COMBINED SUMMARY OF State policies for solar power PROJECTS 2 Sl. No. Name of State/ Description Andaman and Nicobar Island (From RE Policy of State) 1. Order Date Policy for Power Generation through New and Renewable Energy Sources in Andaman and Nicobar Island- May 2012 2. Eligible Producer Registered companies, Corporations and Cooperatives/registered society, NGOs, local self governments, partnerships and individuals. 3. Land Allotment Developer to arrange land at his own cost. Govt. land, if available, @ Rs.1.00 only for the entire period of the project. 4. Operative Period From the date of publication in official gazette and remain in force until 2017 or until modified or superseded. 5. Sale of Power and Tariff Power producers may use power generated, for captive consumption or for sale to other Consumers / Licensees. Andhra Pradesh Policy on Net Metering for Solar Grid Interactive Roof-Top and Small SPV Power Plants, Dated 25-03-2013 Consumer to generate solar power for self consumption and feed excess power into the grid. Allowed only for 3 Phase service consumers. Single Phase consumers not eligible for net metering Generator to pay for the net energy in a billing month as per applicable retail supply tariff. Any excess/energy injected in to the Grid in a billing month to be treated as inadvertent and no payment to be paid for such energy Andhra Pradesh Solar Power Policy 2015, Dated 12-02-2015 A l l r e g i s t e r e d C o m p a n i e s, Government entities, Partnership companies / Firms, individuals and all consumers of AP. DISCOM(s) eligible for setting up of SPP within the State, for sale of electricity/ captive use Developer to acquire land Revenue Department Land as per prevalent Government policy Policy to come into operation w.e.f the date of issuance and remain applicable for 5 years/till new policy is issued. Government to promote setting up SPP for sale of power to AP Discom s and for captive use within the State or third party sale within and outside the State. 6. Wheeling 2% of the energy fed to the grid T&D Charges exempted for wheeling of Solar power for captive use/third party sale within the State 7. Banking Allowed for a period of one year 100% permitted for all captive and open access/ scheduled consumers throughout the year Banking charges to be adjusted in kind @ 2% of the energy delivered at the point of drawl.
8. Power Evacuation and Grid Interfacing Grid Interfacing to be established/ Constructed and maintained by the Developers at their own cost. 9. Incentives Developers can avail CDM benefits. Producers entitled to all the available incentives as provided by the MNRE, GoI and A&N from time to time. Tax incentives as declared by Govt. of India and A&N Administration from time to time. Exempted from electricity duty Subsidy offered by Government of India in this regard can be availed Developer to bear the entire cost of construction of evacuation facilities from project to Interconnection point of and/ or up to AP TRANSCO / DISCOM sub-station. Any upstream strengthening requirement to be borne by AP TRANSCO /DISCOMS Distribution loss exempted for projects injecting at 33 kv or below Electricity Duty exempted for captive consumption, sale to DISCOMS and third party sale from SPPs set up within the State Cross Subsidy Surcharge Exempted for third party sale from projects set up within the State for 5years from the date of commissioning of SPP Priority allotment of Government land in solar parks for New Solar Manufacturing Facilities on long term lease basis and exemption from electricity duty for 10 years 3
COMBINED SUMMARY OF State policies for solar power PROJECTS 4 Sl. No. Name of State/ Description Bihar (From RE Policy of State) 1. Order Date Bihar Policy for promotion of New and Renewable Energy Sources -2011, Dated. 24.06. 2011. 2. Eligible Producer Any Industry, Institution, Private Agency, Partnership Firm, Consortia, Panchayat Raj Institutions, Urban Local Bodies, Co- Operative or Registered Society. 3. Land Allotment Government land as per GoB Policy Developer may purchase private land directly from the owners. 4. Operative Period From the date of notification and will be valid for a period of 5 Years from date of notification 5. Sale of Power and Tariff Third-party sale or captive use permissible using BSEB network on payment of open access charges. Captive power developer may sell excess power to state Grid/ BSES if power available is over1 MW. Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh Solar Energy Policy- 2012 Any Person, Registered company, Central/state power generation / distribution companies and public/ private sector SPP developers and manufacturing units of equipments and ancillaries related to SPP eligible for setting up of SPPs for captive use/sale of electricity. Developer to acquire land for the project Government land as per the prevailing State policy. To come into effect from the date of issuance and remain in operation up to 31 st March 2017. DISCOM(S) to fulfill meeting RPOs through tariff based competitive bidding process. 6. Wheeling Wheeling on T&D system of BSEB Wheeling charges as per CSERC Regulations. 7. Banking Allowed at mutually agreed terms Delhi Draft- Delhi Solar Energy Policy-2015 Dated 10. 09. 2015 Policy to apply to all electricity consumers under all electricity tariffs in Delhi and to all entities that setup and operate Power plants in Delhi Policy to come into effect on 1 st October 2015 and remain valid for next five years unless modified or superseded by other policy SPP may sell electricity to persons other than DISCOM /Licensee 8. Power Evacuation and Grid Interfacing Developer to necessarily offer 25% of power generated, to Licensee except in case of captive projects. Capital cost of the transmission be borne by BSEB, if developer offers to supply at least 50% generation, subject to a minimum of 2 MW Evacuation line from interconnection point to grid substation to be laid by the CG TRANSCO or DISCOM at the cost of the project developer. Evacuation infrastructure to be developed /augmented by the State Transmission Licensee /DISCOM.
