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Preface

I Glossary & Abbreviations

II Executive Summary

III Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

1. Subsidy Scheme of MNRE for Operational Guidelines for Grid-Connected

Rooftop and Small Solar Power Plants Programme dated 26.05.2014
2. Installation of Grid Connected Solar Roof Top Power Plants - Central Finance
Assistance of MNRE dated 03.08.2015
3. Grid Connected Roof Top and Small Solar Power Plants Programme -
Amendments Issued by MNRE on Subsidy Scheme dated 04.03.2016
4. Grid Connected Roof Top and Small Solar Power Plants Programme -
Notification for Achievement-link Incentive/awards dated 04.05.2016
IV Combined Summary of State Government Policies for Development of
Power through Solar Roof Top & Solar Projects
V Summary of State Government Policies for Development of Power
through Solar Roof Top & Solar Projects - Order-wise
Andhra Pradesh
1. Policy on Net Metering for Solar Grid Interactive Roof-Top and Small SPV
Power Plants in the State dated 25.03.2013
2. Andhra Pradesh Solar Power Policy – 2015 dated 12.02.2015

Chhattisgarh
3. Chhattisgarh Solar Energy Policy 2012

Delhi
4. Draft Delhi Solar Policy 2015 dated 10.09.2015

Gujarat
5. Gujarat Solar Power Policy 2015 dated 13.08.2015

6. Gujarat Subsidy Scheme for Residential Rooftop dated 31.03.2016

Haryana
7. Haryana Solar Power Policy 2016 dated 14.03.2016
Himachal Pradesh
8. Himachal Pradesh Solar Power Policy 2016
Jammu & Kashmir
9. Solar Power Policy 2013 dated 18.03.2013
Jharkhand
10. Jharkhand State Solar Power Policy 2015 dated 10.8.2015
Karnataka
11. Karnataka Solar Policy 2014-2021 and Amendment dated 22.05.2014

Kerala
12. Kerala Solar Energy Policy 2013 dated 25.11.2013
Madhya Pradesh
13. Implementation of Solar Power based Projects in MP dated 20.07.2012
Manipur
14. Manipur Grid Interactive Rooftop Solar Photo Voltaic (SPV) Power Policy,
2014 dated 9.12.2014
Odisha
15. Draft Odisha Solar Power Policy 2013
Puducherry
16. Puducherry Solar Power Policy 2015 dated 19.02.2016
Punjab
17. Policy on Net Metering for Grid Interactive Roof-Top Solar Photo Voltaic Power
Plants dated 5.11.2014
Rajasthan
18. Rajasthan Solar Energy Policy 2014
Tamil Nadu
19. Tamil Nadu Solar Energy Policy 2012 dated 19.10.2012
Telangana
20. Telangana Solar Power Policy 2015
Uttar Pradesh
21. Solar Power Policy, Uttar Pradesh 2013

22. Uttar Pradesh Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic Power Plants Policy 2014
Uttarakhand
23. Solar Energy Policy of Uttarakhand 2013 dated 27.6.2013 and Amendment
dated 01.10.2015

VI Combined Summary of CERC & SERCs Regulations / Tariff Orders on

Solar Roof Top & Solar Power Projects and Net Metering
(a) Solar Roof Top & Solar Power Projects

(b) Net Metering

VII Summary of CERC & SERCs Regulations / Tariff Orders for Procurement
of Power from Solar Roof Top & Solar Power Projects

1. CERC (Terms and Conditions for Tariff determination from Renewable Energy
Sources) Regulation 2012 Notification dated 06.02.2012 with Amendments
dated 18.3.2014, 5.1.2015, Third Amendment Regulation 2015 dated
10.7.2015 and Fourth Amendment Regulations, 2015 dated 7.10.2015
Assam
2. Grid Interactive Solar PV Systems – Regulations 2015 – Notification dated
02.05.2015
Bihar
3. Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission (Rooftop Solar Grid Interactive
Systems Based on Net-Metering) Regulations, 2015 dated 06.07.2015

