The Uttarakhand government launched its solar energy policy in 2023, to facilitate the clean energy transition by bringing solar energy from the margins to the mainstream. The state government has introduced several provisions and benefits for:

Residential Sector
Commercial/Industrial
Open Access
Energy Banking
Solar Developers
Solar Villages
Manufacturing

Target: 2500 MW
Implementing Agency: UREDA

General

Discom to create provisions for all interested and obligated consumers to procure clean electricity from renewable energy sources at predetermined tariff rates called ‘Green Tariff’.
UREDA to create a dedicated Solar Policy Cell.
All the statutory clearances and approvals to be provided to the solar project developers through the single window portal within 60 days.

Residential

Target: 250 MW

Building bye-laws shall not count the height of module structures up to 3 meters
All consumers with sanctioned load over 10kW encouraged to meet 30% of electricity requirement through RE sources over the next 5 years
All upcoming large residential complexes, such as housing societies or residential townships, with sanctioned loads of more than 100 kW are mandated to fulfill 100% of common area energy requirements (parks, elevators, gyms, stairs, etc.) with rooftop solar power plants.
The excess generation shall be compensated based on the feed-in tariff rates notified by UERC
Both CAPEX and OPEX models are available
Additional capital subsidies will be provided to residential consumers

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Commercial

Target: 750 MW

All C&I consumers shall be allowed to install rooftop solar systems up to their sanctioned load subject to the ceiling limit specified by UERC
industrial and commercial establishments in urban areas with a connected load of 100kW or contract demand of 120 kvA and above are mandated to fulfil at least 20% of their annual energy requirements through renewable energy sources
No capacity restriction for behind-the-meter captive rooftop solar systems (with or without storage)
Excess energy fed into the grid during non-peak hours shall be considered towards green banking
Group net metering allowed for all C&I consumers for rooftop solar projects

Incentives for Industrial Consumers Register under MSME Act 2006

Interest subsidy of up to 10%, subject to a maximum of ₹8 lakhs, for rooftop and captive solar projects
Capital subsidy of up to 40% of capital cost, subject to a maximum of ₹40 Lacs to consumers investing in solar rooftop plants and captive solar power plants

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Open Access

The Discom shall update the status of open access applications for the intra-state network within 21 days, as per the application request for short-term, medium-term, or long-term tenure
Captive/group-captive solar plants will be exempt from paying transmission and wheeling charges.

Solar Developers

All solar power plants shall be treated as an industry. Incentives available to industrial units shall also be available to the solar power plant developers.
lf the utility-scale project is commissioned within the scheduled period, then the project will be exempted from electricity duty for ten years
50% exemption/reimbursement of stamp duty on the lease deed of land or purchase of land and any further sub-lease(s) for the land required to establish a solar power plant within the state’
a 100% waiver on land use conversion charges/fees
Solar installations for EV charging on government land shall also be eligible for an additional 50% concession on land lease payment
50% reimbursement from the payment of state Good Service Tax (SGST) on the sale of rooftop solar power plants shall be provided by the commercial Tax department for 5 years
No transmission and wheeling charges or losses shall be applicable for solar power plants installed under this category.
Cross subsidy and additional surcharge shall be exempted for the solar power plants set up under the VNM framework.

Homestays and Trekking Traction Centres

Home-stays registered as per Deendayal Upadhyay Home-Stay Development Scheme Rules, 2018 Trekking Traction centres as Per Trekking Traction Centre Homestay Yojana to be considered domestic consumers as per UERC regulations
Homestays installing solar power plants shall be eligible for incentives as per the Deendayal Upadhyay Home-stay Development Scheme Rules, 2018, and under the Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali Tourism Self Employment Scheme.

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Solar Villages

UREDA to solarize 300 villages
For rural communities in hilly and snow-bound areas, community solar power plant installation with storage solution shall be targeted,
Behind-the-meter rooftop solar power plant installation with energy storage of capacity of less than 1 kW shall also be promoted.

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Energy Banking

Banking shall be available only to captive solar power plants not availing net-metering.
Banking of 100% of injected energy shall be permitted during all 12 months of the year.
The banking year shall be from April to March. Energy settlement shall be done every month.

Manufacturing

Priority allotment of Government land in solar parks on a long-term lease basis
Waiver of electricity duty for new manufacturing facilities and ancillaries of solar projects for 5 years
50% exemption/ reimbursement on stamp duty
50% SGST reimbursement to solar energy equipment manufacturers
100% reimbursement of custom duty on input required for manufacturing the solar modules and battery storage for 5 years