Green Energy Open Access Rule 2022: The Ministry of Power on Tuesday released the notification of Green Energy Open Access Rule 2022. The purchase of renewable energy will be the same for any Entity or Discom, as per the official notification said.

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"These rules shall be applicable for generation, purchase, and consumption of green energy, including the energy from Waste-to-Energy plant," the official notification further said.

According to the new rules, the Renewable Energy Purchase Rule will be the same for any Entity or Discom New. There will be no restriction on the setting up of Renewable Energy Units for companies. You can install as many units as you want according to your capacity.

Apart from this, there will be no limit on production. All applications for Open Access Green Energy will be valid from the nodal agency and approval will be given within 15 days. Apart from this, plants of Green Hydrogen or Green Ammonia will also be involved in renewable energy.

"Banking shall be permitted at least on a monthly basis on payment of charges to compensate additional costs, if any, to the distribution licensee by the Banking and the Appropriate Commission shall fix the applicable charges," said the notification.

The permitted quantum of banked energy by the Green Energy Open Access consumers shall be at least thirty percent of the total monthly consumption of electricity from the distribution licensee by the consumers.

The charges to be levied on Green Energy Open Access consumers shall be as follows:-
(a) Transmission charges;
(b) Wheeling charges;
(c) Cross subsidy Surcharge;
(d) Standby charges wherever applicable; and
(e) No other charges except the charges above, shall be levied

The cross-subsidy surcharge and additional surcharge shall not be applicable if green energy is utilized for the production of green hydrogen and green ammonia.