9. Incentives Generated electricity exempted from Electricity Duty. No Entry Tax on the New & Renewable Energy Sources devices, equipment, and/ or machinery. All projects entitled to avail the facilities available under Industrial Incentive Policy. Project entitled to all the applicable benefits under Central/ State Policies. The State industrial policy 2009-14 has recognized non conventional sources of power generation as a priority industry Exemption from the payment of Electricity Tax, Cess, Open access charges, conversion charges and payment of Cross subsidy charges Exemption on wheeling and banking charges No Transmission Charges Exemption on VAT and entry tax GBI for domestic /residential net metered connections of Rs. 2.00 per unit of gross solar energy generated, proposed for 3 years, starting from 1 st January 2016 to 31 st December 2018. 5
COMBINED SUMMARY OF State policies for solar power PROJECTS 6 Sl. No Name of State/ Description 1. Order Date Gujarat Solar Power Policy 2015, Dated 13. 08. 2015 2. Eligible Producer Any Company/Body corporate / Association or body of individuals, eligible for setting up of SPGs, for captive use / for sale of electricity to Distribution Licensee/ Third Party Eligible Entity for Rooftop SPV systems with net metering shall: Own the possession of the premises including the Rooftop or terrace & Rooftop SPV system; - Be connected to DISCOM s Grid; - Consume all the electricity g e n e r a t e d a t t h e s a m e premises. 3. Land Allotment Developer to acquire land for setting up and operating Solar power project; 4. Operative Period Policy to come into effect from date of its notification and remain in operation up to 31st March 2020 5. Sale of Power and Tariff Different tariff for different categories of consumers 6. Wheeling Different wheeling charges for different categories Gujarat Gujarat Subsidy Scheme for Residential Rooftop Dated 31.03. 2016 Scheme limited to installation of 2 kw Rooftop Solar system only. Consumer to install only new plant & machinery and should be a consumer of the local DISCOM and the premises where the rooftop system is based should be connected to the local DISCOM s Grid System. Beneficiary to own the Rooftop Solar system, and be in legal possession of the premises including Rooftop and terrace on which the plant is installed; Haryana Haryana Solar Power Policy 2016, Dated 14.03. 2016. Rooftop of Govt. organization, institutions, buildings or vacant land on lease/rent State Govt. to facilitate the lease/sublease of Panchayat land To come into effect from date of its notification and remain in force till a new Policy is notified HPPC to purchase power from various type of projects as detailed in the policy Exemption / waiver of Wheeling Charges 7. Banking Banking allowed for a period of one year by the Licensee/ Utilities
8. Power Evacuation and Grid Interfacing Grid Connectivity charges to be paid to DISCOM @ Rs. 5,000/- per project for capacity less than 100 kw and normal charges of 100 kw and above Within Solar Park Developer to establish dedicated line for evacuation of power up to STU/ CTU sub-station and install RTUs etc. at their own cost. 9. Incentives Exempted from payment of electricity duty for sale through all modes / self consumption / sale to third party/sale to licensee. Cross subsidy surcharge exempted for SPV projects under Net-Metering & sale of power to DISCOMS and for captive consumption. Maximum subsidy limited to Rs.20000/- per Household consumer Rooftop Projects only. Benefit would be in addition to any benefits that the applicant might get from the Central Government. Applicant not allowed to get any other benefit from any other scheme of the State Government for the same investment, Rooftop Solar Power Generators set up and commissioned during the operative period of Solar Power Policy-2015 and prior to that also eligible for the benefit of the scheme, provided they satisfy other parameters of the scheme and Solar Power Policy-2015 All expenses for power evacuation, T&D line and synchronizing equipment to be as per HERC orders STU/Transmission/Distribution Licensee to bear cost of EHV/HV up to 10 km from the inter-connection point, beyond 10 km, cost to be borne equally between IPP and the licensee. Incentives available to industrial units available to all new SPPs Price preference to IPPs who set up SPPs in the State SPPs to be exempted from EDC, scrutiny fee and infrastructure development charges MW scale Projects to get 100% exemption from payment of fee and stamp duty charges for registration of rent/lease deed for the project land All electricity taxes & cess, electricity duty, wheeling charges, cross subsidy charges, T&D charges and surcharges to be waived off for Ground mounted and Roof Top Solar Power Projects 7
