Investments in solar power projects hang fire in Haryana
NEW DELHI : Haryana’ electricity distribution companies (discoms) are yet to allow solar power developers to use their power transmission and distribution networks to supply electricity to third-party and captive consumers by imposing new conditions, said three people with direct knowledge of the matter, seeking anonymity.
In a development that may dent India’s image as a green energy investment destination, Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Ltd and Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Ltd have put on hold the “final charging approval”.
The move comes in the backdrop of Andhra Pradesh and Punjab governments seeking to renegotiate clean energy contracts. Once a charging approval is granted, plants can start supplying electricity using the discoms’ and transmission companies’ power network.
