June 6, 2017 onwards 

• Distribution licensees
• Transmission licensees

• Captive generators

• Co-generation plants

• Renewable energy source based power plants 

• Independent producers will be connected to the nearest grid substation.

• Solar and wind power projects set up in cluster will be connected to the grid substation through erection of transmission lines. 

• At 11 kV level to the existing 33/11 kV substation – up to 3 MW.
• At 33 kV level to the existing 33/11 kV substation – up to 10 MW.

• At 33 kV level to the EHT substation – up to 40 MW, subject to availability of transformation capacity.

• Evacuation may be done in one or more circuits, subject to per circuit loading of:
  • Up to 25 MW for wind power plants.
  • Up to 20 MW for all other plants.
• Wind and solar farms shall maintain a power factor of 0.98 (absorbing).
• 3 km/hr wind speed for determining line capacity for evacuation of wind power at 11 kV or 33 kV level.

• 6km/hr wind speed for determining line capacity for evacuation of wind power from pooling substation to EHT substation, at EHT voltage, using ACSR and Zebra conductors. 

Project Category

Cost Bearer

Individual solar, wind, biomass, municipal solid waste and co-generation.

Entirely by the power producer.

Solar or wind projects under cluster scheme at 33 kV level.

Project developer

Solar or wind projects under cluster scheme at EHT level.

Project developer

Small hydro projects.

• Up to 2 km – by project developer.

• Beyond 2 km – by APTRANSCO/ DISCOM.