India proposes transmission charge relief for delayed renewable projects
- Several clean energy projects have been stalled in India because of a lack of transmission infrastructure
India's power regulator proposes transmission charge waivers for clean energy projects delayed by insufficient transmission infrastructure, reversing a previous policy to boost renewable development.
- Transmission charge waivers for delayed clean energy projects.
- Policy reversal on interstate transmission charge waivers.
- Benefits for solar, wind, hybrid, and battery storage projects.
NEW DELHI: India’s power regulator has proposed giving transmission charge waivers to clean energy projects that have been delayed by the unavailability of transmission lines, draft regulations showed.
Several clean energy projects have been stalled in India because of a lack of transmission infrastructure.
The move would mark a policy roll-back. India had begun phasing out interstate transmission charge waivers for new solar, wind and hybrid projects from July 2025.
The draft proposal from the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission would benefit solar, wind and hybrid renewable energy projects that missed their commissioning timelines.
The relief would be available for projects that signed at least seven-year-long power sale contracts by December 31, 2026.
The regulator also proposed extending these benefits to battery storage systems that are built as part of renewable energy projects.
In such cases, power supplied from the batteries would get the same transmission-charge waiver as the renewable project itself.