Rajasthan Proposes Wind Tariff for FY 15-16

The Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (RERC) on 20th March has proposed new tariff for wind energy sources, which will be applicable for the projects commissioned during FY 15-16. The commission has invited comments and suggestions from interested parties by 20th April 2015. The tariff will be applicable for 25 years.  The details of the tariff proposed is in the table below:

Below are the some graphs on the year-wise tariff’s of CERC and RERC for wind energy and the % changes in the tariff’s over the years.

Note: All figures of CERC relate to wind zone-2 as defined by CERC, and all RERC tariffs relate to Wind Power Plants located in districts other than Jaisalmer, Jodhpur & Barmer districts.

It can be noticed from the graphs above that RERC has constantly increased Wind tariffs over the last three FYs, while CERC wind tariffs have risen more in terms of % whereas that proposed for FY 2015-16 has been reduced compared to previous FY.

Rajasthan has a wind power potential of 5050 MW’s and with these tariffs proposed, it will become an attractive destination for setting up Wind projects.

The Tariff proposed by RERC can be read here.

Our previous post on RERC Net Metering Regulation can be read here.