purchase cost for a
period of 7 years.		 APPC for 2014-15
and as per subsequent amendments		 Capped
commercially at
100% of the electricity
consumption in
a billing month.		 All 3 phase
service consumers		 State’s 20%
subsidy for system up to 3 kWp in domestic sector only.
Exemption from wheeling, banking and cross subsidy surcharge. No charge for open access for third party sale. Electricity duty exemption,
VAT refund.		 —
(Govt. of Andhra
Pradesh & APERC)
9 Haryana
(Govt. of Haryana)		 50 MW
till 2017		 Net metering Consumer
tariff as applicable for
net energy
supply.  No payment for excess electricity		 2014-15 Not specified All consumers 10%  state
subsidy in addition to 30%
MNRE subsidy,
exemption from external development charges,
scrutiny fee and infrastructure
development
charges, no application and processing fee		 HERC
order under
issue
Mandatory
5% for connected
load upto
1000 kWp for all consumers including residential houses on
a plot size of 500 sq.
yard and
above.
10 Rajasthan
(Govt. of
Rajasthan)		 Not
specified		 Net metering Rs.7.50/kWh
(without AD), Rs.6.63/kWh (with AD)		 2014-2016 Not specified All
consumer(s) of the DISCOMs		 Incentives
available to industrial units under Rajasthan Investment Promotional Scheme available to industrial solar power projects, Banking will be allowed		 RERC
regulatory orders yet to be issued.
11 Uttarakhand
(Govt. of Uttarakhand & UERC)		 5 MW per
year
(2013-
2015)		 Net metering Consumer
tariff as applicable for net energy supply. Excess electricity to be billed @ Rs.9.20/kWh
(with subsidy)		 2013-2018 Not specified All consumers No transmission
and wheeling charges
12 Uttar Pradesh
(Govt. of Uttar
Pradesh)		 20 MW
(by 2016-
17)		 Net metering Consumer
tariff as applicable for
net energy
supply.		 2016-2017 Not specified All consumers State funds for
technical assessment and
deployment of
rooftop SPV on government owned/Public Institutions		 At least
25% of available
plinth area
to be utilized for rooftop. UPERC regulatory orders yet to be issued.
13 Punjab
(Govt. of Punjab)		 Not
specified		 Net metering Consumer
tariff as applicable for net energy supply		 2014-2022 Maximum
capacity upto
80% of the sanctioned/conn
ected load with
minimum capacity of
1kWp.		 All consumers Exemption from
wheeling, banking and cross subsidy surcharge. No charge for open access for third party sale.		 PERC
Regulatory order yet
to be issued.
*Tariff in every States may change as per orders issued by respective regulatory commissions from time to time.

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