{"id":196481,"date":"2022-07-20T19:08:34","date_gmt":"2022-07-20T13:38:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=196481"},"modified":"2022-07-20T19:08:34","modified_gmt":"2022-07-20T13:38:34","slug":"ministry-of-power-notifies-green-energy-open-access-rules-to-accelerate-ambitious-renewable-energy-programmes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/ministry-of-power-notifies-green-energy-open-access-rules-to-accelerate-ambitious-renewable-energy-programmes\/","title":{"rendered":"Ministry of Power notifies &#8216;Green Energy Open Access&#8217; Rules to accelerate ambitious renewable energy programmes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The post is based on the article <\/span><b>\u201c<\/b><b>Ministry of Power notifies &#8216;Green Energy Open Access&#8217; Rules to accelerate ambitious renewable energy programmes<\/b><b>\u201d <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">published in<\/span><b> PIB <\/b>on<b> 20th July 2022.<\/b><\/p>\n<h5><b>What is the News?<\/b><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Ministry of Power has notified Electricity (Promoting Renewable Energy Through Green Energy Open Access) Rules, 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b>What are Electricity (Promoting Renewable Energy Through Green Energy Open Access) Rules, 2022?<\/b><\/h5>\n<p><b>Aim: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and green energy for all.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Nodal Agency for Green Energy Open Access:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Ministry of Power has notified Power System Operation Corporation(POSOCO) as Central Nodal Agency to set up and operate a single window green energy open access system for renewable energy.<\/span><\/p>\n<h6><b>Key Provisions of the Rules<\/b><\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 Green Open Access is allowed to any consumer and the limit of Open Access Transaction has been reduced from 1 MW to 100 kW for green energy, to enable small consumers also to purchase renewable power through open access.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 Consumers are entitled to demand-supply of Green Power from Discoms. Discoms would be obligated to procure and supply green power to eligible consumers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 Approval for Green Open Access is to be granted in 15 days or else it will be deemed to have been granted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 Commercial and Industrial consumers are allowed to purchase green power on a voluntary basis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 There shall be a uniform Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO), on all obligated entities in the area of a distribution licensee. Green Hydrogen\/Green Ammonia has also been included for the fulfilment of its RPO.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 Consumers will be given Green Certificates if they consume green power.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b>Who will determine the tariff for Green Energy?\u00a0<\/b><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As per the Electricity Act 2003, the tariff for green energy shall be determined by Appropriate Commission. The tariff shall comprise of the average pooled power purchase cost of the renewable energy, cross-subsidy charges, if any, and service charges covering the prudent cost of the distribution licensee for providing green energy to the consumers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: The post is based on the article \u201cMinistry of Power notifies &#8216;Green Energy Open Access&#8217; Rules to accelerate ambitious renewable energy programmes\u201d published in PIB on 20th July 2022. What is the News? The Ministry of Power has notified Electricity (Promoting Renewable Energy Through Green Energy Open Access) Rules, 2022. 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