Chhattisgarh
4. CSERC Tariff for procurement of power from Rooftop PV Solar Power Projects
by distribution licensees of State Regulations, 2013 dated 7.10.2013
Delhi
5. Determination of Tariff for Grid-Connected Solar Photovoltaic Project
Regulations, 2013 Notification dated 08.01.2013
6. Net Metering for Renewable Energy Regulations, 2014 Notification dated
02.09.2014
Gujarat
7. Determination of Tariff for Procurement of power by the Distribution Licensees
and others from Solar Energy Projects for the State of Gujarat - Order No. 3 of
2015
8. Draft Regulations for Net Metering Roof Top Solar PV Grid Interactive Systems
2016 dated 01.02.2016
Haryana
9. Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (Rooftop Solar Grid Interactive
System based on Net Metering) Regulations, 2014 and (1st Amendment),
2015 dated 9.6.2015
Himachal Pradesh
10. Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (Rooftop Solar PV Grid
Interactive Systems based on Net Metering) Regulations, 2015 dated
31.07.2015
Jammu & Kashmir
11. JKSERC (Grid Interactive Rooftop Solar Photo Voltaic Systems based on
Net Metering) Regulations- 2015 dated 15.10.2015
Jharkhand
12. Draft JSERC (Rooftop Solar PV Grid Interactive Systems and Net/Gross Metering)
Regulations, 2015 dated 06.07.2015
13 Draft JSERC Determination of Tariff for Procurement of Power from Solar PV
Power Project and Solar Thermal Power Project) Regulations, 2015
Karnataka
14. KERC (Determination of Tariff and other Norms for Solar Roof Top and Small
Photovoltaic Power Plants - Order No.S/03/1 dated 02.05.2016
Madhya Pradesh
15. MPERC (Tariff order for Solar Energy based Generation in Madhya Pradesh),
order August 2012 and Amendment dated 25.03.2014
16. MPERC (Grid connected Net Metering Regulations, 2015) (G-39 of 2015)
dated 23.10.2015
Maharashtra
17. MERC (Net Metering for Roof-top Solar Photo Voltaic Systems) Regulations -
2015 Dated 10.09.2015
18. MERC - Terms and Conditions for Determination of RE Tariff – Regulations
2015 (Draft)
Meghalaya
19. MSERC (Rooftop Solar Grid Interactive systems based on Net Metering)
Regulations, 2015 dated 25.02.2015
Odisha
20. OERC Net-metering / Bi-directional Metering & their Connectivity with
Rooftop Solar PV Projects on the Rooftop of Government/PSU owned
Buildings dated 26.11.2014
Punjab
21. PSERC (Grid Interactive Rooftop Solar Photo Voltaic Systems based on Net
Metering) Regulations 2015 dated 07.05.2015

Rajasthan
22. RERC (Connectivity and Net Metering for Rooftop and Small Solar Grid
Interactive Systems) Regulations, 2015 dated 26.02.2015
Uttar Pradesh
23. UPERC (Rooftop Solar PV Grid Interactive Systems Gross/Net Metering) -
Regulations 2015 dated 20.03.2015 RSPV Regulations 2015
Goa and Union Territories (Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh,
Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu, Lakshadweep and Puducherry)
24. Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission for State of Goa & Union Territories
(Grid Connected Solar Power Regulations) 2015 dated 08.05.2015

VIII Central Electricity Authority – Regulations

1 Installations & Operation of Meters, Regulations – 2006 dated 17.3.2006 with
Amendments dated 4.6.2010 & 26.11.2014
2 Technical Standards for Connections to the Distribution Generation Resources
Regulations 2013 dated 30.09.2013
3 Technical Standard for Connection to the Grid Regulations 2007 dated
21.2.2007 with Amendments dated 15.10.2013

IX Model Technical Specifications

1 Model Technical Specifications of SRTPV System

2 Model Specifications of Inverter

X Financial Avenues
New Financing Avenues for Rooftop Solar Developers/ Aggregators

XI Reserve Bank of India Guidelines Regarding Loans

XII Ministry of Finance Directive to Bank

XIII Financing Norms and Loan Scheme of IREDA
1 IREDA Credit Rating & Interest Rates

2 IREDA Requirement of External Credit Rating

3 IREDA Fair Practices Code Guidelines for Loan Assistance for Different
Types of RE Projects dated 15th June 2015
4 IREDA Financing Norms and Schemes dated 23rd December 2015

XIV MNRE Channel Partners

XV Model Bid Document - MNRE

1 Model Tender Document for Implementation of 500 MW Grid Connected
Roof Top Solar PV System Scheme for Residential/Institutional/Social
Buildings
2 Model Tender Documents for 1000 MW Grid Connected Roof Top Solar
PV System Scheme for PSU/Government Buildings

BEST PRACTICES GUIDE

 Implementation of State - Level Solar Rooftop Photovoltaic Programs in
India
PRESENTATIONS
1. Mr. Pankaj Kumar Pandey , Managing Director Bangalore Electricity
Supply Company
2. Mr. Santosh Kumar, IFS, Chief Executive Officer, CREST, UT Chandigarh

3. Ms. Susanne Dorasil, Head of the Economic Cooperation and

Development Division at the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany
in New Delhi
4. Dr. Omkar Jani, Principal Research Scientist (Solar) Gujarat Energy
Research and Management Institute (GERMI)
5. Dr.Ashvini Kumar, Managing Director of the Solar Energy Corporation of
India Ltd
6. Mr Shirish Garud, Director and Senior Fellow, Energy-Environment
Technology Development Division, TERI
7. Mr. Praveer Sinha, CEO & Managing Director Tata Power Delhi
Distribution Limited, New Delhi, India
8. Mr. Mark Newton, Acting Director of the Clean Energy and Environment
Office (CLEEO) of the India Mission of the United States Agency for
International Development (USAID)
9. Mr. KULDEEP JAIN Managing Director, Clean Max Solar