COMBINED SUMMARY OF STATE POLICIES FOR SOLAR POWER PROJECTS 8 Sl. No. Name of State/ Description Himachal Pradesh 1. Order Date Himachal Pradesh Solar Power Policy-2016 Solar Power Policy - 2013, Dated 18.03.2013 2. Eligible Producer Any company or body corporate or association of body of individuals or project proponents for the purpose of captive use and/or for selling of electricity as per JKSERC /CERC Regulations. 3. Land Allotment Transfer of Private/ Govt. land on lease basis. Transfer of Private land on lease to require prior approval of State Government 4. Operative Period Policy to be valid up to 31.03.2022, unless modified or extended 5. Sale of Power and Tariff S P P m a y u s e p o w e r f o r captive consumption, sale to any consumer within the State, trader or exchange or entity or consumer outside the State & to HPSEBL Tariff for purchase by HPSEBL up to 5 MW and Roof top installations as per HPERC Regulations Tariff for above 5 MW capacities through competitive bidding. Government land on lease at premium /rentals. Private land on lease at token rate With effect from publication in the State Gazette and to remain in force until superseded or modified Can be used for captive use or sold to PDD or any third party in or outside state. For sale to PDD, Tariff as per JK SERC. J&K Licensees are mandated to purchase solar power specified by JKSERC. 6. Wheeling Transmission/Wheeling charges as per J&K SERC for sale of Power within or outside the state. 7. Banking Banking for captive use or/and for third party sale shall be provided for 2 months. Jammu and Kashmir Draft - Policy on Net Metering for Grid Connected Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic Power Plants - 2016 All consumers who set up SPV plants on Rooftops of Individual households, Industries, Govt./ Semi-Govt./Local Body offices, Commercial establishments, Institutions, Residential complexes with maximum capacity not more than 50% of the Sanctioned Load & project capacity ranging from 1kWp up to 500 kwp with or without battery back-up support With effect from the date of its notification in the official Gazette and remain applicable unless repealed or substituted with new Policy All Rules and regulations including tariff to be governed by the orders of JKSERC Exempted from wheeling charges, Exempted from banking charges
8. Power Evacuation and Grid Interfacing SPPs to use network of HPPTCL and HPSEBL as per HPERC Open Access and Connectivity Regulations 9. Incentives 70% employments to bonafide residents of H.P. 1% of total project cost to Local Area Development Fund Investment in the SPPs to be treated like investment in industrial project State Govt. to facilitate in obtaining statutory clearances No Environment clearances, survey and investigations, TECs etc. required Developer to be responsible for developing necessary infrastructure up to inter connection /interface point. SPPs eligible for the incentives declared under this policy for 25 years No entry tax on Power generation / transmission equipment and building material used for SPPs. Exemption from court fee for registration Exemption from demand cut of 50% of installed capacity for captive use. The interconnection of Rooftop SPV with the network of the distribution licensee to be as per the technical specifications and standards for connectivity provided in CEA (Technical Standards for connectivity of the Distributed Generation Resources) Regulations, 2013, as amended SPP to utilize the same service line for excess power injection into the Grid which is being used by the consumer for drawl of power from utility network and shall operate in synchronization with Distribution Licensee system. Consumers to approach JAKEDA for grant of applicable subsidy from MNRE. Utility to be given the benefit of deemed RPO for self-consumption of electricity by consumers Exempted from cross subsidy and additional surcharge etc.. Incentives of J&K Solar Power Policy-2013 shall also apply to Solar power plants under this Policy. 9
COMBINED SUMMARY OF State policies for solar power PROJECTS 10 Sl. No. Name of State/ Description 1. Order Date Jharkhand State Solar Power Policy- 2015, Dated 10.08.2015 2. Eligible Producer All registered Companies / Firms / Societies, Government entities, consumers of DISCOM(s) and Individuals 3. Land Allotment Developer to acquire land for project Govt. land on tariff bidding basis. 100% waiver on land use conversion fee 100% exemption for registration of Govt. and Private land 4. Operative Period Policy to come into operation with effect from the date of notification and remain applicable till a new policy is issued. 5. Sale of Power and Tariff Jharkhand Karnataka Kerala Projects for sale of electricity to the Licensee - As decided by JSERC. Projects for Sale of Electricity to other than Licensee /under REC/Schemes of Government of India: - As per PPA 6. Wheeling As specified by JSERC State Govt. to provide a grant of 4% of wheeling charges Karnataka Solar Energy Policy- 2014-2021, Dated 22-05-2014 For Grid connected utility scale project.