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Gujarat Waste to Energy Policy - 2016

HIGHLIGHTS

 

Nodal Agency

Gujarat Energy Development Agency (GEDA))

Applicable Technologies

Municipal solid waste to energy.

Policy Period

 5 years from date of its notification

Eligibility Conditions

Any Individual, company, body corporate, association, or body of individuals whether incorporated or not, urban local body or urban development authority or artificial juridical person.

Procuring waste

Urban local bodies shall procure waste free of cost

Exemptions & benefits
  • Electricity duty exempted for self-consumption/ third party sale within the state.
  • Exemption from demand cut of 50% of installed capacity for self-consumption/third party sale within the state.

Handling of MSW

    As per MSW rules 2000, and environment rules and regulations, amended from time-to-time.

Provision for Policy Review

State government may undertake a mid-term review after 2 years or as and when need arises

Evacuation Arrangement

Developer shall at their own cost, install distribution line, networks, RTUs up to the nearest GETCO sub-station, upon receiving approval from GETCO.

 

OTHER PROVISIONS

 

Fuel (MSW) provided from urban local bodies free of cost and land will be made available at rent of Re. 1/annum.

 

Metering and energy recording

ABT compliant meters shall be installed at interface points as per CEA specifications. Energy shall be metered on 15-minute time block by STU/DISCOM/SLDC/ALDC 

Tariff and VGF subsidy
  • Based on generic tariff fixed by GERC, competitive bids shall be invited for development of waste to energy projects by Urban Development Authority/ULBs for viability gap funding (VGF) quoted per unit of electricity (kWh). The basis for selection will be the lowest quote for VGF/kWh. This output-based VGF subsidy shall be paid to the developer by UDA/ULBs within 30 days from date of receipt of monthly invoice from the generator.               
  • Provided that the above mentioned subsidyis sanctioned by UDA/ULBs after determination of project specific tariff by GERC, the developer shall file revision petition to GERC for redetermination of tariff.
Sale of electricity to obligated entities The developer may use power for self-consumption, sell to third party or to obligated entities to fulfil the RPO. In sale to obligated entities, the project developer shall sell to Government Nominated Agency (GUVNL) on long term basis. Power shall be purchased either at GERC determined rates or competitive bidding rates. Costs and renewable power attributes purchased by the agency shall be apportioned to all distribution licensees (including private) in the state in proportion to their power consumptionprevious year. 

Wheeling of electricity

For captive consumption/third party sale:

  • Wheeling of power to consumption site At 66 kV voltage level and above: Wheeling within the state permitted on payment of transmission charges and losses applicable to normal open access consumers.
  • Wheeling of power to consumption site Below 66 kV voltage: If injection is at or above below 66 kV and drawal is at 11 kV, wheeling shall be allowed on payment of transmission charges and losses, and 50% of wheeling charges and 50% of distribution losses of energy fed into the grid, as applicable to normal open access consumers.
  • Injection at 11 kV and drawal at 11 kV or below voltage level: When injection and drawal as mentioned are in the same distribution area the user shall pay 50% wheeling charges and 50% of wheeling losses of the energy fed into the grid as applicable to normal open access consumers. If in different distribution areas, the user shall pay charges mentioned above to each licensee in addition to the transmission charges and losses as applicable to normal open access consumers.
  • Wheeling in more than one location: Developers shall pay 5 paise perunit on the energy fed into the grid to the DISCOM whose area the energy is consumed, in addition to the above mentioned transmission charges and losses, as applicable.
  • Cross subsidy surcharge: No CSS and additional surcharge shall be applicable.

Sharing of CDM benefits 
  • In case DISCOM purchases power on FiT basis, CDM benefits shall be shared on net proceeds, starting from 100% to power producer in the first year and reducing 10% every year till sharing becomes equal between power producer and procurer. Thereafter, sharing may remain same till benefits are accrued. 
  • If power purchased bythe DISCOM is through competitive bidding, the same shall be as per terms and conditions of the bid.

 

Energy accounting

For Distribution Licensees: Accounting shall be done on a 15-minute block basis  

Sharing of CDM Benefits 
  • In case DISCOM purchase power on FiT basis, CDM benefits shall be shared on net proceeds, starting from 100% to power producer in the first year and reducing 10% every year till sharing becomes equal between power producer and procurer. Thereafter, sharing may remain the same till benefits are accrued.
  • In case of power purchase of DISCOM through competitive bidding, the same shall be as per terms and conditions of the bid.

Links

 https://geda.gujarat.gov.in/policies_state.php 

References

https://geda.gujarat.gov.in/policy_files/Waste%20to%20Energy%20Policy%202016.pdf

 

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