Control Period

1^st April, 2011 onwards.

Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO)*

Year

Non-Solar Technologies

                          Distribution Licensees

Captive Consumers/Open Access

BESCOM

MESCOM

CESC

HESCOM

HRECS

GESCOM

2016-17

11%

11%

11%

7.5%

7.5%

5.5%

5.5%

2017-18

12%

12%

11%

8.5%

8.5%

6%

6%

2018-19

12%

13%

12%

9.5%

9.5%

7%

7%

2019-20

12%

13%

12%

11%

11%

8%

10.25%

2020-21

12%

13%

12%

11%

11%

8%

10.25%

2021-22

12%

13%

12%

11%

11%

8%

10.50%

Year

Solar Technologies

Distribution Licensees

Captive Consumers/Open Access

BESCOM, MESCOM, CESC, HESCOM, HRECS, GESCOM

2016-17

0.75%

0.75%

2017-18

2.75%

2.75%

2018-19

6.00%

6.00%

2019-20

7.25%

7.25%

2020-21

8.50%

8.50%

2021-22

10.50%

10.50%

• HRECS and deemed licensees procuring bulk power, partly or wholly, from ESCOM(s) shall be deemed to have complied with the RPO if the respective ESCOM(s) has complied with RPO.
• HRECS and deemed licensees procuring bulk power, partly or wholly, from ESCOM(s) shall be deemed to have not complied with the RPO if the respective ESCOM(s) has not complied with RPO and the onus of meeting the RPO shall be with HRECS or such deemed licensees.
• Excess solar energy purchased beyond the specified RPO in any year shall be allowed to be adjusted against the shortfall in non-solar RPO for that year.
• Any distribution licensee may carry forward the shortfall in RPO in a given financial year to the next financial year if it meets at least 85% of the target in the given financial year and this carry forward shall be allowed up to a maximum of 2 consecutive financial years.

Obligated Entities

Distribution licensees, any captive consumer and open access consumers.

Ways to Meet RPO

Solar and non-solar RPO shall be fulfilled by purchase of solar and non-solar certificates respectively, or through consumption of electricity by the entity from its own power plant.