TNERC Proposes Amendment to RPO Regulation

The TNERC notified the draft amendment to the Renewable Purchase Obligation Regulation on 19th May, 2011. The draft resembles the CERC regulations except for few minor changes. The key highlights of the draft regulations are,

1. Captive & Open Access Consumers have been included under the purview of an Obligated Entity.
2. The RPO of the state of Tamil Nadu has been brought down from 14% to 10% with a solar obligation of 0.15% for the year 2011 – 2012.
3. The non solar RPO has been notified as the same for the next three years till 2014, whereas the solar RPO will remain at 0.25% for the year ending 2013 & 2014.
4. Consumption met through Non – Grid connected Captive Generating Plants will not be considered for RPO purpose.
5. CPPs will not be eligible for a period of three years if they choose to forego on their own, the benefits of Concessional Wheeling charges, banking facility benefit and waiver of Electricity Duty.

The Commission has invited Comments/Suggestions on the Draft Amendment on or before 20th June, 2006.
The final regulation, notified earlier, can be downloaded here.
– Contributed by V. Rajesh