Appendix C - Comparative Summary of State Solar

The information contained in this appendix is for general information purposes only, and has not been
Andhra Pradsesh

Source
Order Date

Eligible Producer

Land Allotment

Operative Period
Sale of Power and
Tarif

Wheeling (selling/
transporting over
transmission
lines)

Banking (Energy
Banking)
Power Evacuation
and Grid
Interfacing
Incentives
and
General

Source: adapted from IREDA, www.ireda.gov.in/solar/DATA/Policy/1%20Final%20Com.sum.pdf

y of State Solar Policies
rposes only, and has not been peer-reviewed. We make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or
Bihar

State renewable energy policy

Any industry, Institution, private agency,

partnership firm, consortia, panchayat,
cooperative or registered society

Government land, if available on lease, otherwise

private purchase

5 Years with immediate efect

The developer may sell generated power to the
state grid/BSEB/third-party/HT consumers

On BSEB transmission and distribution system as

per agreed terms with developers
Developer to bear cost for evacuation of power to
the nearest State/BSEB gird/sub-station.
 Incentives/concessions as applicable to new
industrial units/backward areas

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ake no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliabil
Chhattisgarh

State renewable energy policy

Notification No. 38 dated April 8, 2002

Every unit, organisation or private agency

setting up of renewable energy projects
Parties may set-up units either themselves or as
a joint venture

Government land, if available, on lease

Private land to be acquired by the government
and made vailable to the party at acquisition cost
 Parties may use the power themselves or sell it
to a third-party after permission from GoC, CSEB.
CSEB to purchase at rate of Rs.2.25 per unit
For third-party, the rates to be settled mutually

On CSEB's transmission/
distribution system
 Developer to bear cost for evacuation of power
from plant to nearest grid sub-station
Lines/equipments to be maintained by CSEB at
Developers cost
 Incentives/concessions
as applicable to new Industrial units
Reactive charges to be paid to CSEB for taking
reactive power from them
Electricity sold to third-party or for self use
exempted from electricity duty for 5 years
xpress or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability, legality or availability with respect to
Gujarat

Solar Power Policy 2009 G.R.No.SLR-11-2008-

2176-B, dated 6th January, 2009 and modification
vide .R.No.SLR-11-2010/170022/B dated 22nd
June, 2010.

Any company or body corporate or association of

body of individuals, whether incorporated or not,
or artificial juridical person,
Minimum project capacity of a Solar Power
Generators (SPG), in case of solar Photovoltaic
(SPV) and Solar Thermal (ST) to be 5 MW each
A maximum 500 MW SPG
allowed for installation

Up to 31.3.2014.
 Open Access for third-party sale
Cross subsidy exempted in case of third-party
sale and surplus energy over captive use to be
considered as sale @85% of the tarif determined
by the commission
Energy to be sold to distribution licensees in the
state at tarif( as detailed in Policy) for SPV & ST
for 25 years

Allowed on payment of transmission charges and

losses applicable to normal open access consumer
with in the state (at 66kV and above).
For wheeling (below 66kV) transmission and
wheeling losses @ 10% of the energy fed to the
grid
For wheeling to more than one location,
generator to pay 5 paisa/unit on the energy fed to
the grid
 Power by the SPG to be injected at 66 kV.
Evacuation facility from the Solar
substation/switch yard to GETCO substation to be
approved & laid by GETCO
CDM benefit to developers in
first year, 10% to beneficiaries in 2nd year to be
increased by 10% every year upto 50% and then
shared equally between developer and beneficiary
SPGs installed and commissioned during this
period to be eligible for the incentives, for a period
of 25 years from the date of commissioning .
Benefits of this policy will not be available to the
projects set up under MNRE incentive scheme for
SPG
Any subsidy/incentive received
by SPG developers from any source to be reduced
from tarif rate except accelerated depreciation
under I T Act
Exemption from demand cut up to 50% of the
installed capacity assigned for captive use
Exempted from payment of electricity duty
y, reliability, suitability, legality or availability with respect to this document or the information, products, service
Haryana

State renewable energy policy

GoH, Renewable Energy Dept. Dated 23-11-2005

Companies, cooperatives, partnerships, local self

governments, state nodal agency, Boards &
corporations, power utilities, private developers,
public
private partnership companies, consortia,
registered societies, NGOs, individuals etc.

State government to acquire land if necessary at

the cost of IPP

Date of notification till a new policy is notified

To licensee/utilities at HERC tarif (for new projects
after this Policy)
Surplus power from captive power to utilities at
negotiated price. (for old projects)

On licensee/utilities grid for captive use or for

third-party sale within the State as per approved
HERC tarif

Allowed for one year free of cost.

