April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2020. 

Year

Quantum of purchase (in %) from renewable energy sources (in terms of energy equivalent in kWh)

Solar

Non-solar

Total

2016-17

1.00

10.00

11.00

2017-18

2.00

10.50

12.50

2018-19

2.75

11.00

13.75

2019-20

3.50

11.50

15.00

DISCOM RPO Compliance (15-16)

Solar

Non-Solar

Mini-Hydro

Total

0.62%

8.35%

0.02%

9.00%

1.24%

8.49%

0.07%

9.80%

0.74%

8.52%

0.06%

9.32%

0.32%

7.35%

0

7.68%

Compliance (FY 2015-16) - 79.40%

All distribution licensees, open access consumers and captive users subject to the following conditions:

• Any owner of grid-connected captive generating plants based on conventional fuel with capacity 5 MW and above and who consumes that power shall be subject to RPO to the extent of a percentage of his consumption met through that source.
• Any person consuming electricity from fossil-fuel based generation through open access shall be subject to RPO to the extent of a percentage of his consumption made through fossil-fuel based open access source.

Own generation or procurement of power from other RE generators or purchase from licensee or by purchase of RECs or a combination of these options.

• Obligations to purchase solar and non-solar energy can be fulfilled only by purchase of solar and non-solar certificates, respectively.
• If a distribution licensee demonstrates that it is unable to meet the target of 0.2% per year for procurement of power from mini hydro or micro hydro projects despite its best efforts, it may be allowed to meet the target by purchase of non-solar certificates.