The Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (HPERC) on May 13, 2024, issued the Draft Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (Rooftop Solar PV Grid Interactive System) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2024.
The following has been stated:
• After clause (22) of Regulation 2, which states “Definitions”, the following shall be added, namely:
‘State Nodal Agency’ for these Regulations, means the Himachal Pradesh Energy Development Agency (HIMURJA) or Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Limited i.e. Distribution Licensee designated to implement the solar rooftop scheme(s) by the State/Central Government.
• The Sub-regulation (6) of the Regulation 7 shall be substituted with the following namely:
“(6) The eligible consumer intending to avail financial assistance, available under the particular scheme(s), may get his rooftop solar system registered with Himachal Pradesh Energy Development Agency (HIMURJA) or Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Limited i.e. Distribution Licensee, as the case may be, being a State Nodal Agency for such scheme(s), in online mode or otherwise and HIMURJA/Distribution Licensee shall acknowledge the same as per the timelines given in the Table-4 from the date of receipt of such request and, thereafter, if considered eligible, shall accord in principle approval and also take further action to grant subsidy, as per the timelines given in the Table-4.”
The objections or suggestions, received in this respect by May 31, 2024, will be taken into consideration and should be addressed to the Secretary, HP Electricity Regulatory Commission, Vidyut Aayog Bhawan, Block-37, SDA Complex, Shimla-171009.
[Notification No HPERC-H (1)-11/2015]
