India Renewable Energy Policy Handbook 2017

1 Table of Contents
1 Table of Contents 2
1.1 List of Tables 3
2 Introduction 4
2.1 Renewable Energy Policy 4
2.2 GlobalData Report Guidance 4
3 Renewable Energy Policy, India 5
3.1 Renewable Energy Market, Overview 5
3.2 Electricity Act of 2003 5
3.3 Renewable Energy Certificates 6
3.4 Support for Solar Power 7
3.4.1 Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission 8
3.4.2 Net-metering 8
3.4.3 Feed-in Tariff for Solar Power 9
3.5 Support for Wind Power 9
3.5.1 Generation-Based Incentive for Grid Connected Wind Power Projects 9
3.5.2 Regulatory Incentives and State Government Policies 10
3.6 Support for Bio-power 11
3.6.1 Biomass Power and Bagasse Co-generation Program 11
3.6.2 Central Financial Assistance for Biomass Power Projects 11
3.6.3 Ethanol Production and Blending 12
3.6.4 National Biofuel Policy 13
3.6.5 National Biodiesel Mission 14
3.6.6 Regulatory Incentives for Bioenergy 14
3.7 Support for Small Hydropower 17
3.7.1 Small Hydropower Program 17
3.7.2 Financial Support to Private Sector, Joint Sector and Co-operative Society 17
3.7.3 Financial Support to State Government, Central Government and Public Sector Units 18
3.7.4 Feed-in Tariff for Small Hydropower 18
4 Appendix 19
4.1 Market Definitions 19
4.1.1 Power 19
4.1.2 Installed Capacity 19
4.1.3 Electricity Generation 19
4.1.4 Electricity Consumption 19
4.1.5 Thermal Power Plant 19
4.1.6 Hydropower Plant 19
4.1.7 Nuclear Power 19
4.1.8 Renewable Energy Resources 19
4.2 Abbreviations 20
4.3 Bibliography 20
4.4 Methodology 21
4.5 Coverage 21
4.5.1 Secondary Research 21
4.5.2 Primary Research 21
4.5.3 Modeling and Forecasting 22
4.6 Contact Us 22
4.7 Disclaimer 22

1.1 List of Tables
Table 1: Renewable Energy Certificate Volume, India, July 2014-Jan 2017 6
Table 2: Solar PV Net-metering Tariffs, India, 2016 8
Table 3: Federal Level Feed-in Tariff for Solar Power (INR/kWh and $/kWh), India, 2016-2017 9
Table 4: State-level Feed-in Tariffs for Wind Power Plants, India, 2016 10
Table 5: Federal Level Feed-in Tariff for Wind Power (INR/kWh and $/kWh), India, 2016-2017 11
Table 6: Central Financial Assistance for Biomass Power Project and Bagasse Co-generation Projects by Sugar Mill Type, India, 2015 12
Table 7: Central Financial Assistance for Bagasse Co-generation Project in Existing Co-operative Sector Sugar Mills Employing Boiler Modifications, India, 2015 12
Table 8: Financial Support for Biofuel, India, 2015 13
Table 9: State-level Feed-in Tariffs for Bioenergy-Based Power Plants, 2016 14
Table 10: Federal Level Feed-in Tariffs for Biopower Based Power Plants (INR/kWh and $/kWh), 2016-2017 14
Table 11: Support for Hydropower in Private Sector, Joint Sector and Co-operative Societies, India, 2015 18
Table 12: Support for Hydropower in State Government, Central Government and Public Sector Units, India, 2016 18
Table 13: Abbreviations 20