Andhra Pradesh Wind Power Policy, 2015
GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH ABSTRACT
ENERGY, INFRASTRUCTURE & INVESTMENT DEPARTMENT - Development
of Wind Power in Andhra Pradesh – Andhra Pradesh Wind Power
Policy, 2015 -
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ENERGY, INFRASTRUCTURE & INVESTMENT (PR.II) DEPARTMENT
G.O.MS.No. 9 Dated:13.02.2015
Read the following:
1. G.O.Ms.No.48, Energy (Res) Deptt., dated 11.04.2008.
2. G.O.Ms.No.99, Energy (Res) Deptt., dated 09.08.2008.
3. From the VC&MD, NREDCAP, Hyderabad Lr.No.NREDCAP /
WE/Govt./2014, dated 25.09.2014.
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ORDER :
In order to promote Wind Power Projects, the Government of
Andhra
Pradesh have issued orders formulating Andhra Pradesh Wind Power
Policy,
2012 vide references 1 st and 2 nd read above. The operative
period of policy
was 5 years and it expired in April, 2013, Considering, the good
wind power
potential existing in the State and to achieve 4000 MW capacity
addition through
wind power during the next 5 years period, there is a need to
bring out
comprehensive wind power policy.
2. Government, after
detailed discussions on the proposal vide reference 3 rd
cited with various stakeholders viz., APTRANSCO., APDISCOMs,
NREDCAP
Wind Power Developers and Associations etc., hereby issue the
Wind Power
Policy, 2015 as mentioned below:
PREAMBLE
India is amongst the largest wind power markets in the world.
Wind power is
already economical in comparison to conventional power sources
and Andhra
Pradesh has a huge wind power potential that is yet to be
harnessed. The wind
power potential in the combined state of Andhra Pradesh as
estimated by the
National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE) , formerly known as
Centre for Wind
Energy Technology (C-WET) is around14,497 MW at 80 m level with
maximum
potential existing in the districts of Ananthapur, Kadapa,
Kurnool, Chittoor and
Nellore districts.
The Government of Andhra Pradesh has earlier issued “Wind Power
Policy”, vide
G.O.Ms.No.48 dated 11.04.2008 and G.O.Ms.No.99 dated 09.09.2008,
to
promote wind power projects. Since the policy operative period
was for five (5)
years, the policy expired in April, 2013. Taking into
consideration the rising power
requirements of the State post bifurcation and clean energy
considerations, the
government of Andhra Pradesh is keen to promote wind power
generation in a
big way.
OBJECTIVES:
1. To encourage, develop and promote wind power generation in
the State
with a view to meet the growing demand for power in an
environmentally
and economically sustainable manner.
2. To attract private investment to the State for the
establishment of large
wind power projects.
3. To promote investments for setting up manufacturing
facilities in the State,
which can generate gainful local employment.
1 Operative Period
The policy shall come into operation with effect from the date
of issuance and
shall remain applicable for a period of five (5) years and/ or
shall remain in force
till such time a new policy is issued.
Wind power projects that are commissioned during the operative
period shall be
eligible for the incentives declared under this policy, for a
period of ten (10) years
from the date of commissioning – unless the period is
specifically mentioned for
any incentive.
2 Eligible Developers
All registered companies, Joint Venture Companies, Central and State power
generation/ distribution companies and public / private sector
wind power
developers will be eligible for setting up of wind power
projects, either for the
purpose of captive/group captive use and/or for selling of
electricity to the utilities
or third parties, in accordance with the Electricity Act-2003,
as amended from
time to time.
The entity desiring to set up wind power project(s), either for
sale of power and/
or for captive use/group captive use of power within or outside
the State, shall
inform the Nodal Agency as per the para (9) of this policy.
3 Category of Wind Power Projects
Category I: Projects set up in government / revenue lands or
forest areas
or assigned lands and also in private lands selling power within
the State
Power generated from the wind power projects installed entirely
or partly on
government/ revenue land or forest areas shall be for sale
within the State only.
The Govt. of A.P. may consider proposals for allotment of
revenue land if available - at
the wind power potential areas on first come first serve basis-
based on recommendation
of NREDCAP, as per the provisions of New Land Allotment Policy
announced by the
Government vide G.O. Ms. No: 571, Dt: 14-09-2012 of Revenue
(Assignment-I) Dept.
To facilitate faster execution of projects, the district
collector shall handover
advance possession of land including pathways to NREDCAP and the
land shall
be allotted in the joint name of NREDCAP and the Developer. The
concerned
district collector after taking into account all the necessary
undertakings of land
proposal shall permit the developer to start the construction.
NREDCAP shall
withdraw its rights from the land once the project gets
commissioned.
In case of forest areas, the developers shall submit the
application through the
Nodal Agency to the forest department, to consider for allotment
as per the
guidelines/regulations laid down by the forest department from
time to time.
If the wind farm is set up in private land then the Eligible
Developer shall procure
the land from the landholder on their own.
