The UT Administration on Friday requested the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) to intervene in the matter in getting detailed guidelines about “Net Metering” to be issued and sensitise Regulatory Commissions to determine sound and professional tariff to sell solar power.
KK Sharma, Advisor to UT Administrator while speaking at the “National meet of solar cities” here, requested the MNRE to sensitize Regulatory Commissions to determine sound and professional solar tariff so as to sustain this solar city programme on long term basis.
Recently, the Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission in its orders had approved the selling of solar power to UT Electricity department at the rate of Rs1.13 per unit, as against Rs8.75 per unit which the CREST had demanded in a petition filed on behalf of UT department of Science and Technology. later, the CREST had filed review petition challenging the Commission’s decision on deciding a low power tariff.
The representatives from the MNRE have assured the UT Administration to look into the matter.
Meanwhile, speaking at a national meet, Tarun Kapoor, Joint Secretary, Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) informed the basic idea of organising this national meet on solar cities is to learn from the experience of each other and it was organised in Chandigarh because the city has been able to emerge as a leading solar city in the country.
Around 150 participants from various parts of the country participated in the national meet on solar cities. The representatives from Municipal Corporations and State Nodal Agencies, Renewable Energy Departments of various States and Union Territories participated in the National Meet.
Santosh Kumar, CEO, CREST shared the journey undertaken by CREST.