Provisions and Fees

• Projects shall be allowed in areas notified by MNRE or where wind monitoring studies have been undertaken by MNRE/NIWE/NREDCAP or GoAP.
• Project shall have a net worth of Rs.2 Crore for each MW.
• The OEM/project developer must have experience of 1 MW capacity execution for each MW capacity applied, for setting up a manufacturing unit.
• Application fees - Rs.25,000/MW.
• Transfer fees – Rs.50,000/MW.
• Change of Name fees – Rs.25,000 for capacities up to 40 MW and Rs.1,00,000/MW thereafter.

Resource Assessment

• To be carried out as per MNRE guidelines vide Circular No.51/9/2007-WE dated 20.06.2008 and OM No.336/19, 2017-Wind dated 8.05.2018.
• The data to be submitted should be duly validated or published by NIWE.

Repowering

• Projects should be older than 15 years with lower capacity and lower hub-height.
• Tariff after repowering of projects will be based on competitive bidding or lowest tariff discovered.

Banking of Energy

• 100% banking of energy shall be permitted during all 12 months of the year based on feasibility and prior approval of APTRANSCO/APDISCOMs.
• In kind charges @5% of energy delivered at the point of drawal.
• Drawal not permitted during 1st April to 30th June and 1st February to 31st March.
• Drawal not allowed during peak hours throughout the year.
• Unutilized banked energy shall be treated as deemed purchase by the DISCOM at 50% of the average pooled power purchase cost determined by APERC.
• Energy settlement on monthly basis.
• Payment for deemed purchase of unutilized banked energy shall be capped to 10% of the total banked energy during the applicable year.

Open Access

Intra-state open access clearance for whole tenure of the project or 25 years, whichever is earlier, as per APERC regulations.

Reactive Power Charges

• 25 paise/kVARh for drawal up to 10% of net active energy generated.
• 50 paise/kVARh for drawal above 10% of net active energy generated.

Incentives for Manufacturing

• Priority allotment of government land on long term basis.
• Electricity duty exempted for a period of ten years from first year of operation.
• Incentives as applicable as per the prevailing industrial promotion policies of the GoAP, subject to provision of a separate budget by the Energy Department for the same.

Link

https://nredcap.in/PDFs/Pages/AP_Wind_Power_Policy_2018.pdf

Refernces

https://nredcap.in/PDFs/Pages/Amendment_order_GO_Ms_NO_35_dt_18_11_2019.pdf