• Application with non-refundable draft payable to ASEB/GENCO or as decided by the state govt.: Rs. 0.25 lakhs for 5 MW project capacity.
• Pre-qualified bidders will be provided with PFRs/DPRs prepared by ASEB/GENCO or any other IPP/Users society nominated by the power dept.of the state govt.
• Bids shall be invited for premium, payable upfront, to the Government of Assam, per MW, in the case of each project/site, subject to a minimum threshold premium of Rs. 1 lakh per MW installed capacity or part thereof.
• Projects will be allotted to the highest bids.

The IPP /Users society can contract to sell power to any HT consumer within Assam (only up to 5 MW capacity), to local rural grids within Assam which are not connected to ASEB’s/successor company’s main grid, to rural power distribution entities (i.e. those which sell power to predominantly rural areas), to any consumer outside the state, or to the ASEB/successor company.

• The infrastructure and facilities of ASEB/DISCOMs/TRANSCO will be made available to all IPPs/user’s society for wheeling generated energy.
• No wheeling charges applicable for sale to ASEB/successor company where power is supplied directly to ASEB/DISCOMs.

• ASEB/GENCO will determine the specifications of evacuation facilities required, including the interconnection point and voltage. The same would be specified in the project information document of the application form.
• ASEB/GENCO will carry out the implementation of evacuation facilities at mutually negotiated charges. The cost of transmission lines in excess of 5 km shall be borne by the IPPs/Users society and ASEB/GENCO on mutually agreed terms and conditions.

• For projects up to 5 MW, there will be no royalty charges, provided all the energy generated is sold within the state of Assam.
• For projects >5 MW, a royalty @Rs. 0.25 per unit of net energy generated, will be paid to the state govt. by IPPs/Users society. It may be reviewed after 5 years.
• Power projects on irrigation canal fall/barrages/dams, will attract a water cess @Rs.0.05 per kWh, per year, payable by IPPs/Users society to the state irrigation department.
• No further levies, taxes, or charges, for a period of ten years from the date of this policy, other than those stipulated.

• The IPP/Users society shall complete all submissions within 6 months from the date of allotment, or any other period deemed fit by the state govt.
• Nodal agency shall accord approval of the DPR/ application within 2 months from submission. IPP shall enter into an implantation agreement with the nodal agency within one month from the date of approval of the project.
• The IPP/Users society shall achieve financial closure within 12 months from the date of receipt of all statutory approvals and clearances by the State and Central Governments.
• Project should be operational within 36 months from the date of receipt of all statutory approvals and clearances.

• The state govt.encourages renovation and modernization of existing plants owned by ASEB/GENCO/ IPPs/Users society which technically conform to the conditions of extension of operative life by more than 20 years, at a fraction of the cost of new plants.
• The state govt. will decide to intrude the private sector, or NGOs or cooperative societies or any power development societies on case-to-case and merit basis.

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http://www.apgcl.org/Assam%20SHP%20Policy%20Aug%2016,%202007.pdf