OVERVIEW OF POLICIES

Policy
Target Allocation announcements for 2013 Off-taker Financial incentives Exemption of wheeling/ transmission/ open access charges Will depend on the state in which the project is being executed Other key benets Domestic Content Requirement

NSMi

Tariff based reverse bidding

9 GW till 2017

800 MW (PV)

NVVN*

Preferential tariff based on reverse bidding Capital subsidy based on reverse bidding None

Will depend on the state in which the project is being executed

Viability gap funding

730 MW (PV)

DISCOMS/ other obligated entities/ third parties

Possibly yes. Still to be decided. Could apply to both c-Si and thin-lm

Tamil Nadu

Utility scale High tension (HT) consumers 1,000 MW Sale to DISCOMs 500 MW Rooftop 350 MW REC 1,150 MW

1,000MW (PV)* Obligated entifor sale to DISties (as dened COMs no ofcial by the state)i announcement State DISCOMs

No exemption

Guaranteed single window clearance in 30 days

None

Preferential tariff based on reverse bidding Generation Based Incentive (GBI) None

Private and government buildings

Uttar Pradesh (Draft)ii

500 MW till 2017

No ofcial announcement

State DISCOMs

Preferential tariff based on reverse bidding

Exemption available

Evacuation infrastructure construction and maintenance cost to be borne by the state for projects allocated under the policy - Banking of power permitted with fee - Stamp duty on purchase of land to be returned None

None

Andhra Pradesh

Not driven by target

1,000 MW (PV)* no ofcial announcement

- Third party consumers - Obligated entities State electrical services umbrella company (GUVNL)*

None

Exemption available

None

Gujaratiii (For phase 3 allocations, not yet announced but expected) Karnataka

No target announced

No ofcial announcement

Preferential tariff based on reverse bidding*

No exemption

None

200 MW till 2016 750 MW by 2017

40 MW (PV)* no ofcial announcement 100 MW (PV) 100 MW (CSP) ongoing bidding process

State DISCOMs

Preferential tariff based on reverse bidding Preferential tariff based on reverse bidding

No exemption

None

None

Rajasthan

State DISCOMs

No exemption

Obligated entities dened by the state. Refer to the policy section to read more. Policy is in a draft and subject to change. iii This is subject to change as per the announcements for phase three allocations. * BRIDGE TO INDIA assumptions
i ii

BRIDGE TO INDIA, 2012

BRIDGE TO INDIA, 2012

- Availability of government land at a low lease price - Cost of transmission line to be borne by the government for projects allocated under the state policy

250MW

Source: BRIDGE TO INDIA