3 Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited S (uty ened Goumnent of Kamala der) ‘Office ofthe ‘Telephone : 080-2234 1199 General Manager (Be), ‘Email ID. : gmdsmabescom co.in DSM, Corporate Office, RefNo, BESCOM/BC-51/2021-22/C¥S-21 BESCOM, KR. Circle, Enel: Annexures A to D Hangalore-560 OO!. Date: 03.09.2021 OFFICIAL MEMORANDUM ‘Sub: Determination of tariff and other norms in respect of Grid connected S Photo Voltaic plants (SRTFV) in BESCOM for FY22 & 23-reg Refi 1. KERC Order for “Determination of tariff in respect af Solar Power Projects (including ‘Solar Rooftop Phoso Voltaic plants (SRTPU) for FY-22 & 27 dated:18,08.2021 2. Approval of MD, 3ESCOM dated: 08.09.2021 1 Rooftop PREAMBLE: ‘The section 86{1) (@) of the Electricity Act, 2003 has mandated the State Blectecity Regulatory Commission to promote generation of electricity from renewable sources of energy. Accordingly, the Karnataka Electricity regulatory Commission (KERC) has been promoting generation of power from renewable sources by determining the feed in tarift (generic tari) periodically based on the normative operational and financial parameters for ifferent control periods frem the year 2005 onwards, ‘The Commission vide order cited under reff) has approved the timeline for various, ‘activites involved in implementation of SRTPV projects as detailed below: [ ‘Astley [_ Responsibiy Timeline ‘Sisson of Applicaton Consumer | Zero date ‘Acknowledgement of Appization by] ESCOM | Within O¥ days Escom Site. Verification Technical Fensibiiy| ESCOM | Within 10-day fom the date-of a issuance of ter of acknowledging the apliention ‘Approval Rejection of Application Execution of PPincluding | ESCOM& | WRln OS working days fom the countersignature ty the controlling | Consumer | date of isauance “of etter of ofcer for lesa than SOOKW‘SRTPV foroval Sates ie wpe PI EOCON Win OF wanking diya Comuniasion(ore than SOOK) date of execution of PPA ‘Submission of Work Compleson Repor'| Consumer | 180. days. trom the dale oF by the consumer cxccution of Pa Inspection by the ESCOM afala or] ESCOM | Within 0S working days Fom the commissioning. of the prject alter ‘eceipt of wore completion seport fect of work completion report Commissioning of the Rootop Solar | Cansumer/ESCOM | Within Sx montha Font the date | system if approval er deemed approval of ‘iling Process BSCOW [30 days from the date of _ ‘commissioning of the sol plant |In view of this, BESCOM hi revised the guidelines for the grid connected solar rooftop PV plants for capacities from LlcW to 2000KW and is enclosed with this OM. Further, the Commission vide order cited under reff}) has determined the tariff rates of SRTPV projects for FY-22 23. Hence, this OM. No: BESCOM/BC-51/2021-22/ CYS-21 1 ated:03,09.2021 ‘The Hon'ble KERC has determined the tariff of grid connected Solar rooftop photovoltaic plants as below: ] Ta Ra por wale stne.| capeeity [a Remarks Capit | capt say | eais _— Te TAT 1 | Domete | maa.oa- | maa. ; The BE of6, OW dviaton ‘ew te hall executive PPae fom a | come, Rs3.19/- S0OKWp upto 2000Kt%p and other tha Commision & Syachtoniee feces aoe eet | contumere | ‘uh Mt stat “The above tariff shall be applicable to all such new SRTPV projects for which PPAS are entered into on or after 01.04.2021, ‘The tenure of the PPA shall be for the life of the solar power projects Le, Twenty ive (25) years. {Al other issues not covered under this Order, shall be governed by the respective Regulations and Orders issued by the Commission and PPAS signed by the parties. ‘This order shall be in force with effeet from 1s April 2021 and applicable for control period FY22 & FY23. Installed capacity of Solar Rooftop PV plants should Limited to 100% of the sanctioned load of the respective consumer's installation based on gross or net ‘metering. Hone KERC in its order dated: 11.11.2016 has determined tariff and other norms for installation of SRTPV plants on the Government buildings under funding from the Government. ‘The Commission has continued the scheme but with the tariff for any surplus energy injected as determined by KERC in its order dated: 18.08.2021, for the purpose of accounting the Power Purchase Cost towards the surplusenergy in view of the fact that the respective ESCOMs has to maintain the SRTPV plant. AR. Hon'ble KERC: in ite ander dated: 18.09,2017 hs allowed installation of multiple SRIPY units or single SRTPY unit with the combined installed capacity in single premises not exceeding the total sanctioned load of all the consumers in that premises. ‘The Commission has continued the scheme but with 90% of the tariff as determined by KERC in its order dated: 18.08.2021, 9. It may also be noted that, while exccution of FPA, the tariff rates should be written The this circular as Annewure-A to C and revised BESCOM guidelines a8 Anné ‘and typed compulscrily in figures and words, both, 10.1n ease of any ambiguity in BESCOM timelines, the KERC timelines syledfied in order dated: 18,08,2021 shall be preferred, KERC SRIPV Orders dated:11.11.2016, 15.09.2017 & 18.08.2021 Copy to: 1 ‘The CEE of BMANZ/BMASZ/BRAZ/CTAZ of C, O&M Zone, BESCOM for information, ‘The SEEs/BEBs of C, O&M Cicles/Divisions, BESCOM ‘The Assistant General Manager, CBC, DSM Section, Corporate Olice, BESCOM, PS to MD/D (7|/D(F) with a request to place before the chair, MF / 0c.