POLICIES ON SOLAR

POWER
HISTORY
1974-79 Minimum Needs Program: 60% of villages to be electrified under REC.

1988-89 Kutir Jyoti Scheme: Single point light connections to households Below
Poverty Line.

2005 Rajiv Gandhi Vidyuktikaran Yogana: Major initiative towards Universal

electrification.

2006- REC Policy

2010: Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission.

JNNSM
The ministry has chalked out year wise cumulative target to
achieve 100GW grid connected Solar Power Project by 2021-22
under National Solar Mission.
Serial No. Year Yearly target Cumulative
(MW) target (MW)
1 2015-16 2000 5000
2 2016-17 12000 17000
3 2017-18 15000 32000
4 2018-19 16000 48000
5 2019-20 17000 65000
6 2020-21 17500 82500
7 2021-22 17500 100000
 Commissioning Status of Grid
Connected
1800 Solar Power Projects as 31-10-2016:
(8727.62MW)
1600 1555.41

1400 1301.16
1200 1138.19

1000968.05 963.79
811.38
800
571.2
600
386.06
400 340.08

200 128.56 143.5 100.92

95.1 66.92
0.27 17.39
16.84 13.05 5 41.15
11.77 5.1 23.870.75 0.03 6.81 4 1 0.2 0.1 10
0
 POLICY GUIDELINES
Preamble
Title of the Policy
Objective
Minimum Target
Categories of Solar Power Plant:
Development of Solar Power Plant for sale of electricity to distribution licensee
Development of Solar Parks
Development of Solar Power plants under Renewable Energy Certificate Mechanism
Development of Rooftop SPV systems

Incentives :
Exemption from payment of Electricity Duty
Deemed Industry Status
Exemption from payment of VAT
Wheeling Charges
Banking
Pollution clearance
Deemed PPP status
Land
 Role of Nodal Agency: Jharkhand Renewable Energy Development Agency
[JREDA]
Announcement of Scheme, allotment of solar power capacities, facilitate in development of Solar
plant, support in land allotment, create awareness and co-ordinate with MNRE for technical
specifications.
Role of State & Distribution licensee
Tariff: JSERC to announce separate tariff for utility SPV plants and utility Solar thermal plants after
considering the state specific parameters.
Financial support: Through private investment, Budgetary support, Generating Green Fund.
Solar manufacturing: Developing a Solar Eco-system & creation of job opportunities in the
state.
Establishment of R&D and training centers
Project approval & clearances
Mid-term review
Comparison of solar policies of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana
The Government of
Haryana Solar Uttar Pradesh
Power Policy,2016- adopts and
Notification No. announces the
19/4/2016-5 Power Solar Power Policy-
dated 14th March, 2013.
2016.
 Cont..
Objective-

To promote To create
generation and conditions of
use of clean and PPP in promoting
To contribute to
green power in and setting up
productive use
the State by Solar Energy
of wastelands.
harnessing solar based (SPP) in
energy. the
State.
Cont.

Operative period

U.P. Solar power policy came into effect from the date of
issuance and will remain in operation up to 31stMarch 2017
while Haryana solar power Policy to come into operation with
effect from the date of its notification and remain in force till a
new Policy is notified.
Cont..
Solar Renewable Energy Purchase -
HERC has prescribed the Solar RPO of 3% by the year 2021-22. Development of solar parks
through Saur Urja Nigam Haryana Ltd. (SUN Haryana). While in U.P. Minimum project size
should be 5 Mw. Project developers who are interested in selling energy generated from
Solar Power Plants to distribution utility of UPPCL. UPPCL sign PPA with successful bidders
for a period of ten years. Sale of energy to third party.
Ground Mounted power Projects-
Haryana Power Purchase Centre (HPPC) to invite bids through open competitive bidding
tenders for setting up SPPs by Independent power producers (IPPs). HPPC to purchase solar
power over and above the RPO obligation subject to a limit of 200 MW.
Rooftop power project
A total capacity of 1600 MW rooftop solar power plants shall be added by the year 2021-22.
 Power
Evacuati
on

Other
Charges

Status of
Industry,
Land
use
 Cont.
Metering-
Metering& the allied equipment to be installed in the following
manner :
Main meter at the interconnection point to be provided by the IPP
and Check meter by the Nigam/DISCOM.
Main Meter at the substation of the Nigam to be provided by the
Nigam /DISCOM and Check meter by the company.
Metering of the power produced to be done at Nigam /DISCOM
substation
 COMPARISON OF SOLAR POLICIES OF BIHAR
AND GUJARAT ELIGIBLE PRODUCER:
BIHAR
ELIGIBLE PRODUCER:
Any Industry, Institution, Private Agency,
Partnership Firm, Consortia, Panchayat
Raj Institutions, Urban Local Bodies, Co-
Operative or Registered Society.
SALE OF POWER AND TARIFF:
Third-party sale or captive use
permissible, using BSEB network on
payment of BERC approved open-access
charges.
Captive power developer may sell excess
power to state grid/ BSES, if the power
available is over 1 MW
GUJARAT
Any company or body corporate or
association of body of individuals,
whether incorporated or not, or artificial
judicial persons.
SALE OF POWER AND TARIFF:
Open Access for Third part sale
Cross subsidy surcharge not applicable
for open access for third party sale within
the state.
Energy to be sold to Distribution
licensees in the State at levelised fixed
tariff for SPV & ST (as detailed in Policy)
for 25 years
BIHAR GUJARAT
WHEELING:
WHEELING:
BSEB to extend the facility of wheeling
As determined by GERC from time to time.
the generated power through its
transmission and distribution system as
per the terms under point 5 above.

Power Evacuation and Grid Power Evacuation and Grid

Interfacing:
Developer to necessarily offer 25% of the
power generated, to Distribution License.
Capital cost of the transmission be borne
by BSEB, provided the developer offers
to supply at least 50% generation,
subject to a minimum of 2MW
Interfacing:
Power by the SPG to be injected at 66 kV.
Evacuation facility from the Solar
substation/switch year to GETCO substation
to be approved & laid by GETCO
Electricity generation would be metered
jointly on a monthly basis by GEDA/GETCO.
BIHAR
Incentives and General:
Generated electricity exempted from
Electricity Duty.
No Entry Tax on the New & Renewable
Energy Sources devices, equipment, and/ or
machinery.
Provisions of section 14 of the Electricity Act
2003 in respect of rural areas to be
applicable.
All projects entitled to avail the facilities
available under Industrial Incentive Policy
and such other policies of state govt.
Loans available as per central/ Bihar state
government or agencies.
Project is entitled to all the applicable
benefits under central/ state policies.
GUJARAT
Incentives and General:
Developer to pass 50% on the gross
benefit of CDM the distribution
licensee
SPGs installed and commissioned
during the period to be eligible for
the incentives, for a period of 2 years
from the date on commissioning
Exempted from payment of
electricity duty for sale through all
modes / self consumption) / sale to
third party/sale to licensee.
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