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India allows delayed solar and wind projects to keep grid access
Developers that miss deadlines can pay $10.48 per megawatt per day to stay on the grid connection list, with higher charges for delays to commercial operations.
India’s electricity regulator has allowed solar and wind developers that miss their project deadlines to maintain their grid connectivity instead of losing it, according to Reuters citing the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission.
Under the rule, developers can remain on the list for a grid connection by paying the equivalent of $10.48 per megawatt per day until they complete their projects, while delays in starting commercial operations would require paying three times that amount.
The regulator said the relief is temporary, with developers given three months to catch up on land requirements, six months to secure financing to build installations, and 12 months to commission completed projects.
The decision follows earlier steps by New Delhi, including exemptions from transmission charges for wind and solar projects facing commissioning delays tied to transmission capacity constraints, and the relief applies to projects whose developers signed at least seven-year power sale contracts by the end of this year.