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Gujarat Net Metering Regulations - 2016

HIGHLIGHTS

 

Control Period

From the date of notification in the official gazette.

Eligibility Condition
  • A consumer of local distribution licensee.
  • Maximum capacity installed –50% of consumer’s sanctioned load.
  • Residential consumers may install plant capacity irrespective of their sanctioned load.(As per 1st amendment, 2017)
  • Installed capacity between 1 kW and 1 MW.

Capacity Target for Distribution Licensee

Cumulative solar energy capacity should not exceed 65%of the distribution transformer’s peak capacity.

Metering Arrangement
  • Bi-directional meter or import export meter of the same accuracy shall be installed in place of existing meter.
  • Check meters shall be mandatory for rooftop solar PV systems having capacity more than 20 kW. For installations of less than or equal to 20 kW, the solar check meters would be optional.

 

OTHER PROVISIONS

 

Energy accounting and settlement
  • Electricity supplied exceeding electricity consumed during any billing period shall be billed by the licensee at prevailing tariff.
     
  • Electricity injected exceeding consumption during any billing period shall be paid by the licensee, as given below:
     
    • At APPC of the year in which the plant is commissioned, to residential and government consumers, and industrial, commercial and other consumers, not registered under REC mechanism.
    • At APPC of the year in which the plant is commissioned after adjustment of consumption in 15-minutetime blocks to industrial, commercial and other consumers utilizing the renewable attribute for RPO compliance.
    • At 85% of APPC of the year in which the plant is commissioned after adjustment of consumption in 15- minute time blocks to industrial, commercial and other consumers utilizing the renewable attribute for REC.
Other Charges

Exempted from transmission and wheeling charges and losses, cross subsidy surcharge and additional surcharge. 
Penalty

Penalty or compensation shall be payable as per the provisions of the GERC. (Standard of Performance of Distribution Licensee) Regulations, 2005 as amended from time to time. 
Link

http://www.gercin.org/regulations.aspx 
Reference

http://www.gercin.org/uploaded/document/adf57eac-f111-4b33-b447-b07ecaa34165.pdf 

http://www.gercin.org/uploaded/document/e9686c25-3e9d-494a-bcf8-91f1b0297d6c.pdf

 

 

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