Revised solar policy – Newspaper

The decision to significantly amend the purchase prices on which the power distribution companies buy electricity from the solar system owners are the right step towards all consumers towards energy price equity.

Under the revised net metering policy, distribution companies will buy unused additional solar electricity from pure -meter users at Rs 10 per unit, which is less than Rs 27 to about 63 63 pcs during the day, when they sell grid electricity during grid hours, and are paid by Rs 48. Reviewed taxes will apply to newly distributed solar or netter users. The current beneficiaries will change under this framework after the expiry of their seven -year contracts. In addition, users with net meters will not be allowed to install more solar capacity than their approved loads, in addition to the current 50 pc margin, compared to the existing 50 PC margin.

Due to three factors, the review was necessary. One, most of the roofing solar owners have installed more extra solar power than they needed. This helps them export additional electrons to the grid during the day, and are imported after sunset. Extra electrons exported to winter distribution firms are often recovered in the summer. This is equivalent to using the grid as a large storage battery, while avoiding capacity compensation and transmission cost payments on power use.

Second, the average cost of electricity due to rich urban netter households is affecting nine-PC per unit, which the Ministry of Energy says, if the policy is not changed, can increase by 2034 to 2034. By the end of December 2024, the current 283,000 roof solar owners had already shifted the burden of 159bn to people depending on grid power. Thirdly, there are legitimate concerns that high penetration of distributed solar infrastructure can put at risk of failure, as most net -meter surplus burden is concentrated in major cities, where rapid expansion of capacity can be compromised.

It is natural that changes in the distributed solar policy, resulting in a decrease in backback rates, and a change in pure billing by pure measurement. But the opposition created by the policy has been brought to the wrong place as they will increase the payment periods for consumers who have planned or planned a large -scale solar system. Despite the harsh conditions of pure metering in falling solar panels and equipment prices, the salary period will be shortened, at least for those who are capable of using themselves despite changes in the tax structure for distributed solar. Some may argue that the concessions will discourage the solarization of the roof, but it is unlikely because solar energy is still cheaper than the grid and becomes more cost -effective with the improvement of technology.

Dawn, appeared on March 15, 2025