Gujarat announces new solar policy
New Delhi: The new solar policy announced by the Gujarat government on Tuesday offers a slew of incentives such as no ceiling on capacity to be installed and allowing consumers to lease their roofs and premises for setting up plants.
In addition, residential and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) consumers can sell the surplus power generated after meeting their consumption needs at a tariff of ₹2.25 per unit.
“For Residential Consumers (Surya Gujarat Yojana) and MSMEs (manufacturing) for captive usage, DISCOMs will purchase surplus energy after set off against their consumption at ₹2.25 per unit for initial 5 years and thereafter at 75% of latest tariff discovered and contracted by GUVNL through competitive bidding process for non-park based solar projects in preceding 6 months which shall remain fixed for remaining life of the project,” the state government said in a statement.
