REVISION OF REC PROCEDURES BY CERC
Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has released Model Guidelines for Accreditation of a Renewable Energy Based project or Distribution Licensee, as the case may be under REC mechanism. These regulations shall be applicable to all renewable energy based projects of generating companies which are grid connected. All sources recognized and approved by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy shall come under these regulations. Following are the major changes proposed in the procedures:
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Those renewable energy based Captive Generating Plants which do not fulfill the criteria as prescribed in the Electricity Act, 2005, shall not be eligible for accreditation for the energy generated by the plant for self consumption.
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Ownership of existing valid RECs shall be transferable by the central agency in case of change of legal status of registered entity. The procedures include the following conditions as change of legal status:
“Change from partnership to company, Pvt. Limited to Public Limited, new entity subsequent to demerger, change in ownership of the company and asset sale/ transfer to another company, etc.”
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Revision of formats for Recommendation (checklist) from state agency and declaration.
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Application for revalidation or extension of validity of existing RECs shall be done at least three months in advance,prior to the expiry of existing registration by generating companies and distribution licensees.
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In case of reduction of the registered capacity of the RE generating plants, the application should be submitted online.