- Any Individual/ Firm / Society/ Institution/ Registered Company including Public utilities. For Grid connected, Roof top projects - All Individuals residential / Commercial/ Institutional. Govt. building owners, Industrial units Also interested Firms / Registered Companies including public utilities shall be eligible. Off Grid projects- Any individual may set up off Grid projects. Purchase of agricultural land on payment of specified fees. Policy to come into effect from 2014 and remain in force until 2021 or such time any changes are made by the State Government. Distributed generation by land owning farmers with 1 MWp up to 3 MWp per farmer to sell power to ESCOMs at KERC tariff rates. Wheeling charges as per KERC Kerala Solar Energy Policy 2013, Dated- 25.11.2013 For grid- connected system, Govt. to initiate a programme by providing generation facilities on all public buildings. Policy urges to make use of the roof top and premises to install solar plants to match maximum demand of the concerned office, within a period of 2 years time. For grid - connected systems in non- Government buildings / premises the incentives to be on the basis of net metering, feed-in tariff and REC mechanism. Developer to identify the land for project. For tribal lands, in addition to the lease rentals, a revenue (not profit) sharing mechanism for the land owner is envisaged. Policy to come into operation with effect from the date of publication and remain in force until superseded or modified by another Policy. Sale of power to KSEB at tariff decided by KSERC or at pooled cost. KSERC to annually notify Pooled Cost of Power Purchase of the utility as applicable to solar power sector. Wheeling and T&D losses not applicable for the Captive Solar generators within the state.
7. Banking 100% banking for Captive and Open Access / Schedules Consumers Banking charges to be adjusted in kind @ 2% Banking and cross subsidy charges as per KERC Conditional Banking facility available to captive generators. 8. Power Evacuation and Grid Interfacing TRANSCO/ DISCOM to bear entire cost of construction of power evacuation facilities up to 10 km. Beyond 10 km, cost to be borne by the developer. 9. Incentives SPP to be treated as industry Intra-state Open Access for tenure of the project or 25 years whichever is earlier Equipment exempted from VAT, Electricity duty, Cross Subsidy Surcharge. Distribution Losses Exempted for projects injecting at 33 kv or below Developer to be responsible for connecting the generating station to the nearest grid sub-station or inter-connection point with the grid. Entry tax, stamp duty and registration charges as per Karnataka Industrial Policy. SPPs exempted from obtaining clearances of pollution control board. Incentives/concessions allowed by MNRE viz. Central Excise Duty and Custom Duty exemption to be allowed to the Producer. Utility to provide grid connectivity at a processing fee. KSEB to create necessary evacuation facility beyond the pooling station up to 10MW projects. Open access Charges not applicable. Electricity Duty - exempted 11
COMBINED SUMMARY OF State policies for solar power PROJECTS 12 Sl. No. Name of State/ Description Madhya Pradesh 1. Order Date Implementation of Solar Power Based Projects in MP, Dated 20.07. 2012 2. Eligible Producer All Solar power developers and manufacturing units of equipments and ancillaries related to Solar Power Projects Any individual Firm/Society/ Institution/Registered company shall be eligible to apply 3. Land Allotment Govt. land if available to be 3.0 Hectares per MW. Private land exempted from 50% of stamp duty. 4. Operative Period From the date of notification in Madhya Pradesh Gazette. Notified in Gazette in Hindi vide notification dated 20 th July, 2012 5. Sale of Power and Tariff Power generated to be purchased at APPC rates. Third party sale allowed within / outside the State as per orders / regulations of MPERC. Maharashtra (From RE Policy of State) Comprehensive Policy for Grid connected Power Projects based on New and Renewable (Non conventional ) Energy Sources 2015 Dated 20. 07.2015 Deemed non-agricultural land status for land procured for Solar power projects. Private land to be procured by developer. Government wasteland up to 4 hectares for the Grid connected SPP up to 2 MW capacity, on lease at 50% concessional rate land owners land on rental/ lease basis SPPs may be installed in industrial areas, townships, warehouse, other locations, and on lands available with the WR Dept, areas near canals/above canals. Licensees can purchase electricity from private developers through competitive bidding with approval of MERC for meeting their RPO.. Tariff, energy purchase rate and agreement, and all related matters as per MERC Manipur Manipur Grid Interactive Rooftop Solar Photo Voltaic (SPV) Power Policy- 2014, Dated 9.12. 2014 All the Individuals, Residential / Commercial / Institutional / Govt./ Semi-Govt. building owners, Industrial units are eligible to set up Rooftop Solar Power Plant within the permissible rated capacity from 1 kw up to 500 kw. To come into force from the date of publication in the Manipur Gazette Tariff to be decided by JERC
