Policy and Regulations

Total enlisted module capacity under latest ALMM list crosses 18 GW and 66 manufacturers The government introduced “Approved List of Models and Manufacturers” (ALMM) in 2019-20 to benchmark Indian manufactured solar cells and modules as well as support development of domestic manufacturing industry. All government utility scale, net metering and open access projects were mandated to use only ALMM enlisted modules from April 2022. However, for net metering or open access projects, the deadline was later extended to October 2022.…

Top 5 Government Policies And Notifications That Impacted RE Sector Last Year The growth of renewable energy (RE) market in India is highly dependent on the policy and regulatory environment.  Consistent and potent policy measures and regulations, to catalyze the growth of RE, are of utmost importance for India. It needs both a strong government push to accelerate short-term addition of capacity and a dedicated 2030 roadmap for long-term development. Some major policies and other notifications that are impacting the…

Green Open Access Rules: A Game Changer For The C&I Sector? The Ministry of Power (MoP) initially introduced green open access rules in the form of a draft, back in August 2021. After receiving public comments to the draft, the green OA rules was finalized and published as “Electricity (Promoting Renewable Energy Through Green Energy Open Access) Rules, 2022” on June 6, 2022. The new policy received very positive feedback from the whole OA industry. The salient features of this…

Karnataka Aims To Add 10 GW Of Renewables In The Next 5 Years Karnataka has been one of the top 3 Indian states in terms of highest renewable energy (RE) installation for the past several years. The cumulative installed RE capacity of the state is ~15.9 GW, as of March 2022.[1] It has achieved 7.66 GW of solar and 5.1 GW of wind installations[2]. Further, it is among the very few states in India who have consistently met their Renewable…