May 25, 2021
The waiver applies to inter-State transmission charges for 25 years.
The National Solar Federation of India has written to the Ministry of Power seeking clarity on whether the long-term waiver of transmission charges will extend to solar and wind projects whose commissioning will get extended beyond June 2023 due to regulatory and government delays.
“Many solar projects’ power supply agreements are yet to be signed and once signed, it is required to be approved by respective State electricity regulatory commissions. The whole process will take at least six months and it would not be possible for such projects to commission by June 30, 2023 in the current pandemic situation,” the industry group said in a May 20 letter to Power Secretary Alok Kumar.
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Supreme Court has on Tuesday reserved its order in plea filed seeking protection for Great Indian Bustard from transmission lines in States of Rajasthan and Gujarat.
A three-judge Bench of CJI Bobde, Justice Bopanna and Justice Ramasubramanian concluded hearing the arguments of all parties regarding under grounding of low and high voltage transmission lines to protect Great Indian Bustards which is an endangered species.
The Court had previously observed that it can consider directing under-grounding of the low voltage transmission lines in states of Rajasthan and Gujarat, and installation of Bird diverters in case of High transmission lines, for protection of the Great Indian Bustard.