{"id":114545,"date":"2021-06-24T11:28:17","date_gmt":"2021-06-24T05:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=114545"},"modified":"2021-06-24T11:28:17","modified_gmt":"2021-06-24T05:58:17","slug":"green-tariff-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/green-tariff-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Green Tariff Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Synopsis-\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">The green tariff policy will enable DISCOMs to supply clean electricity to consumer.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Introduction-\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"41\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"306\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">India is working on a green tariff policy and soon launches guidelines enabling power distribution companies to supply only clean electricity to customers at a green tariff.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"41\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"307\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Green tariff policy-\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"41\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"75\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Green Tariff Policy will assist DISCOMs in providing electricity generated from clean energy projects at a lower cost as compared to power from conventional fuel sources such as coal.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"41\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"308\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The policy comes as solar and wind power rates in India have reached all-time lows of $1.99 per unit and $2.43 per unit, respectively.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">India\u2019s ultimate goal<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"41\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"309\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">India aims to achieve 175 GW of renewable capacity, including 100GW of solar power, by 2022.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"41\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"310\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">According to the Central Electricity Authority, by 2030, India\u2019s power requirement would touch 817GW, more than half of which would be clean energy.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Advantage of green tariff policy-<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"41\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"311\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Supply cheaper renewable energy-<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"41\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"76\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Once the mechanism is in place,\u00a0discoms\u00a0can exclusively buy green electricity and supply it at \u2018green tariff\u2019, which will be the weighted average tariff of green energy that the consumer will pay.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"41\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"77\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Open access will allow large users of energy, generally those who consume more than 1MW, to purchase power from the open market rather than relying on a more expensive grid.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"41\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"312\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ensuring open access will also encourage major green electricity users to build their own green energy facilities.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">How India intends to address the issue of intermittent solar and wind energy supply.<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Union Power Ministry will shortly issue a strategy to encourage\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">hydro pump storage schemes<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, with a potential capacity of about 96 GW.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"41\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"313\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The plan is to elevate water to a certain height during off-peak hours and then discharge it into a lower reservoir to produce energy.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Source-\u00a0<\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/epaper.livemint.com\/Home\/ShareArticle?OrgId=236c6a12bb4&amp;imageview=0\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Live Mint<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Synopsis-\u00a0The green tariff policy will enable DISCOMs to supply clean electricity to consumer.\u00a0 Introduction-\u00a0\u00a0 India is working on a green tariff policy and soon launches guidelines enabling power distribution companies to supply only clean electricity to customers at a green tariff.\u00a0 Green tariff policy-\u00a0\u00a0 The Green Tariff Policy will assist DISCOMs in providing electricity generated&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/green-tariff-policy\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Green Tariff 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