If the banked energy is not utilized within twelve
months, no charges shall be paid In lieu of such
power
Cost of power evacuation up to HVPN/UHBVN.
DHBVN network to be borne by the developer.
All new projects to be treated as Industry in
terms of Industrial Policy 2005 and all the
incentives available to new projects to be
applicable as per this Policy.
spect to this document or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained in this document fo
Jammu & Kashmir

Solar Power Policy for J&K 2010

Any company or body corporate or association of

body of individuals, whether incorporated or not,
for the purpose of captive use and/or for selling of
electricity as per MNRE & JKSERC norm

Available sites to be advertised

Government land on lease for 25 years at
premium of Rs.1/Kanal
Private land to be arranged by entity
Government to acquire land and lease to entity
lease for 25 years at premium of Re.1/Kanal plus
compensation for land
Government to facilitate acquisition of forest
land

From date of publication in state gazette until

superseded or modified
 To PDD or third-party in or outside the state
For sale to PDD tarif as per JKSERC

Wheeling charges as per JKSERC for sale of power

within or outside the state

Permitted and to be specified in wheeling and

banking agreement executed with PDD
 Evacuation facility from the Solar substation/
switch yard to PDD sub-station to be approved by
PDD/ JK SERC
Power by SPP to be injected at 11kV or above
Transmission line from solar substation switch
yard to PDD substation to be laid by entity
Projects commissioned during operative period
eligible for incentives for 25 years from COD or life
of SPPs, whichever is earlier
No entry tax on power generation/ transmission
equipment and building material used for SPPs
Exemption from court fee for registration of
documents for lease of land
No royalty in the shape of free power to be paid
for solar projects
Exemption from demand cut of 50% of installed
capacity for captive use
Electricity duty exempted for self
consumption /Sale to third-party/sale to licensees
Developer to pass the gross benefits of CDM to
the distribution licensee with whom PPA is signed
Mortgage deed in favour of financing institutions
exempted from payment of stamp duty
s, services, or related graphics contained in this document for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such infor
Karnataka

State renewable energy policy

No. EN 354 NCE 2008 Bangalore. Dated

19thJanuary, 2010.

KPTCL for allotment of projects above 100 MW

Government land for Karnataka Renewable

Energy Development Limited (KREDL)
Private land from owners
land owner farmers to be equity partners for
equity not less than 5% of gross energy generated
10% barren Government lands reserved for
industrial use to KREDL for renewable energy
development
KREDL to sub-lease land to
developer for 30 years

5 years up to 2014
To ESCOMs in area where Project is located at
KERC Tarif of Rs.3.40/unit

5% wheeling charge

Allowed for energy banked with KPTCL/Distribution

licensee
KPCTL to provide transmission lines and
developers to bear the cost of lines from the
project site to the sub-stations as per grid norms
 KREDL to facilitate availing CDM
MNRE supported solar grid connected projects of
1MW and above have incentive up to Rs 12/kWh
for solar PV and Re.10/kWh for solar thermal in
addition to tarif allowed by KERC
Roof Top grid connected solar KWp projects of 5
KWp to 100 KWp to be connected at 415 V, 3
phase, 11 kV level of distribution licensees with
maximum energy injection to be not more than
70% of the consumption from distribution licensee
sources
After the plant completes 11 years, it has to sell
power to Energy supply companies on tarif based
on variable cost as per KERC norms
Developer to commission the project with grid
synchronization within a period of 3 years from the
date of statutary clearance
50% of the installed capacity assigned for
captive use
ument for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk. The inc
Kerala

State renewable energy policy

G.O.(MS) No. 16/2002/, dated 03.04.200

Companies, cooperatives, partnerships, local self

governments, registered societies, NGOs,
individuals
Power producers for captive consumption
 PPA for a minimum period of five years.
Power purchase by KSEB at a ceiling rate of
Rs.2.80 per unit with 2000-01 as base year and
5% escalation every year up to 5 years of
operation.
Higher tarif in special cases

On KSEB grid for captive use or for banking, at a

wheeling charge of 5 % of energy fed into the grid,
including transmission loss
 Developer to bear cost for evacuation facilities &
interfacing including maintenance
KSEB to initially bear the expenditure for
erection of HT sub stations and transmission
infrastructure
ANERT to recover 50 percent of this expenditure
from the power project promoters and give it to
KSEB
 Industry status under the schemes administrated
by Industries Department and incentives to be
made available to them
Large Industries having 2000 KVA and above as
connected load, to produce at least 5 percent of
their requirement through captive power plants
KSEB to provide facilities of an irrevocable,
divisible, revolving and confirmed stand by Letter
of Credit (LC) by any Nationalised Bank
The amount of LC to be equal to the Expected
Payment for one month by Board
All transactions involving wheeling, banking or
sale of power to be settled on a monthly basis
uch information is therefore strictly at your own risk. The inclusion in this document of any link to another webs
Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh Solar Energy Policy 2010 (Draft)

