Haryana Government has waived off intra-State wheeling charges, cross subsidy charges or transmission and distribution charges on the electricity generated from solar power plants in the State.
Now, any investor, who installs a solar power plant at any place in the State, could sell the solar power to any private entity within the State at their mutually agreed tariff without payment these charges, said a spokesman of New and Renewable Energy Department.
He said the State Government had notified Haryana Solar Power Policy-2016 with the objective of setting up a high trajectory of growth in solar power sector.
Five acres of land is required for setting up of 1 MW ground mounted solar power project with an investment of about Rs five crore. The solar power produced may be purchased by the Haryana Power Purchase Centre on the tariff finalised by inviting the tenders on competitive bids, said the spokesman.
Now, the developers can enter into power purchase agreement with third party without paying any wheeling and transmission charges which makes investment in solar power projects in that state more attractive, said he.
He said that Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy had raised the solar renewable purchase obligation targets for the obligated entities including distribution companies to 8 per cent from the current level of 3 per cent of power consumption.
This target would translate to install 4030 MW capacity solar power plants including 1600 MW rooftop solar power projects by year 2021-22 in Haryana. The solar power policy would immensely help to achieve the set goals in a defined time period, he added.