The Ministry of Power on September 19, 2022, issued a notification regarding the corrigendum to Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) and Energy Storage Obligation Trajectory till 2029-30 order dated July 22, 2022, attached to the document.
The following are the corrections-
•The words "LHPs (including PSPs)" in Para 5(b), 8, 9, and 14 and the word "LHPs" In Para 6 of the Order, are substituted with the following words:
"Hydro Power Projects (including PSPs and Small Hydro Projects (SHPs))"
•The words "....All other HPPS will be considered..." in Para 6 are substituted with the following words:
"....Energy from all other HPPs including free power from HPPs commissioned before March 08, 2019, will be considered..."
•Further, as the Wind Power Projects (WPPS) currently require a significant amount of investment compared to other RE technologies, it was felt that benefit should be given to the States, who had commissioned or tied up with WPPS in the recent past. Accordingly, it has been decided that the share of wind in non-solar RPO, which was in excess of 7% as of March 31, 2022, has been considered for inclusion in Wind RPO.
In accordance with the above, Para 5(a) of the order is substituted with the following new para:
(a)Wind RPO shall be met by energy produced from Wind Power Projects (WPPs) commissioned after 31 March 2022 and the wind energy consumed over and above 7% from WPPS trusted till March 31, 2022.
[Notification No. 09/13/2021-RCM]
