Guidelines

Policies
S No.	Issuing Date	Issuing Authority	Name of the Policy	Short Summary	Document
1	29.08.2022	Ministry of Power	Amendment to the Guidelines for Tariff Based Competitive Bidding Process for Procurement of Round-The Clock Power from Grid Connected Renewable Energy Power Projects, complemented with Power from any other source or storage.	For the procurement of RTC power from grid-connected RE projects, the guidelines were issued in July 2020 and later amended in November 2020. It got further amended in February 2021 and then in February 2022	(1.5 mb, PDF) View
2	28.09.2022	Ministry of Power (RCM Division)	Directions to RLDCs under Section 37 of the Electricity Act, 2003 for Scheduling of power under the RE bundling scheme dated 12-04-2022./td>	RE capacity can be set up anywhere and dispatched to any Generating Station or its beneficiaries. There is no requirement of an additional contract/ agreement for scheduling of power. The power generated from the generating station may be scheduled to procurers under a PPA or sold in the exchange.	(58 kb, PDF) View
3	26.08.2022	Ministry of Power	Guidelines for Tariff Based Competitive Bidding Process for Procurement of Power from Grid Connected RE Power Projects for utilisation under scheme for flexibility in Generation and Scheduling of Thermal/ Hydro Power Stations through bundling with Renewable Energy and Storage power	The guidelines aim to promote competitive procurement of electricity from renewable energy power plants, by thermal/ hydro generators for utilisation under flexibility scheme for scheduling of thermal/ hydro power stations through bundling with renewable energy and storage power, to reduce emission. The other objectives of the guidelines are to facilitate transparency and fairness in procurement processes; to provide standardisation and uniformity in processes.	(1.4 mb, PDF) View
4	09.06.2023	Ministry of Power	Guidelines for Tariff Based Competitive Bidding Process for Procurement of Firm and Dispatchable Power from Grid Connected Renewable Energy Power Projects with Energy Storage Systems	The guidelines specifically focus on the procurement of firm and dispatchable power from grid-connected RE power projects. Firm and Dispatchable RE power refers to the supply of electricity according to the specified demand profile mentioned in the Request for Selection (RfS) or bidding documents.	(950 kb, PDF) View
5	10.04.2023	Ministry of Power	Guidelines to promote development of Pump Storage Projects (PSP) – reg.	The guidelines to promote PSPs are not only based on their usefulness in maintaining grid stability and facilitating VRE integration but also keeping in view their other positive attributes when compared to other available energy storage systems.	(9 mb, PDF) View
6	Aug 2023	Ministry of Power	NATIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR PROMOTING ENERGY STORAGE	The Ministry of Power, Government of India, has unveiled a comprehensive National Framework aimed at promoting Energy Storage Systems (ESS) as an integral part of the country’s power infrastructure. This initiative comes in line with India’s commitment to harness renewable energy sources and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The key objectives of this framework are to ensure a constant supply of renewable energy (Renewable Energy- Round the Clock), reduce emissions, and lower energy costs by incentivizing ESS deployment while reducing the reliance on fossil fuel power plants.	(206 kb, PDF) View
7	02.11.2022	Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (Wind Energy Division)	Amendment in the ‘Guidelines for Tariff Based Competitive Bidding Process for procurement of power from Grid Connected Wind Solar Hybrid Projects’ issued dated 14.10.2020 – regarding.	MNRE had vide office memorandum dated October 14, 2020 issued ‘Guidelines for tariff based competitive bidding process for procurement of power from grid connected wind solar hybrid projects’, which was subsequently amended vide memorandums dated July 23, 2021 and March 09, 2022.	(79 kb, PDF) View
8	07.10.2022	Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (Grid Soalr Power Division)	Approved Models and Manufacturers of Solar Photovoltaic Modules (Requirements for Compulsory Registration) Order, 2019: Clarification – reg.	MNRE issued Approved Models and Manufacturers of Solar Photovoltaic Modules (Requirements for Compulsory Registration) Order, 2019: Clarification – reg. on 07 Oct 2022	(5 mb, PDF) View
9	23.02.2023	Ministry of New & Renewable Energy	Guiding/Helping Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Implementation of Virtual Net Metering and Group Net Metering Mechanism	MNRE issued Guiding/Helping Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Implementation of Virtual Net Metering and Group Net Metering Mechanism on 23 Feb 2023	(559 kb, PDF) View
