Maharashtra: MERC gives major relief to solar rooftop consumers

Nagpur: Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) has given a major relief to solar rooftop consumers by rejecting MSEDCL’s demand to impose astronomical grid support charge (GSC) on them.

The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) had proposed the GSC ranging from Rs3.60 per unit to Rs4.08 per unit for high tension (HT) consumers and as high as Rs8.60 per unit for low tension (LT) consumers. GSC at this level would have made solar rooftop unviable.