Govt floats draft green energy open access rules
To increase the use of renewable energy, the Union power ministry has circulated the “draft electricity (promoting renewable energy through green energy open access) rules, 2021”. The draft proposes that there shall be no capacity limit for industries and large power consumers for setting up solar power generation units for self-consumption.
The proposed rules also say that state power regulators will have to frame a mechanism to allow consumers wanting to procure green energy through the open access route, and all such applications for green energy open access will have to be cleared within 15 days.
