The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has retained banking charges of ₹1.5 (~$0.016)/kWh for open access consumers, amending the Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms & Conditions for Green Energy Open Access) to include these charges.

The banking charges will apply from September 2025 to March 2026.

According to Mercom’s Q4 and Annual India Solar Open Access Market Report, Gujarat allows daily energy banking between 7 am and 6 pm for solar open access projects and monthly energy banking for wind-solar hybrid energy projects.  The state does not impose banking charges on the surplus power from wind-solar hybrid projects.

The state allows 100% energy banking for captive and third-party sales.

However, Gujarat does not allow energy banking for projects under the renewable energy certificate mechanism.

According to the Green Energy Open Access regulations issued in 2024, open access consumers can bank up to 30% of their monthly electricity consumption.

In September, GERC increased the additional surcharge for open access consumers by ₹0.18/kWh (~$0.002)/kWh. The additional surcharge has been determined at ₹1 (~$0.011)/kWh from October 1, 2025, to March 31, 2026, compared to ₹0.82 (~$0.0096)/kWh that was prevalent from April 1, 2025, to September 30, 2025.

According to Q2 2025 Mercom India Solar Open Access Market report, in Q2 2025, Gujarat ranked fourth among the states for solar open access additions. During the quarter, 10.2% of the state’s large-scale solar capacity was deployed under the open access model. In Gujarat, rising commercial and industrial tariffs and supportive renewable energy policies are driving interest in open access, with the state aiming to achieve 50% renewables in its power mix by 2030.

In August, GERC issued the renewable purchase obligations (RPOs) for distribution licensees, open access consumers, and captive users. The regulations extend RPO compliance to all obligated entities, including distribution licensees, open access consumers, and captive generating projects with an installed capacity above 100 kW based on conventional technologies.

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