10	01.2023	Ministry of New & Renewable Energy	National Green Hydrogen Mission	Making India a leading producer and supplier of Green Hydrogen in the world. Creation of export opportunities for Green Hydrogen and its derivatives.	(663kb, PDF) View
11	15.02.2023	Ministry of New & Renewable Energy Gati Shakti cell	PM-Gati Shakti National Master Plan related to Renewable Energy – reg.	MNRE on renewable energy inclusions in Gati Shakti, it states that the ministry has created a cell wherein entire communication for all the works related to PM Gati Shakti could be done. Further, projects of capacity more than 50 MW would be mapped on the PM-Gati Shakti portal. Meanwhile, the Gati Shakti cell would map the projects taken by the renewable energy implementing agencies (REIA) on the portal. A standard format for mapping data has been approved by MNRE. In coordination with the National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE) and BISAG-N, the Gati Shakti cell will upload the resource maps of solar radiation and wind speed on the portal.	(1.7 mb, PDF) View
12	28.07.2023	Ministry of Power	Guidelines for Tariff Based Competitive Bidding Process for Procurement of Power from Grid Connected Solar PV Power Projects.	MoP issued Guidelines for Tariff Based Competitive Bidding Process for Procurement of Power from Grid Connected Solar PV Power Projects on 28 July 2023	(885kb, PDF) View
13	26.07.2023	Ministry of Power	Guidelines for Tariff Based Competitive Bidding Process for Procurement Power from Grid Connected Wind Power Projects	MoP issued Guidelines for Tariff Based Competitive Bidding Process for Procurement Power from Grid Connected Wind Power Projects on 26 July 2023.	(1.6 mb, PDF) View
14	07.06.2023	Ministry of New & Renewable Energy Grid Solar Power Division	Setting up of a Dispute Resolution Mechanism to consider the unforeseen disputes between Renewable Energy Power Developers/ EPC Contractors and SECI/ NTPC/ NHPC/ SJVN/ any other Renewable Energy Implementing Agency(REIA), designated by MNRE, beyond contractual agreements -reg.	MNRE set up Dispute Resolution Mechanism to consider the unforeseen disputesbetween Renewable Energy Power Developers/ EPC Contractors and SECI/ NTPC/NHPC/ SJVN/ any other Renewable Energy Implementing Agency(REIA) on 07 June 2023.	(459 kb, PDF) View
15	28.06.2023	Ministry of New & Renewable Energy Hydrogen Division	Scheme Guidelines for implementation of “Strategic Interventions for Green Hydrogen Transition (SIGHT) Programme – Component I: Incentive Scheme for Electrolyser Manufacturing” of the National Green Hydrogen Mission	MNRE issued Guidelines on 28 June 2023 to maximize the indigenous electrolyzer manufacturing capacity. Achieving lower levelized cost of Hydrogen production.	(3.8 mb, PDF) View
16	31.03.2023	Ministry of New & Renewable Energy Grid Solar Power Division	Bidding Trajectory for Renewable Energy Power Projects-reg.	MNRE has prescribed an annual bidding trajectory of 50 GW renewable capacity until FY 2028. It has further mandated that at least 10 GW per annum of this capacity should be reserved for wind projects.	(751 kb, PDF) View
17	21.08.2023	Ministry of Power	Guidelines for Tariff Based Competitive Bidding Process for Procurement of Power from Grid Connected Wind Solar Hybrid Projects.	MoP issued Guidelines for Tariff Based Competitive Bidding Process for Procurement of Power from Grid Connected Wind Solar Hybrid Projects on 21 Aug 2023.	(1 mb, PDF) View
18	20.10.2022	Ministry of Power	Guidelines under Section 63 of the Electricity Act, 2003 for procurement of power on Finance, Own and Operate (FOO) basis under para B(v) of the SHAKTI Policy	The objective of the guideline is to facilitate procurement of power on long-term and medium-term basis by the Nodal Agency through transparent bidding to meet power requirement of group of states with coal linkage as per para B(v) of the SHAKTI Policy.	(5.5 mb, PDF)View
19	28.06.2023	Ministry of Power	Guidelines for Resource Adequacey Planning Framework for India-reg.	The guidelines will ensure that sufficient electricity is made available to power the country’s growth, by putting in place a framework for advance procurement of resources by DISCOMs to meet the electricity demand in a cost-effective manner. Guidelines provide for an institutional mechanism for Resource Adequacy ranging from National level to Discom level such that the availability of resources to meet the demand is ensured at each level. The new generation capacities, energy storage and other flexible resources, needed to reliably meet future demand growth at optimal cost, will be assessed well in advance.	(1.7 mb, PDF) View