6. Wheeling Wheeling through MP Power Transmission Co. Ltd./ MP DISCOMS as per wheeling charges decided by MPERC MP Govt. to provide 4%grant in terms of energy injected and balance to be borne by the developer for wheeling. Developer to pay all wheeling and transmission charges to MPPTCL/ Distribution Co., in case of sale of power to third party Consumers / Licensee/Power Management Co. Ltd. utilizing their network. Payment subject to MPERC regulations. 7. Banking Allowed 100% Developer to pay 2% towards banking charges 8. Power Evacuation and Grid Interfacing Developer to lay power evacuation line from generating station to the nearest substation or interconnection point 9. Incentives SPPs exempted from electricity duty and cess for 10 years from COD. Projects eligible for benefits under industrial promotion policy. Equipment exempted from VAT and entry TAX. No license required for Generation and Distribution in Rural area Wheeling as per MERC Order As per MERC Order MSEDCL/ MSETCL to give Grid connectivity to small projects if their combined capacity becomes 1 MW. Evacuation arrangement as per MERC Projects can be registered as industrial unit with the Industries Department. Open access for captive use/third party sale, as per MERC regulation /orders Electricity duty not levied for first 10 years for projects for captive use. Developers may sell electricity outside the state, if it is over and above the target set under this policy. Projects exempted from obtaining NOC/Consent from the Pollution Control Board. Power from SPV projects to be utilized for captive loads during the day and excess power fed into the Grid Rate and amount of applicable subsidy to be as per MNRE, GoI. 13
COMBINED SUMMARY OF State policies for solar power PROJECTS 14 Sl. No. Name of State/ Description Meghalaya (From RE Policy of State) 1. Order Date Policy for Promoting Generation of Power through Non-conventional Energy Sources 2. Eligible Producer Power producing entrepreneur. Companies, Cooperative, Partnership Individuals etc. All power producers generating gridgrade electricity with installed capacity between 10kW and 25MW For captive consumption Mizoram Odisha Mizoram Solar Power Policy 2015 Draft- Odisha Solar Power Policy 2013 Individuals, Residential/ Commercial / Institutional/Govt./Semi-Govt. building owners/ Industrial units eligible to set up SRPs within the prescribed capacity limit. 3. Land Allotment Government land depending on availability. 4. Operative Period Policy to become operative from the date of its notification in the Mizoram State Gazette and shall remain in force until further order 5. Sale of Power and Tariff DISCOM to purchase electricity at SERC rate & on mutually accepted terms and conditions 6. Wheeling STU to transmit on its Grid the power for captive use of developer or to a third party within the state, at applicable wheeling charges. Uniform wheeling charges of 2% of the energy supplied to the Grid Developers to be selected through competitive bidding process only Government land earmarked for Industry wherever applicable Waste land to be sold to selected developers for setting up SPPs OREDA land on 30 years lease basis at predetermined lease rent Policy to come in to operation w.e.f. date of resolution Power sale to Bulk Suppliers/ Licensees on the basis of PPA. Developers may sell power to GRIDCO / DISCOMS or to any third party within the state at mutually agreed tariff rates Power purchase by GRIDCO / DISCOMS at average pooled power cost determined by OERC T&D and wheeling charges as approved by OERC
7. Banking Banking allowed for up to one year. Banking charges to be adjusted in kind @ 2% of the energy delivered at the point of drawl. 8. Power Evacuation and Grid Interfacing Developer to bear cost for evacuation facilities & interfacing up to the nearest HT lines as well as for Maintenance. 9. Incentives Exemption from electricity duty for 5 years from COD for captive use or third party sale. Sales Tax/ VAT deferment / remission as applicable MNREDA to facilitate clearances for the projects at the State and Central levels and grant of loans byireda and subsidies by MNRE. MNREDA/ State government to provide clearance within a period of 2 months from the date of submission of application Developer responsible for interconnection arrangement Power & Electricity Department / Licensee may take up the work and maintain the same on cost basis, borne by the Developer Developer to be responsible for laying of power evacuation line from generating station to the nearest substation/ interconnection point. 100% refund of Stamp Duty for land purchased for setting up SPP and Stand-alone SP System. RE materials and equipment sold and purchased by Nodal depts / agencies appointed by MNRE exempted from payment of VAT Generators to be treated as an eligible Industry and incentives available to producers to be available to Solar power producers. Electricity duty exempted for captive consumption, sale to Licensee and third party sale for SPPs set up within the State. Electricity duty to be waived for the new manufacturing facilities and ancillaries of the Solar Power Projects. Banking allowed on Annual basis. Banking charges as per OERC. Solar Power producers to pay Grid connectivity charges as finalized by OREDA to DISCOMS/ GRIDCO as applicable Power generating plant set up after the effective date shall be deemed to be a new industrial unit and not liable to pay Electricity duty. 15
