Open Access

Trends in ISTS Green Open Access Market in India Date of release: March 2025 The Interstate Transmission System (ISTS)-based renewable energy (RE) projects facilitate power delivery between states. In India, utilities have traditionally relied on Interstate Transmission System for power transmission to bridge the gap between the availability and demand faced by local distribution companies (DISCOMs). Since 2020, Interstate Transmission System-based tenders have accounted for almost one-fourth of the share in the cumulative issuance capacity of all utility-scale RE tenders…

Impact of Green Energy Open Access Rules, 2022 Twenty-eight states have adopted the rules, either by implementing or drafting the regulations Date of release: December 2024 Report by JMK Research and IEEFA The Green Energy Open Access (GEOA) Rules, implemented by the Ministry of Power in June 2022, introduced reforms to enhance access of green energy sources to India’s commercial and industrial (C&I) consumers. These rules clarified various aspects like the eligibility criteria, banking provisions and associated charges while providing exemptions from surcharges.…

Financing Trends in the C&I RE Market in India Date of Release – June 2024 Indian C&I RE market has come a long way over the last few years when investors/banks were wary of allotting project funds, especially to riskier and unproven market segments of the commercial and industrial (C&I) RE sector. However, as the solar power market in India has expanded, stakeholders in the C&I rooftop market – including developers, consumers, and lenders – have significantly matured in the…

India’s Renewable Energy Open Access Market: Trends and Outlook Report by IEEFA and JMK Research Executive Summary With the falling costs of clean power and the decarbonization goals of Commercial & Industrial (C&I) consumers, uptake of renewable energy open access (OA) electricity has continuously increased, contributing to the growth of the renewable energy industry in India. From around 300 megawatts (MW) in 2009, the market size of renewable energy OA grew to ~10 gigawatts (GW)1 by the fiscal year (FY)…