Government modifies rules to help solar parks get land

NEW DELHI: In a bid to remove hindrances related to availability of land and evacuation issues, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued a memorandum proposing modifications to the guidelines issued for development of solar parks and ultra-mega solar parks.

“In order to address the two most critical elements, such as land and power evacuation infrastructure for solar parks, a new mode is being introduced for development of renewable energy parks (solar/wind/hybrid/other RE parks) through Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI),” the ministry said in a notification.

Under the new guidelines, called Mode-7, SECI will make both government and private land available to successful bidders for setting up projects with the assistance of state governments.