• Announcement of scheme to implement the targets specified under the policy
• Undertaking the process for allotment of the solar roof top power capacities
• Facilitation in obtaining clearances and approvals from various government departments for development of solar roof top power plants
• Supporting the distribution licensee in developing the protocols and procedures
• Facilitating identification of roof top under the state government jurisdiction and it may charge nominal fees for that
• Supporting in availing subsidy
• Coordinating with Housing and Urban Development Department, identify and recommend amendments in existing bye laws
• Organizing capacity building and building awareness among citizens
• Arranging formulation of annual strategy report for overall development of the sector
• Ensuring accessibility of standardized equipment
• Providing inputs to the MNRE for specifying new standards or amending existing standards for different components of roof top solar plants
• Fixing up rate contracts through open bidding system from time to time and circulating the list of empaneled vendors
• Providing support for accreditation and registration for renewable energy certificates

Description

Unit

Financial Year

Total

2017-18

2018-19

2019-20

2020-21

2021-22

Rooftop Solar Power Plant*

MW

50

75

100

125

150

500

* Minimum size of power plant at a single location will be 1 kW. 

• Captive use/self-consumption
• Sale to the distribution licensee of the state

• Sale to person or entity other than distribution licensees 

• From date of notification till the time a new policy is issued

• Power plants installed within operative period shall be eligible for incentives for a period of five years from date of commissioning unless the incentive period is explicitly mentioned

Applicable to grid connected solar rooftop power plants and ground mounted small power plants (up to 500 kWp) commissioned within the premises of the consumers 

Shall be determined by the JSERC 

• Applicable for grid connected rooftop solar power generation by residential consumers

• Government of India subsidy

• Exemption from charges for conversion of house tax to commercial tax by the residential consumers

• Height of the module structure shall not be counted in total height of the building

• Exemption from obtaining NOC/consent for establishment, operation and public hearing under the pollution control laws

• All projects shall be eligible for REC benefits

• Solar industry shall be declared as the priority industry 

Sale within the state as per the EA, 2003 and orders and regulations issued by JSERC 

As per the provisions specified by JSERC 

Category of building / area

Capacity of plant

• All residential buildings having built up area size of 3000 sq ft. and above
• All educational institutes, district institutes of education and training, hostels having connected load of 30 kW and above
• All government buildings and offices having connected load of 30 kW and above

Minimum 10% of connected load or 10 kWp, whichever is higher

All private hospitals and nursing homes, industrial establishments, commercial establishments, malls, hotels, motels, banquet halls and tourism complexes having connected load of

50 kW to 1000 kW (premises without diesel genset)

Minimum 10% of connected load or 10 kWp, whichever is higher

Above 1000 kW (premises without diesel genset)

Minimum 5% of connected load or 50 kWp, whichever is higher

50 Kw to 1000 kW (premises with diesel genset)

Minimum 10% of connected load or capacity equivalent to diesel genset whichever is higher

Above 1000 kW (premises with diesel genset)

Minimum 5% of connected load or capacity equivalent to diesel genset whichever is higher

All new housing complexes developed by group housing societies, builders, housing boards, on a plot size of

0.5 acre < plot size ≤ 1 acre

Minimum 10 kWp

1 acre < plot size ≤ 2 acre

Minimum 20 kWp

2 acre < plot size ≤ 5 acre

Minimum 30 kWp

Plot size > 5 acre

Minimum 40 kWp

All water lifting/pumping stations of water resource department and drinking water and sanitation department having connected load of 100 kW and above

Minimum 5% of connected load or 10 kWp, whichever is higher