RECPDCL Invites Bids for 223 MW ISTS-Connected Solar Projects

Clean Energy Tech Firm Ecozen Raises $30 Million for Global Expansion

SJVN Green Energy Invites Bids to Source Land for 200 MW Solar Projects in Assam

Avaada Inks ₹45 Billion Refinancing Deal for Four Solar Projects in Rajasthan

Daily News Wrap-Up: Application Process for ALMM Inclusion and Renewal

Australia Adds 5.9 GW of Renewable Capacity to the Grid in 2023

POWERGRID Wins Contracts to Evacuate 18 GW of Renewable Energy

MNRE Seeks Feedback on Guidelines for PM-Surya Ghar Rooftop Solar Program

Apple Partners with CleanMax to Power India Operations with Renewable Energy

Explainer: Application Process for ALMM Inclusion and Renewal

<p>The Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission (<a href="http://www.erckerala.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">KSERC</a>) has extended the validity of its incentives for off-grid solar projects by extending the program by another two years.</p>
<p>KSERC, in its order dated September 30, 2014, had provided the provision of incentives for off-grid captive solar power projects. The commission had directed the licensees to provide generation-based incentive at the rate of ₹1.00 ($0.014)/kWh for a period of five years from September 30, 2014, or until Kerala State Electricity Board Ltd. (<a href="http://www.kseb.in/index.php?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">KSEB</a>) meets its solar renewable power purchase obligation (RPO) for any year. KSEB is yet to reach its RPO targets while the ongoing program expired on September 30, 2019.</p>
<p>The commission has also stated that the solar power for which the incentive has been paid by the licensee to the consumer should be accounted towards the solar RPO of each licensee.</p>
<p>KSEB has taken several steps to meet its RPO, like 200 MW through its <a href="https://mercomindia.com/kerala-soura-program-200mw-solar/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Soura program</a>, 200 MW solar power through competitive bidding route, and 92 MW floating solar power from NTPC.</p>
<p>While KSEB has taken these steps, the commission observed that it might take another two years for the power from these projects to flow into the grid.</p>
<p>Considering the shortfall on the part of the KSEB, the commission feels that it is necessary to promote off-grid solar generation by providing suitable incentives.</p>
<p>The order also states that the entities who want to avail generation-based incentives from the licensees will have to apply for it with details such as the capacity of the off-grid solar system, consumer number, and address of the premises where the off-grid solar system is or proposed to be installed. The power generated will be separately metered for which a solar meter will be installed at the expense of the consumer.</p>
<p>Earlier this year, the Kerala Government <a href="https://mercomindia.com/kerala-solar-projects-soura/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">launched</a> Soura program to add 1,000 MW of solar projects to the existing capacity of Kerala State Electricity Board Limited (KSEBL) by 2022. The projects will be implemented under the Urja State Kerala Mission and will be executed to fulfill the state’s RPO. The Soura program involves 500 MW rooftop solar, 200 MW of ground-mounted solar, 100 MW of floating solar, 150 MW of solar park, and 50 MW of canal top solar projects to be installed by 2022.</p>
<p>Previously, the state <a href="https://mercomindia.com/ksebl-cancels-200-mw-solar-tender/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">passed an order</a> for the cancellation of a tender for 200 MW of ground-mounted solar power projects. The project was <a href="https://mercomindia.com/kerala-modifications-bid-documents-solar/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">retendered</a> through a competitive bidding process in March 2019.</p>
<div class="saboxplugin-wrap" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person" itemscope itemprop="author"><div class="saboxplugin-tab"><div class="saboxplugin-gravatar"></div><div class="saboxplugin-authorname"><a href="https://cms.mercomindia.com/author/rakesh-ranjan-parashar/" class="vcard author" rel="author"><span class="fn">Rakesh Ranjan</span></a></div><div class="saboxplugin-desc"><div itemprop="description"><div class="designboxt">
<p><img class="alignleft" style="border-radius: 50%;height: 50px;margin-top: -4px;border: 1px solid #00b451" src="https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Rakesh-Headshot-crop-2.jpg" width="50" /></p>
<p><strong style="text-decoration: underline">Rakesh Ranjan,</strong> Staff reporter at Mercom India<br />
<a href="https://mercomindia.com/author/rakesh-ranjan-parashar/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">More articles from Rakesh Ranjan.</a></p>
</div>
<div class="authorboxn">
<p><img class="alignleft" src="https://mercomindia.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Rakesh-Headshot-crop-2.jpg" width="77" height="102" /><a href="https://mercomindia.com/author/rakesh-ranjan-parashar/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong style="color: #00b451">Rakesh Ranjan</strong></a> is a staff reporter at Mercom India. Prior to joining Mercom, he worked in many roles as a business correspondent, assistant editor, senior content writer, and sub-editor with bcfocus.com, CIOReview/Silicon India, Verbinden Communication, and Bangalore Bias. Rakesh holds a Bachelor’s degree in English from Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). <a href="https://mercomindia.com/author/rakesh-ranjan-parashar/" rel="noopener noreferrer">More articles from Rakesh Ranjan.</a></p>
</div>
</div></div><div class="clearfix"></div></div></div>

Kerala Extends Validity of Consumer Incentives for Off-Grid Solar Systems by 2 Years

soura-scheme

Get the most relevant India solar and clean energy news.

RECENT POSTS