Roof Top Solar PV System Permitted For Net Metering For Loads Up to 10kW, Says Draft GERC (Third Amendment) Regulations 2021- Check the Draft Here
Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has released a draft on regulations to amend GERC (Net Metering Rooftop Solar PV Grid Interactive Systems) Regulations, 2016. The commission has invited suggestions and comments from the stakeholders on the draft.
These regulations, applicable to the state of Gujarat, will be called Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (Net Metering Rooftop Solar PV Grid Interactive Systems) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2021. The regulations will come into force from the date of their publication mentioned in the official gazette.
The draft includes all the amendments of the energy accounting and settlement, applicability of other charges, penalty or compensation and metering arrangement.
The Roof top Solar PV system will be permitted for net metering for loads up to 10 kW. Also, gross metering for Rooftop Solar PV system will be allowed for loads above 10 kW. It states that the installed capacity would be less than 1kW and would not exceed 1 MW.
The draft states that cross subsidy surcharge and additional surcharge will not be applicable in the case of captive projects.
The cross subsidy surcharge and additional surcharge will be equal to the charges for normal open access consumers in case of projects set up for third party sale.
“Wheeling of power for captive consumption or third party sale will be allowed on payment of transmission charges, transmission losses, wheeling charges and wheeling losses, as applicable to normal open access consumers.”
It states that any energy injected prior- commissioning of the solar project will be considered as inadvertent power. For such power, the consumer of Solar PV owner is not eligible for any monetary compensation.
