The Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) on February 24, 2025, issued the Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission (Grid Interactive Rooftop Solar Photo Voltaic Systems) (Second Amendment) Regulations-2025, to further amend the Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission (Grid Interactive Rooftop Solar Photo Voltaic Systems) Regulations, 2021.
The following has been stated namely: -
• It states that the amendment of regulation 11.5 shall be substituted with:- “The distribution licensee shall complete technical feasibility study within 15 days of the date of acknowledgment issued to the applicant. Provided that the application for rooftop Solar Photovoltaic system upto 10 kW capacity, complete in all respect shall be deemed to have been accepted without requiring technical feasibility study. Any commensurate enhancement of the sanctioned load of the consumer, as may be required, shall be carried out by the distribution licensee for which the consumer shall be liable to pay requisite charges for extension in load as per the provisions of Supply Code, 2024.”
• It states that the amendment of regulation 11.9 shall be substituted with:- “During the period from the feasibility study or deemed acceptance of the application as per proviso to Regulation 11.5 till the completion of the installation, in case there is any requirement of upgradation of distribution infrastructure like augmentation of service line, distribution transformer capacity, etc., for installation of the required capacity of Rooftop SPV system, the same shall be carried out by the distribution licensee and the cost shall be included in the Annual Revenue Requirement of the distribution licensee”.
• It states that the amendment of regulation 11.13 shall be substituted with:- After submission of the installation certificate and site verification, the distribution licensee shall complete the signing of connection agreement for a period of up to 25 years, installation and sealing of the Bi-directional energy meter/unidirectional generation meter and successful commissioning of the SPV system within 15 days of the submission of installation certificate.
Detailed notification is attached below.
[Notification No. PSERC/Secy./Regu. 193]
