On Feb 1, 2019, power ministry after having consultation with ministry of new and renewable energy issued an order on renewable purchase obligation (RPO) for captive power plants (CPPs). The order said, “RPO of the CPP may be pegged at the RPO level applicable in the year in which the CPP was commissioned. As and when the company adds to the capacity of the CPP, it will have to provide for additional RPO as obligated in the year in which new capacity is commissioned. There should not be an increase in RPO of CPP without any additional fossil fuel capacity being added.”
