Train's Petition Regarding 14 MW Rooftop PV Projects Dismissed

• GERC has actually rejected the application submitted by the Western Railway asking for leisure in Gujarat's web metering policies.

The Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) has in its most current order has actually rejected the application submitted by the Western Railway asking for the payments' participation in approving leisure in the state's web metering laws. The application was submitted versus the Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited (GSECL).

In its request, Western Railways had actually made the adhering to petitions:

1. Pass an order relaxing Regulation 6.1 (i) & (ii) in addition to 6.2 of the Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (Net Metering Rooftop Solar PV Grid Interactive Systems) Regulations, 2016 and/or any other Regulation as might apply, to the impact that there is no cap on the set up capability of 1 MW on the roof solar PV systems in order to increase the generation from the solitary roof covering of solitary customer approximately 100 percent of linked lots relative to the PPA participated in by the petitioner with Azure Power Forty Four is the Solar Power Developer (SPD) and also,
2. Allow the Azure to mount 14 MW of roof solar plants in its facility via Solar Power Developer on RESCO Model without there being any kind of constraint specified in Regulations No. 6.1 (i) and also (ii) as well as allow the Solar Power Developer to carry out the exact same in regards to PPA became part of by and also in between the Petitioners as well as Solar Power Developer.

In its entry, the petitioner had actually sent that it had actually recommended to set up 14 MW of roof solar plants in its facility with solar energy developer (SPD) on RESCO Model i.e. Renewable Energy Services Company which out of 14 MW, around 7.5 MW has actually been prepared in the State of Gujarat. The Railways had actually after that become part of agreements of regarding 10 MW for Solar Plants in PPP Model, in which, Railways is offering its roof free as well as the developer is to spend cash to offer Solar Plants with Long Term PPA with the Railway in Gujarat.

Nevertheless, the SPD is unable to mount the photovoltaic panels as the Railways, as they are encountering trouble in obtaining clearance from the worried division of the Government of Gujarat (GoG), considering that the Net Metering Regulations, 2016 do not offer or permit personal programmers or exclusive firms to provide the power right into grid systems in the State of Gujarat.

Therefore, because the presence of Net Metering Regulations, 2016, which forbids exclusive designers to provide the power and also as a result exclusive designers can not offer or mount Rooftop Solar Power Plants on RESCO Model in the State of Gujarat, a demand develops for the Petitioner to come close to the Commission looking for ideal order in today subject.

After duplicated demands to eliminate this constraint, the Western Railways sent out a letter mentioning that because of Gujarat's non-cooperation in providing the clearance for web metering, Railways might not maintain its dedication given up Parliament under the National Solar Mission. The petitioner additionally notified the state federal government that such clearances for internet metering, which entailed solar programmers, had actually currently been offered by numerous states like Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, as well as Rajasthan.

The Commission after assessing all its searchings for mentioned that while various other states have actually permitted Railways to go on with the project under the RESCO design, it ought to be kept in mind that each state has its very own collection of policies and also these are informed keeping in view the bigger passion of the customers. These states might have accepted the petitioner's demand in accordance with their laws, which authorization can not be estimated as a criterion for looking for authorization in one more state, where the plans do not allow the RESCO design.

Additional including that internet metering laws intend to urge little ability customers to establish roof planetary systems approximately 1 MW. According to the entries of the petitioner as well as the participants, they have actually not reached any kind of verdict on the application of their program for which the methods have actually been specified. The program recommended has various problems that do not line up with internet metering guidelines of the state, and also consequently it can not unwind or modify the arrangements to fit their proposition. Even more, the web metering law does not consist of the RESCO design, so the Commission can not permit any kind of leisure to the petitioner.

"We, as a result, do not locate any kind of value in the petitions of today application as well as the very same are rejected as turned down," the order ended.