THE
JHARKHAND GAZETTE
EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
25 FALGUN 1945 (S)
RANCHI, FRIDAY 15th MARCH, 2024
JHARKHAND STATE ELECTRICITY REGULATORY
COMMISSION
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NOTIFICATION
15th March, 2024
JSERC (Renewable Energy Purchase Obligation and its compliance) (Second
Amendment) Regulations, 2024
Notification no. 98--In order to promote generation of Renewable Energy
in the state of Jharkhand, the Commission in exercise of powers conferred upon
it under Section 181(1), read with Sections 61, 66, and 86(1)(e)of the Electricity
Act, 2003 (36 of 2003) and all other powers enabling it in that behalf, the Jharkhand
State Electricity Regulatory Commission hereby makes the following Regulations
to amend the JSERC (Renewable Energy Purchase Obligation) Regulation,
2016(hereinafter referred to as the ‘Principal Regulations’).
These Regulation have been amended as per the notification issued by Ministry of
Power and published in Gazette of India vide S.O. 4617(E) dated October 20, 2023.
1. Short Title and Commencement
1.1.
These Regulations may be called the JSERC (Renewable Energy Purchase
Obligation) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2024.
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1.2.
These Regulations shall extend to the State of Jharkhand.
1.3.
These Regulations shall come into force from April 01, 2024 after its
publication in the official gazetteof the Government of Jharkhand unless
reviewed earlier or extended by the Commission.
2. Amendment to Regulation A5
In the Principal Regulations, under chapter A5 in clause 5.2a new proviso shall be
inserted as below:
5.2 Every Obligated entity shall purchase electricity (in kWh) from
renewable energy sources, at a defined minimum percentage of its
total consumption as an Obligated Entity during a Year shown as
under:
Year
Wind
Renewable
Energy
Hydro
Renewable
Energy
Distributed
Renewable
Energy
Other
Renewable
Energy
Total
2024-25
0.67%
0.38%
1.50%
27.35%
29.91%
2025-26
1.45%
1.22%
2.10%
28.24%
33.01%
2026-27
1.97%
1.34%
2.70%
29.94%
35.95%
2027-28
2.45%
1.42%
3.30%
31.64%
38.81%
2028-29
2.95%
1.42%
3.90%
33.10%
41.36%
2029-30
3.48%
1.33%
4.50%
34.02%
43.33%
Note 1:The wind renewable energy component shall be met by energy produced
from Wind Power Projects (WPPs) commissioned after the 31st March,
2024.
Note 2:The hydro renewable energy component shall be met only by energy
produced from Hydro Power Projects [including Pump Storage Projects
(PSPs) and Small Hydro Projects (SHPs)], commissioned after the
31st March, 2024:
Provided that the hydro renewable energy component may also be met
out of the free power being provided to the State/DISCOM from the
Hydro Power Projects commissioned after the 31st March, 2024:
Provided further that the Hydro Renewable Energy component may also
be met from Hydro Power Projects located outside India as approved by
the Central Government on a case to case basis.
Note 3: The distributed renewable energy component shall be met only from the
energy generated from renewable energy projects that are less than 10
MW in size and shall include solar installations under all configurations
(net metering, gross metering, virtual net metering, group net metering,
behind the meter installations and any other configuration) notified by
the Central Government:
Provided that the compliance against distributed renewable energy shall
ordinarily be considered in terms of energy (Kilowatt hour units):
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Provided further that in case the designated consumer is unable
to provide generation data against distributed renewable energy
installations, the reported capacity shall be transformed into distributed
renewable energy generation in terms of energy by a multiplier of 3.5
units per kilowatt per day (kWh/kW/day).
Note 4: The other renewable energy component may be met by energy produced
from any renewable energy power project other than specified in
Note 1, 2 and 3 and shall comprise energy from all WPPs and Hydro
Power Projects [including Pump Storage Projects (PSPs) and Small
Hydro Projects (SHPs)], including free power, commissioned before the
1st April, 2024.
a) Any shortfall in achievement of stipulated wind renewable energy
consumption in a particular year may be met with hydro renewable energy
which is in excess of that energy component for that year and vice versa.
b) The balance excess energy consumption under wind renewable energy or
hydro renewable energy component in that year, may be considered as part
of other renewable energy component.
c) Any excess energy consumption under Other renewable energy component
in a particular year, may be utilised to meet the shortfall in achievement of
stipulated Wind renewable energy or Hydro renewable energy consumption.
d) The designated consumers who are open access consumers or consumers
with Captive Power Plants shall fulfil their obligation as per the specified
total renewable energy target irrespective of the non-fossil fuel source.
e) The specified renewable energy consumption targets shall be met either
directly or through Certificate in accordance with the Central Electricity
Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions for Renewable Energy
Certificates for Renewable Energy Generation) Regulations, 2022, published
in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part III, Section 4, dated the 24th
May, 2022:
Provided that any shortfall in specified renewable energy consumption
targets shall be treated as non-compliance and penalty shall be imposed as
such rate specified under sub-section (3) of section 26 of the said Act.
f) The JREDA shall maintain data related to compliance of renewable energy
utilisation
by
the
designated
consumer(s)
and
submit
report
to
the Jharkhand State Electricity Regulatory Commission and Central
Government.
By Order of the Commission,
Rajendra Prasad Nayak,
Secretary
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