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GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY

CHIEF SECRETARIAT (HOUSING)

(G.O. Ms. No. 15/2024-Hg., Puducherry, dated 13th September 2024)

NOTIFICATION

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 47 of

the Puducherry Town and Country Planning Act, 1969 (No. 13 of 1970),

the Lieutenant-Governor, Puducherry, in consultation with the Town and

Country Planning Department, based on the Notification of “Puducherry

Energy Conservation Building Rules, 2022 and the Puducherry Energy

Conservation Building Code, 2022” notified by the Government of

Puducherry vide G.O. Ms. No. 7/2022-Envt., Puducherry, dated 02-09-2022

of the Chief Secretariat (Environment), Government of Puducherry,

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hereby makes the following Amendments to the Puducherry Building

Bye-Laws and Zoning Regulations, 2012 issued vide G.O.Ms. No.5/

2012-Hg., dated 05-03-2012 of the Chief Secretariat (Housing),

Government of Puducherry, namely:-

(1) These Bye-Laws and Regulations may be called the

Puducherry Building Bye-Laws and Zoning Regulations (Amendment),

2024.

(2) The provisions of these Bye-Laws and Zoning Regulations

shall apply to the planning area declared vide:-

(i) G.O. Ms. No. 79/84/F6, dated 17th August, 1984, notified

in the Gazette No. 35, dated 28th August, 1984;

(ii) G.O. Ms. No. 93/85/F6, dated 08th July, 1985, notified in

the Gazette No. 31, dated 30th July, 1985; and

(iii) G.O. Ms. No. 68/89/F6, dated 26th July, 1989, notified in

the Gazette No. 83, dated 31st July, 1989 of the Housing

Secretariat, Government of Puducherry and such other areas in

the Union territory of Puducherry, notified from time to time.

(3) They shall come into force on and from the date of their

publication in the Official Gazette.

2. Amendment of clause 38 (7). Energy Conservation Building.—

In the Puducherry Building Bye-Laws and Zoning Regulations, 2012,

(hereinafter referred to as the said Regulations) in Chapter-III - Health

and Sanitation-General Building Requirements, for the existing clause

38(7), the following shall be substituted, namely.-

“(7) (i) Energy Conservation Building.— Any commercial

building with a connected load of 100 KW or above or a contract demand

of 120 KVA or above whichever is found appropriate/applicable, shall

comply with the provisions of ‘Puducherry Energy Conservation

Building Rules, 2022’ and ‘the Puducherry Energy Conservation Building

Code, 2022’ as amended from time to time.

Provided that this clause shall not extend to,—

(a) Buildings that do not use either electricity or fossil fuel; or

(b) Equipment and portions of building systems that use

energy primarily for manufacturing processes.

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(ii) Overriding effect of Safety, Health and Environmental

Codes.— Where these directives are contrary to any of the provisions

of laws relating to safety, health or environment, the provisions of safety,

health or environmental laws shall apply.”

3. Amendment of clause 68.— In the said Regulations, for the

existing clauses 68, 68.1, 68.2 and 68.3, the following shall be substituted,

namely.—

“68. Rooftop Solar Energy Installation: Rooftop Photovoltaic

Power Station, or Rooftop PV system, is a photovoltaic system that has

its electricity-generating solar panels mounted on the rooftop of

residential/commercial buildings. The various components of such

a system include photovoltaic modules, mounting systems, cables, solar

inverters and other electrical accessories. Rooftop PV systems are faster

than other types of renewable power plants. They are clean, quiet and

visually unobtrusive. The minimum power generation requirement norms

for Rooftop Solar PV Installation for various categories of the buildings

are given in the Table below:

TABLE

S.No.

Category

Plot size

Generation requirements

(sq.m.)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Residential :

(i) Plotted Housing

100 and

1 KWp or 5 percent of connected

above.

load, whichever is higher.

(ii) Group Housing

All sizes

Minimum 5 percent of the

connected load.

All other buildings :

(iii) Business and

500 and

5 KWp or 5 percent of connected

Educational buildings

above.

load, whichever is higher.

having a connected

load above 30 KW.

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(iv) Mercantile, hotels,

500 and

For buildings with connected

motels, assembly

above.

load of :

buildings, industrial

and institutional.

50 – 1,000

10 KWp or 5 percent

KW.

of connected load,

whichever is higher.

Above

10 KWp or 10 percent

1,000 KW.

of connected load,

whichever is higher.

Note : (1) Plots with size lesser than 500 sq.m. shall be encouraged

for installation of SPV panels; and

(2) At least, 1 percent of connected load shall be generated

from a renewable energy source such as photovoltaic

cells or wind mills or hybrid.

(By order of the Lieutenant-Governor)

P. EJOUMALE,

Under Secretary to Government (Housing).

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