CERC issues draft regulations for inter-state connectivity of renewables

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has released the Grant of Connectivity and General Network Access [GNA] to the Inter-State Transmission System and Other Related Matters Regulations, 2017. Under this, a 100 MW project will be charged Rs 400,000, a 100-500 MW project will be charged Rs 600,000, a 500-1,000 MW project will be charged Rs 1.2 million and a project over 1,000 MW will be charged Rs 1.8 million for connectivity and GNA. The CERC has invited comments on the draft regulations till December 14, 2017.