COMBINED SUMMARY OF State policies for solar power PROJECTS 16 Sl. No. Name of State/ Description 1. Order Date Puducherry Solar Power Policy -2015 Dated I9. 02. 2016 2. Eligible Producer Private individuals, Companies, Local bodies, Government departments and others. 3. Land Allotment Surplus and unused land with Public Sector Undertakings, UT Government, Urban and Local Bodies and Gram Panchayats available to private sector through long-term lease, etc. 4. Operative Period Policy to come in force from the date of notification and reviewed every five years 5. Sale of Power and Tariff Energy generated to be purchased by EDP/other licensee at tariff fixed by JERC Energy may also be sold to another licensee/ third party under open access Puducherry Punjab Punjab (From RE policy of State) Policy on Net Metering for Grid Interactive Roof-Top SPV Power Plants, Dated 5.11. 2014 Consumers of State licensee/pspcl who set up SPV plants on Roof-tops of Individual households, Industries, Government/Semi-Govt./Local Body offices, Commercial establishments, Institutions, Residential complexes Project capacity to be 1 kwp up to 1MWp. From date of Notification in the official gazette and shall remain applicable unless repealed or substituted with new Policy All Rules and regulations including tariff to be governed by the orders of PSERC. 6. Wheeling As per JERC Regulations Exempted from banking and wheeling charges and losses, cross subsidy and additional surcharge etc. 7. Banking As per JERC Regulations Exempted from banking and wheeling charges and losses, cross subsidy and additional surcharge etc. New & Renewable Source of Energy Policy -2012, Dated 26.12. 2012. & Amendment Dated 9.07. 2015 Persons generating electricity from non covenantal energy sources No restriction on generation capacity or supply of electricity to State Grid State to encourage local bodies /Gram Panchayat to provide land Agricultural land with no CLU,EDC or any other charges/fee payable Canal and reservoir based solar projects be launched in consultation with Punjab Irrigation Department From date of Notification in the official gazette till Government issues New Policy Ta r i ff t o b e g o v e r n e d b y R E regulations. Projects allotted through tariff based competitive bidding, tariff to as per CERC RE Regulations. Licensee / PSPCL to wheel power on its Grid without any Transmission and Wheeling charges. Allowed for 1 year.
8. Power Evacuation and Grid Interfacing EDP/ Li c e n s e e to undertake augmentation of T&D lines, cables and other infrastructure as required. 9. Incentives S o l a r e n e r g y e q u i p m e n t s exempted from VAT for a period of five years Solar energy exempted from grid connectivity, open access, wheeling, banking, and crosssubsidy charges Incentives provided by MNRE Generation of electricity from Solar sources with gross Solar energy feed-in and metering to be treated as an industry Solar PV Rooftop systems allowed in house auto synchronization or desynchronization facility with distribution system of the licensee. Consumers may approach PEDA for grant of applicable MNRE grant SPP eligible for fiscal and other incentives as per NRSE Policy 2012. Interfacing including installation of Sub Stn. and metering equipment on generating Stn. and its maintenance by Plant owner at its own cost. For sale of power to PSPCL/Licensee, Transmission link and switchgear etc. to be provided by PSPCL/Licensees. For other cases developer to lay the transmission lines and switchgear from the generating station to grid Sub substation. Generation and consumption by generators fully exempted from levy of Electricity duty 100% Electricity duty waival for power consumed from state licensee during construction and testing of the project Octroi on generation and equipment for power projects /consumption of power by captive plants in the same premises or through wheeling by open access to same group companies exempted. Projects exempted from VAT and cess thereon 100% exemption from entry tax on supplies for setting up and trial operation of project. 100% exemption on fee and stamp duty for registration/ lease deed charges for land Projects developed under this policy to be treated as industry and incentives available to new industrial projects applicable to them Any benefits under any relevant policy of the State Government can be availed by the project covered under this policy Solar PV Power projects exempted from obtaining any NOC/consent under pollution control laws from PPCB 17