All solar power developers

Manufacturing units of equipment and ancillaries
related to solar power projects

Government land @ Re.1/- /year (token

premium) for 30 years or life of the Project,
whichever is less
Private land to be acquired by government &
made available to Developer at acquisition cost
Permission for government land to be given by
Non-Convention Energy Department (GoMP)
50% exemption on stamp
duty on private land

With efect from date of Issuance and to remain in

force until further orders
 Terms & conditions for power purchase by
distribution licensee or MP Power trading company
as per MPERC
Purchase rate of electricity generated by
developers as per MPERC

Wheeling charges as per MPERC

4% subsidy is available
 Cost for evacuation facilities to be borne by
developer
T&D lines and other equipment to be installed by
the developer or
By MPSEB/successor company at the cost of
developer.
Maintenance of T&D lines &
equipments by MPSEB/successor company at the
cost of developer
All incidental/operational
cost towards power evacuation shall be borne by
the project developer during the entire life span of
the project
 Solar equipment and other related equipment
exempted from Entry Tax
Electricity duty exempted subject to generation
of atleast 70% of generation declared in DPR
Developers to share CDM benefits on gross basis
with distribution licensee as per GoI norms or on
equal(50:50) basis from day one
Distribution licensee shall pass on 10% of the
CDM benefits from its share to the MPUVN
Developer to commission the Solar PV Project in
12 months and solar thermal in 28 months from
signing of PPA
Developers can Migrate from 2006 State policy
to this policy i.e. MP Solar Policy 2010 (as detailed
in the policy)
. The inclusion in this document of any link to another website, or any reference to any product or service by tra
Manipur

State renewable energy policy

No.1/1/2005- S& (Misc), dated 12-09-2006

All power producers generating grid-grade electricity with

installed capacity not exceeding 25 MW
Producers generating electricity for captive
consumption
Companies, cooperative, partnerships, village
development board/village authorities, individuals etc.

From the date publication until superseded or modified

 Power department to purchase electricity at a minimum
rate of Rs.2.25/- per unit to be increased every year for 10
operational years.
Thereafter the rate of increase to be mutually settled
between power department. and developer
PPA for 20 years unless developer wants shorter period

Department to transmit on
its grid the power generated by producer and make it
available to him for captive use or to a third party for sale
within the State, at a uniform wheeling charge of 2% of
the energy fed to the grid
third-party to be a HT consumer of power

Allowed up to 1 year
 Developer to bear cost for evacuation facilities &
interfacing up to the nearest HT lines as well as
for Mtc.
Alternatively, these works and their maintenance could
be undertaken by the Power department at charges to be
decided by the Department
Cost of augmentation of sub-station capacity at 33/11
KV or higher & transmission lines to be borne by the
Department.
 All transactions involving wheeling, banking or sale of
power to be settled on monthly basis
Exemption from electricity duty for 5 years from COD for
captive use or third-party sale.
Producers to be treated as industrial units and similar
incentives available to them
Concessions given to industrial units in backward areas
to be provided
Infrastructural facilities to be on the lines of industrial
units if plant is set up in industrial area developed by
state government
GoI incentives
Exemption of tax on solar devices and spare parts
Sales Tax exempted
MANIREDA to facilitate grant of loans by IREDA & MNRE
& accord of clearances for execution
If the applicant does not take efective steps (i.e at least
10% of the total
project cost not incurred within six months) to implement
the project, the
agreement to be terminated and site
allotted to another applicant
site, or any reference to any product or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does no
Meghalaya

State renewable energy policy

Power producing entrepreneur, Companies,

cooperative, partnership individuals etc.
All power producers generating grid-grade
electricity with installed capacity between 10 KW
and 25 MW
For captive consumption
DISCOM to purchase electricity at SERC rate & on
mutually accepted terms and conditions

