Schemes for Harnessing Renewable Energy in North Eastern Region of India – EQ

(a)CFA for Residential Sector:

(i)For projects directly implemented by DISCOMs through tender mode:

• Central Financial Assistance (CFA) up to 40% for capacity up to 3 kWp
• CFA up to 20% for capacity beyond 3 kWp and up to 10 kWp
• CFA up to 20% for GHS/RWA capacity up to 500 kWp (limited to 10 kWp per house and total upto 500 kWp)

(ii) For projects being implemented under national portal (solarrooftop.gov.in)

Special category States includes North Eastern States including Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, UTs of Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Lakshadweep, and Andaman & Nicobar Islands

(b) Incentives to DISCOMs:

For DISCOMS Incentives up to 10% of project cost depending upon achievements in capacity addition above baseline.

Component A: Setting up of 10,000 MW of Decentralized Ground/Stilt Mounted Solar Power Plants on barren/fallow/pasture/marshy land of farmers. Such plants can be installed by individual farmer, Solar Power Developer, Cooperatives, Panchayats and Farmers Producer Organisations.

Benefit available: Procurement Based Incentive (PBI) to the DISCOMs @ 40 paise/kWh or Rs.6.60 lakhs/MW/year, whichever is lower, for buying solar power under this scheme. The PBI is given to the DISCOMs for a period of five years from the Commercial Operation Date of the plant. Therefore, the total PBI that payable to DISCOMs is upto Rs. 33 Lakh per MW.

Component B: Installation of 20 Lakh Stand-alone Solar Pumps in off-grid areas. CFA of 50% of the benchmark cost or the tender cost, whichever is lower, of the stand-alone solar pump is provided for projects in North Eastern States, Sikkim, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, Lakshadweep and A&N Islands. For other States/Union Territories, CFA of 30% of the benchmark cost or the tender cost, whichever is lower, of the stand-alone solar pump is provided.

Component C: Solarisation of 15 Lakh Grid Connected Agriculture Pumps through (i) Individual Pump Solarisation and (ii) Feeder Level Solarisation.

Benefit available: (a) Individual Pump Solarization: CFA of 50% of the benchmark cost or the tender cost, whichever is lower, of the solar PV component is provided for projects in North Eastern States, Sikkim, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, Lakshadweep and A&N Islands. For other States/Union Territories, CFA of 30% of the benchmark cost or the tender cost, whichever is lower, of the solar PV component is provided.

(b) Feeder Level Solarization: Agriculture feeders can be solarized by the State Government in CAPEX or RESCO mode with CFA of 50 % for projects in North Eastern States, Sikkim, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, Lakshadweep and A&N Islands ( i.e. CFA upto Rs. 1.75 Crore per MW calculated at project cost of Rs. 3.5 Crore per MW) . In other States/Union Territories CFA of 30 %  is available for such projects ( i.e. CFA upto Rs. 1.05 Crore per MW calculated at project cost of Rs. 3.5 Crore per MW).

Up to 20 Lakh per MW or 30% of the project cost, whichever is lower, for development of infrastructure.

For Non-Bagasse Cogeneration Projects: Rs. 40 Lakhs/ Megawatt (Maximum CFA- Rs. 5.00 Crore per project)

(b) for BioCNG/Enriched Biogas/Compressed Biogas generation: (Maximum CFA- Rs.10 crore/project)

(i) BioCNG generation from new Biogas plant- Rs 4.0 Crore per 4800 Kg/day;

(ii) BioCNG generation from existing Biogas plant- Rs 3.0 Crore per 4800 Kg/day;

(c) for Power generation based on Biogas (Maximum CFA- Rs. 5.00 crore/project):-

(i) Power generation from new biogas plant: Rs 0.75 Crore per MW

(ii) Power generation from existing biogas plant: Rs 0.5 crore / MW

(d) for Power generation based on bio & agro-industrial waste (other than MSW through incineration process):- Rs. 0.40 crore/MW (Maximum CFA – Rs.5.00 Crore/Project)

(e) for Biomass Gasifier for electricity/ thermal applications:

1. 1. Rs. 2,500 per kW_e with duel fuel engines for electrical application
   2. Rs. 15,000 per kW_e with 100% gas engines for electrical application
   3. Rs. 2 lakh per 300 kW_th for thermal applications.

Note:

• In case, the Waste to Energy plants are set up in NE Region, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh , Uttarakhand, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Lakshadweep and Andaman & Nicobar Islands), the eligible CFA would be 20% higher than Standard CFA pattern given above.
• Biogas/BioCNG/Power (biogas based) generation plants based on cattle dung as main feedstock set up by Gaushalas independently or through joint ventures/partnerships will be eligible for 20% higher CFA than Standard CFA pattern given above. These Gaushalas (Shelters) should be registered with the respective State Government.

b) Rs. 35,000/- to Rs. 45,000/- per kilowatt for power generation and Rs. 17,500 /- to Rs. 22,500/- per kilowatt equivalent for thermal applications (25 – 2500 cubic meter/day plant capacity). However, the eligible CFA would be 20% higher than Standard CFA for projects in NE Region, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Lakshadweep and Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Scheduled Castes (SC)/ Scheduled Tribe (ST).