Panaji, 24th March, 2023 (Chaitra 3, 1945) SERIES I No. 51 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
SUPPLEMENT
GOVERNMENT OF GOA
Department of New & Renewable Energy
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Order
4-3/2021-22/TECH/NRE/279
Whereas the Council of Ministers in its XVIIth meeting held on 21-02-2023 approved Amendment in the Para 9 of "Goa State Solar Policy-2017" in order to boost the growth and production of Solar energy in the State, as mentioned below:-
1. Allow consumers with demand load of 1MW and above to take power under Open Access from Solar project during day time generation and during the peak hours (6 pm to 11 pm) through Battery Enabled Storage System with maximum of 15% of demand of the State shall be allowed on first cum first serve basis.
2. The minimum capacity of 1MW shall not be applicable for Electric Vehicle Charging Station.
3. The consumer who are willing to go for open access are allowed to take power under open access maximum upto 100% of the contract demand.
4. The producer will have to establish 20% of the installed capacity with Battery Enabled Storage System facility in the first year and 40% in the third year. The project should be installed within 24 months of the date of issuance of this policy.
5. The consumers procuring power from these projects for the open access capacity shall be liable to pay any grid imbalance charges with respect to drawl of power beyond the admissible drawl or contracted demand.
6. Mutually agreed upon tariff between the developer and the consumer for the energy wheeled from the project. Surplus energy not consumed by the off-taker to be sold to EDG at APPC.
7. The open access consumer shall be exempted from payment of electricity duty for the power generated from projects under this policy for a period of 10 years.
Now therefore, the Government hereby amends the Para 9 of Goa State Solar Policy- 2017 as above.
By order and in the name of the Governor
of Goa.
Aleixo F. da. Costa, Director DNRE &
ex officio Joint Secretary.
Panaji, 23rd March, 2023.
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