COMBINED SUMMARY OF STATE POLICIES FOR SOLAR POWER PROJECTS 18 Sl. No. Name of State/ Description Rajasthan Tamil Nadu Telangana 1. Order Date Rajasthan Solar Energy Policy -2014 Tamil Nadu Solar Energy Policy -2012, Dated. 19.10.2012 2. Eligible Producer Solar Power Producers may install grid connected plants for captive use, third party sale, sale to other states through open access and roof top plants as well as standalone plants in remote areas 3. Land Allotment Government land to be allotted to Solar Park Developer/SPPs on cash security deposit of Rs 5.00 lac per MW to be refunded on execution of lease deed Solar Park Developer empowered to sub-lease the land No security deposit for projects sanctioned under NSM/ Competitive bidding process 4. Operative Period Policy to come in to operation with effect from 8.10.2014 and will remain in force until superseded or modified by another Policy. 5. Sale of Power and Tariff For sale of power to DISCOMS of Rajasthan/ other parties/ plants under REC mechanism, third party sale to be through PPA mode. 6. Wheeling Wheeling of power though agreement with DISCOMS of Rajasthan Solar Power projects to be developed through competitive / reverse bidding. Solar Parks with a capacity of about 50 MW each to be targeted in 24 districts All the obligated entities committed to meet SPO have to either produce Solar power (Captive) or buy Solar power from Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited or purchase Solar RE Certificates for an equivalent quantity through the Power Exchange from the Promoters who have tradable RE Certificates Allowed Telangana Solar Power Policy- 2015 Grid connected Solar projects set up within the state for sale of power to TS DISCOMS, third parties within the state, captive generation Solar rooftop on public buildings, domestic, commercial and industrial establishments Developer to acquire land No ceiling limit for land acquisition for SPPs and Solar Parks. Land requirement to be computed @ 5 acres/ MW Policy to come into operation with effect from the date of issue and remain applicable for 5 years Tariff as per SERC Wheeling and transmission charges exempted for captive use within the State but applicable for third party sale
7. Banking As per the RERC regulations Banking charges for wheeling of power for captive use/third party sale within the State to be as per the orders of the TNERC. 8. Power Evacuation and Grid Interfacing RVPN/DISCOMS to develop T&D network to evacuate power for minimum capacity of 5MW at 33 kv. For capacity less than 5 MW, developer to bear cost of line bay instead of Grid connectivity charges Producer to pay Grid connectivity charges as finalized by RERC 9. Incentives Generation from SPP to be treated as eligible industry Allocation of water, on availability, for power generation. Solar Power plant of all capacities notified under Green Category Open access allowed on payment Projects to evacuate power at suggested voltages depending on the Solar plant capacity Tax incentives as per Tamil Nadu Industrial Policy SPPs eligible to avail Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) benefits Exemption from payment of electricity tax on 100% of electricity generated for self consumption/sale to utility for 5 years. Single window clearance in 30 days 100% permitted for captive and open access /scheduled consumers Banking charges to be adjusted in kind @ 2% of the energy delivered Evacuation facilities up to the interconnection point to be provided by the developer at his own cost Single window clearance for SPPs Electricity duty exempted for captive consumption, sale to DISCOMS /third party Electricity duty waival for the new manufacturing facilities and ancillaries 100 % exemption on cross subsidy surcharge on sale of power to third parties within the State, 100% refund of VAT/SGST for all inputs for SPP for 5 years 100% refund of Stamp Duty for land 19
COMBINED SUMMARY OF State policies for solar power PROJECTS 20 Sl. No. Name of State/ Description Tripura (From RE Policy of State) 1. Order Date Draft- Policy for Promoting Generation of Electricity through New & Renewable Energy Sources 2. Eligible Producer Companies, Cooperative, Partnerships, Individuals, Charitable Societies, Non Governmental Organizations etc. Government agencies and the producers (JV) Power producers for captive consumption. 3. Land Allotment Government Land on lease Private Land on payment basis. Forest Land as per Forest Conservation Act 4. Operative Period From the date of its notification till superseded or modified 5. Sale of Power and Tariff Department / TSECL to purchase electricity at TERC tariff. Third party sale permitted. PPA for a minimum period of 10 years. Department to consider PPA for shorter period on merit. Increase of tariff to be mutually settled between Department / TSECL and the producer Uttarakhand Solar Energy Policy of Uttarakhand 2013 Dated, 27.06. 2013 and Amendment Dated 1.10.2015 All registered Companies, Firms, Institutions, Societies, Central and State Govt. power generation companies and Public/Private sector Solar power project developers shall be eligible for setting up of Solar Power Project. Govt. land, if available, be provided for long term lease for 30 yrs. and to be 2.5 Hectare per MW. Purchase of private land exempted 50% on stamp duty Policy to come into effect from date of issuance. 