STU to transmit on its grid the power for captive

use of developer or to a third-party or sale within
the state, at an applicable wheeling charge.
Third-party to be HT consumer
of the power unless relaxed by the DISCOM.
 Developer to bear cost for
evacuation facilities & interfacing up to the
nearest HT lines as well as for
maintenance
Alternatively, these works and their maintenance
could be undertaken by the DISCOM at charges to
be decided by the DISCOM/SERC
 Infrastructural facilities to be on the lines of
industrial units if plant is set up in industrial area
developed by State government
Exemption from electricity duty for 5 years from
COD for captive use or third-party sale.
Sales Tax/VAT deferment/remission as applicable
Meghalaya Non-Conventional and Rural Energy
Development Agency
(MNREDA), to facilitate clearances for the projects
at the state and central levels and grant of loans
by Indian Renewal Energy Development Authority
(IREDA) and subsidies by MNRE.
Developer to submit applications for projects and
grid interfacing to MNREDA and DISCOM
MNREDA/ State government to provide clearance
within a period of 2 months from the date of
submission of application
rade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not necessarily constitute or imply an endorsement or
Mizoram

State renewable energy policy

Companies, cooperative, partnerships,

individuals, charitable societies, non-governmental
organizations, etc.
producers generating 10 KW to 25 MW of grid-
grade electricity
producers in the joint-sector, formed by
government agencies and the produceRs.
For captive consumption

Land lease not exceeding 99 years

From the date of publication till superseded or

modified
 Department to purchase
electricity at a minimum rate of Rs.3.50/unit
applicable for the year 2002-03 with escalation of
5% every year for 10 operational years
Thereafter the rate of increase to be mutually
ettled between Department and the producer
It shall not be compulsory for power producer to
sell power to Department
Developers with concurrence of the Department
may sell the electricity to a third-party within and
outside the State,
at a rate to be mutually settled between them
PPA for minimum period of 10 years unless
developer wants for shorter period

Department to transmit on its grid the power

generated and make it available to him for captive
use or to a third-party nominated by eligible
producer for sale within the State, at a uniform
wheeling charge of 2% of the energy supplied to
the grid
third-party to be HT consumer unless condition
relaxed by DISCOM

Allowed up to 1 year
 Developer to bear cost for evacuation facilities &
interfacing up to the nearest HT lines as well as for
maintenance
Alternatively, the above works and their
maintenance could be undertaken by the
Department at charges to be decided by the
Department and the producer on mutual
agreement
Cost of augmentation of substation capacity at
33/11 KV or higher & transmission lines to be
borne by the Department
does not necessarily constitute or imply an endorsement or recommendation.
Orissa

State renewable energy policy

Any public sector, private entrepreneur, registered

NGOs, cooperatives, consortia etc.

Government land if available

If the applicant does not take efective step to
implement the project within 6 months from date
of obtaining possession of land the agreement
shall be terminated

With immediate efect for 10 years

To bulk suppliers/ distribution licensee on basis of
PPA with the approval of OERC
Energy not utilized during the year for captive
use to be treated as sold to GRIDCO/DISTCO

Allowed, subject to payment of transmission/

distribution and wheeling charges both for captive
use and out side the State as approved by OERC
Developer may supply energy to any area not
served by the licensee .

Allowed on annual basis.

Banking charges 2.5% of energy dispatched
Grid interfacing with the generating units to be
constructed by the developer at their own cost
 Exempted from electricity duty
No transmission charges for CPP or NRSE
maintenance for a period for 5 years from COD
In the event of project work not tarted within a
year of approval of PPA, the MOU and PPA will
automatically stand cancelled
ment or recommendation.
Punjab

State renewable energy policy

Government land at lease rent of Re.1/sq. meter/

annum for 33 years
Agricultural land without conversion charges

Five years w.e.f. 8th December, 2006

 Rs.7.00 per unit (Base year 2006-07) with annual
escalation @ 5% up to 2011-2012
Thereafter PSEB/HT tarif , whichever is higher

2% of energy fed to the grid

Allowed
Private developer, at its own cost to provide the
evacuation system including transmission lines
 VAT @ 4% on manufacturing & sale of NRSE
devise/system and equipment/ machinery
PEDA to assist in seeking carbon credit under
CDM
Octroi exempted
Rajasthan

State renewable energy policy

Energy Dept. letter no. F.20 (4) Energy/2004 dated

25.10.2004 and amended vide letters of even nos.
dated 10.3.2005, 16.7.05, 18.8.05, 24.2.06, 30-11-
06 ,19-1-07, 27/29-3-2008, 15.5.2008, and 10-11-
2008.

