{"id":116035,"date":"2021-06-23T10:50:42","date_gmt":"2021-06-23T10:50:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/?p=116035"},"modified":"2021-06-23T10:50:43","modified_gmt":"2021-06-23T10:50:43","slug":"new-green-tariff-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/new-green-tariff-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"New Green Tariff Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Question: Consider the following statements;<br>I) India is planning a new green tariff policy for electricity discoms.<br>ii) It will help electricity distribution companies (discoms) supply electricity generated from clean energy projects at a cheaper rate as compared to power from conventional fuel sources such as coal.<br>Which of the above statements are correct?<\/strong><br>a) only i<br>b) only ii<br>c) both i and ii<br>d) none of the above<br><strong>Ans: c<br>Context<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Union Government is planning to introduce new green tariff policy for greener power sector.<\/li><li>It will improve India\u2019s green credential at global stage.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Facts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>This future new policy will help electricity distribution companies (discoms) supply electricity generated from clean energy projects at a cheaper rate as compared to power from conventional fuel sources such as coal.<\/li><li>Large corporate who are looking to procure only green power, they can contract such power from a clean energy developer as it is done in commercial and industrial (C&amp;I) segment.<\/li><li>Presently, discoms purchase renewable energy as part the renewable purchase obligations (RPO).<\/li><li>Once the mechanism is in place, discoms can exclusively buy green electricity and supply it at \u2018green tariff\u2019.<\/li><li>Green Tariff will be the weighted average tariff of green energy that consumer will have to pay and this tariff will be slightly lower than tariff from conventional fuel sources.<\/li><li>If an industry wants only green power from a developer, the open access applications will have to be approved within a fortnight.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Open Access Application<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Open access allows large users of energy, consuming over 1 megawatt of power, to buy energy from open market, instead of depending on expensive grid.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By kameshwar shukla<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Reference:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livemint.com\/industry\/energy\/india-working-on-a-green-tariff-policy-11624353691425.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.livemint.com\/industry\/energy\/india-working-on-a-green-tariff-policy-11624353691425.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: Consider the following statements;I) India is planning a new green tariff policy for electricity discoms.ii) It will help electricity distribution companies (discoms) supply electricity generated from clean energy projects at a cheaper rate as compared to power from conventional fuel sources such as coal.Which of the above statements are correct?a) only ib) only iic) 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