6. Wheeling 2% of the energy supplied to the Grid. Wheeling charges as per UERC 7. Banking Banking for one financial year. Unutilised banked energy to be settled at the rate specified in the PPA. 8. Power Evacuation and Grid Interfacing Developers to bear the entire cost of Power evacuation and interfacing including maintenance to the nearest HT lines. Cost of augmentation of sub-station capacity at 33/11 kv or higher and transmission lines to be borne by the Department Tariff based on competitive bidding process with rate not more than as specified by UERC. For third party sale, captive use, SPPs under REC mechanism, as per PPA. Allowed Power evacuation and grid interfacing arrangement to be as per Regulation /Procedures defined by CERC or UERC
9. Incentives Producers to be treated as Industry and similar incentives, Infrastructural facilities available to them. Sales Tax Exemption. Incentives provided by Central Government as per North East Industrial and Incentive Promotion Policy (NEIIP), 2007 Solar equipment and materials exempted from State sales tax/ VAT alternately reimbursed 100% Exemption from Electricity duty for its captive use or sale to third party Exemption from conversion rate for use of agriculture land for SPP Cross Subsidy Surcharge not applicable for Open Access for third party sale within the state Solar equipments exempted from entry tax and VAT. Financial/infrastructural support of Govt. of India, if any, for pollution free green technologies, shall be admissible 21
COMBINED SUMMARY OF State policies for solar power PROJECTS 22 Sl. No. Name of State/ Description 1. Order Date Uttar Pradesh Solar Power Policy, 2013 Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic Power Plants Policy- 2014 2. Eligible Producer Any person, which shall include any Company or body corporate or association or body of individuals to be eligible to set up Rooftop Solar PV plant for captive use/ self-consumption of electricity 3. Land Allotment Nodal Agency to facilitate allotment of Government land Developer to procure land for Grid connected Solar power projects 4. Operative Period To come into effect from the date of issue and remain in operation till 31 st March 2017. 5. Sale of Power and Tariff Developers may sell power to distribution utility of UPPCL/ third party/use for captive purpose. Developers selling power to a distribution utility have to participate in competitive bidding 6. Wheeling Wheeling charges, losses etc to be borne by the developer 7. Banking 25% of the available plinth area of offices of the Government Organizations/State Government owned / aided Institutions To come into effect from the date of issuance and remain valid till March 2017 until superseded or modified, whichever is earlier. West Bengal (From RE Policy of State) Policy on Co-generation and Generation of Electricity from Renewable Sources of Energy, Dated 5.06.2012 Government land to be leased for 30 years or project life whichever is less. Private land through direct purchase. Allotment of land to stand cancelled if project is not started within the time stipulated in Implementation Agreement Power generated to be sold preferably to the Distribution Licensee within the State. Allowed
8. Power Evacuation and Grid Interfacing D e v e l o p e r r e s p o n s i b l e f o r connectivity with the transmission system of DISCOM/STU at its own cost 9. Incentives Special incentive on case to case basis for Solar farms having investment over Rs.500 crores. Incentives under the Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Policy, 2012 C o s t o f c o n s t r u c t i o n o f transmission line and substation in the Bundelkhand region, to be borne by the State Government. Nodal agency to act as Single Window Clearance Grid connectivity to be as per Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission Evacuation Voltage to be as per SPP capacity Government of India subsidy, if available WBSEDCL and the distribution licensee to jointly create evacuation infrastructure i.e. pooling stations. Evacuation infrastructure cost beyond the inter-connection point to be borne by the licensees to be recovered from consumers Interfacing equipment and associated switchgear as well as their maintenance to be undertaken by developers at their own cost. Exemption of demand cut to the extent of 50% of the installed capacity for captive use allowed. The host and obligated distribution utilities to provide revolving LC from a nationalized bank as a payment security mechanism In case of project construction in very remote areas, some infrastructural support including approach roads to the project site may be provided at Govt. cost. Concession and incentives allowed by the MNRE/ Government of India to be passed on to the project developer Entire proceeds of carbon credit from approved CDM project, if any, to be retained by the generating company. Green Energy fund to be created for development of RE in the State Nodal Agency to act as Single Window for obtaining assistance from all departments. 23