Government land to be allotted to power

producer at concessional rates viz, 10% of DLC
rates as detailed in policy
Private land to be procured at cost.
If any producer initiates activities on the allotted
land without project approval, grid connectivity to
be allowed only after payment of an amount @
Rs.5.00 lacs per MW as penalty amount to RREC
 Producers may use power for captive
consumption or for sale to consumers/licensees
including DISCOMS.
Energy to be ofered to open access
consumer/DISCOMS/ CPPs within the State
After fulfilling RE Obligation developers may sell
surplus energy out side the State.
Price of power to be sold to consumers/licensees
other than DISCOMS as per mutual agreement
between seller and the purchaser. For DISCOMS
the price of power to be as per RERC order 09-03-
2007 & amendment 14-03-2007
Cap on purchase of energy to be as specified by
the (RERC)

Producers may use power for captive

consumption or for sale to onsumers/licensees
including DISCOMS.
Energy to be ofered to open access
consumer/DISCOMS/ CPPs within the State
After fulfilling RE Obligation developers may sell
surplus energy out side the State.
Price of power to be sold to consumers/licensees
other than DISCOMS as per mutual agreement
between seller and the purchaser. For DISCOMS
the price of power to be as per RERC order 09-03-
2007 & amendment 14-03-2007
Cap on purchase of energy to be as specified by
the (RERC)

Allowed
For third-party sale/captive use for which PPAs
signed after March 31, 2007, the banking to be as
specified by RERC
A. Except in case of solar power not exceeding 220
kW the grid interfacing arrangements to be made
by Developer/ RVPN/ DISCOM
Interfacing arrangements from the points of
generation to the pooling station and further
Receiving Station to be developed by the producer
at his own cost
Maintenance from Plant to receiving evacuation
capacity is available, within one month of
intimation or COD, whichever is
later station to be done by developer and O&M
from Pooling station to Receiving station by
RVPN /DISCOM to whom it get transferred after
completion of interconnection
producer to pay Rs.2 lacs per W to RVPN/
DISCOM, for creation of facility for receiving power
Augmentation of transmission/ distribution
systems to evacuate the power from receiving
station, to be done by RVPN/DISCOM
 Power projects established for which PPAs have
been signed under the Policies - 1999, 2000 and
2003 to be governed as per the terms & conditions
under the concerned policies provided the power
projects gets commissioned before 31st March
2005
Developer to deposit a refundable amount as
security deposit of Rs.5.0 lac per MW, in the form
of cash or bank guarantee with RREC, towards
completion of the project in the prescribed time
frame
Tamil Nadu (Solar Policy to be
announced)
Tripura

State renewable energy policy

Companies, cooperative, partnerships,

individuals, charitable societies, non-governmental
organizations etc.
Government agencies and the producers (JV)
Power producers for captive consumption.

Government land on lease

Private land on payment basis
Forest land as per the Forest Conservation Act

Date of its notification till

superseded or modified
2% of the energy supplied to the grid.

Banked for one Financial year.

Unutilised banked energy will be settled at
the rate specified in the PPA.
 Developers to bear the entire cost of power
evacuation and interfacing
including maintenance to the earest HT lines
Cost of augmentation of sub-station capacity at
33/11 kV or higher and transmission lines to be
borne by the Department
 Producers to be treated an Industry and similar
incentives available to them
Infrastructural facilities to be provided on the
lines of industrial units
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%
CDM benefit to developers in first year, 10% to
beneficiaries in 2nd year to be increased by 10%
every year upto 50% and then shared equally
between developer and beneficiary
Producer to deposit an amount equal to 2.5% of
the estimated cost of the project as security
deposit towards completion of the project within
the prescribed time frame
All transactions to be settled on monthly basis
Uttarakhand

State renewable energy policy

No.263/I(2)/2008-04(8)-96/2001 29, dated Jan,

2008
 . UPCL/PTCUL to transmit power through its grid
for captive use or third-party sale within/ outside
the
state
Wheeling charges to be announced in advance

Allowed at mutually agreed

terms
T&D lines from generation site to be provided by
UPCL/PTCUL
 CDM benefits to be passed
to the developers
Not more than three projects in each category to
be allotted to a developer
Preference to be accorded to industrial units
located in State in the open competitive bidding
process provided the bid is not less than 80% of
the highest bid
If developer does not restrict to the prescribed
time schedule of completion of project, premium
to be forfeited and allotment canceled
Projects to be ofered for 40 years from the date
of award,
Application fee (Non-refundable) - Rs.5000/-
Processing fee (Non-refundable) - for projects up
to 1MW Re.10,000/- and more than 1MW -
Rs.25,000/-
Security Payment - For projects up to 1MW
Rs.20,000/- and more than 1MW- Rs.50,000/-
Committee headed by Chief Secretary to accord
approvals/clearances through a single window
mechanism