Nodal Agency

Goa Energy Development Agency (GEDA)                                  &

Department of Electricity(GED)  

Policy Period               

7  Years from DOI.

Eligible Entities

All registered companies, government entities, partnership companies/firms, individuals and consumers of EDG.  

Type of Solar Power Plant and Target Capacity

Group

Description

Capacity

I

Prosumers (LT or HT)

Below 100 kW-LT

Above 100 kW-HT

II

Producers who sell power to DISCOMs by reverse bidding or through PPAs.

100 kW+

III

Sale of solar power to third party

Not mentioned.

IV

Solar Rooftop Projects - Gross/Net metering

Not mentioned.

V

Rooftop Solar Generation

Not mentioned.

Incentives

• Subsidy of 50% of the capital cost of the project with respect to the benchmark set by MNRE for prosumers having SPP of capacity up to 100 kW.
• Subsidy by the state government for off-grid solar projects but no payment in regard to Gross/Net metering. 

Energy Banking

Not mentioned

Solar Parks

Not mentioned.

Application Fees of PV Projects

Not mentioned. 

Objective

Not mentioned.

Grid Connectivity, Safety and Billing Cycle

• The cumulative solar capacity allowed at a particular Distribution Transformer (DT) shall not exceed 30% of the peak capacity of the DT.
• GED will undertake power cable connectivity and charge it to the installer along with installation charges.
• Billing cycle of small prosumers, large prosumers and producers would be on a monthly basis and settlement would be in the next 30 days for small prosumers and producers, and for large prosumers, it would be 6 months.
• All grid-connected and battery backup stand-alone installations, all instrumentation, operating unit specifications and safety norms will be checked as per the guidelines of JERC and MNRE by GED.

Land Provision under 

• Conversion of land is not needed.
• No Town and Country Planning (T&PC) permission required for setting up solar projects.
• For rooftop solar above 100 kW capacity, a building structure stability certificate is required.
• No Gram Panchayat/Urban Local Body/T&CP department construction license/NOC/Completion Certificate will be required.
• The lease/rent agreed between the solar power producer and the Communidade will have to be approved by the state government.
• A separate policy will be formulated for the allotment of government-owned land or buildings.

Administrative Modalities

• Every prosumer and producer will have to enter into a PPA with the GED for a period of 25 years.
• The tariff will remain fixed for the period and power generated reports will need to be submitted annually before the year-end.

Solar Manufacturing

Not mentioned.

Links

http://www.goaelectricity.gov.in/Home_page.aspx

References

https://www.goa.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Goa-State-Solar-Policy-2017.pdf