Category II: Captive use or group captive use /direct sale to
3rd party sale
within the State/States other than A.P. State
The State will promote wind power producers to set up wind power
projects with
no cap on capacity for captive use/group captive or sale of
power to 3 rd party
within the State/States other than Andhra Pradesh. These
projects will also
qualify for Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) subject to
applicable
regulations/ guidelines issued by the appropriate commission.
Category III: Projects under Renewable Energy Certificate
Mechanism
The State will promote wind power producers to set up wind power
projects with
no cap on capacity for sale through Renewable Energy Certificate
(REC)
mechanism. The wind power producers will be required to apply
for accreditation
to the State Accreditation Agency and thereafter to Central
Agency for
registration and issuance of RE certificate under REC mechanism
as per
order/regulations of the appropriate commission. The power
generated from
these power projects shall be purchased by APDiscoms at pooled
cost of power
purchase as determined by APERC from time to time.
4 Capacity Allotment
The wind power projects shall be allowed in the areas notified
by MNRE or in the
areas where wind
monitoring studies have
been undertaken by
MNRE/NIWE/NREDCAP/GoAP. In case wind resource assessment studies
are
proposed to be undertaken by the private developers, the
capacity allotment will
be considered only on submission of the wind data validation
report of NIWE.
The area applied for development of wind farm shall be clearly
marked on a topo-
sheet and google Map with the proposed capacity to be developed
in that area.
NREDCAP shall be responsible for capacity allotment for upto 40
MW and to
recommend capacity allotment beyond 40 MW to Government of AP.
5 Wind Resource Assessment studies in Private Sector
Permission for carrying out Wind Resource Assessment (WRA)and
subsequent
development at self-identified locations by the private entities
will be given by the
Nodal Agency on a first come first serve basis and will be
governed by MNRE
circular no. 51/9/2007-WE dated 20.06.2008 for wind measurement
&
subsequent development by private sector.
The applicant needs to clearly demarcate the project boundaries
in a topo-sheet
(scale 1:50000) where it is proposed to conduct the WRA study.
All applications
received will be scrutinised to ensure that the site identified
has not been allotted
to any other entity for WRA study as on the application date or
is not within 5km
radius from NIWE/NREDCAP proven or on-going wind masts as on the
application date. Such WRA studies shall be completed within 24
months from
date of signing of MoU with NREDCAP.
After completion of wind monitoring exercise, the applicant will
be provided an
exclusive period of 180 days from the expiry date of MOU to get
the data
authenticated by NIWE and make an application for capacity
allotment. If the
project is not applied for capacity allotment, the permission
granted for private
WRA study shall be cancelled. The applicant is also required to
provide an
undertaking to NREDCAP, with a copy to NIWE, indicating that
NIWE can share
the data to NREDCAP for subsequent/additional capacity allotments
in the
proposed (or balance) area.
6 Solar and Wind Hybrid Power Projects
To enable better utilization of common infrastructure and
related facilities, solar
and wind hybrid power projects shall be encouraged in the State.
The tariff for
such solar projects shall be as determined by APERC.
7 Repowering
The wind power developers will be encouraged to install higher
capacity and
improved technology Wind Electric Generators (WEGs) by
undertaking
appropriate micro-siting studies in order to optimally utilize
the available wind
resource potential at the project sites.
In respect of projects where lower capacity and lower hub height
WEGs were
installed and which have completed more than 15 years of life,
proposals will be
considered for replacing older turbines with higher capacity
WEGs. In such
cases, approval will be granted - subject to amendment of Power
Purchase
Agreement (PPA) with extension of time period for another 25
years.
The tariff payable for energy corresponding to the additional
capacity available
due to repowering of such projects shall be as per the
applicable tariff
determined by APERC from time to time.
8 GoAP Incentives
To enable wind power capacity addition in the State, following
incentives shall be
provided for Eligible Developers for those projects setting
during the operative
period mentioned in the para one (1).
a) Power Evacuation
i. The Eligible Developer shall bear the entire cost of power
evacuation
facilities for interconnecting the wind farm with the grid.
ii. The Eligible Developer shall abide by the orders, rules,
regulations and
terms and conditions as approved by APERC from time to time for
operation of wind farms, power evacuation, transmission and
wheeling
of energy.
iii. Wind power projects will be exempted from paying the
supervision
charges to APTransco/Discom towards the internal evacuation
infrastructure within the wind farm site and upto pooling
sub-station. All
electrical installations within wind farm site and upto pooling
sub-station
shall be as per the statutory requirements and shall be
certified by the
Chief Electrical Inspector General (CEIG) or any other statutory
authority.
iv. APTransco/Discom will
dispose the proposals for the technical
feasibility for evacuation within 14 days from the date of
receipt of
application. Any upstream system strengthening requirement shall
be
borne by APTransco/Discom on a priority basis.
b) Transmission and Distribution charges for wheeling of power
There will be no Transmission and Distribution charges for
wheeling of
power generated from wind power projects, to the desired
location/s for
captive use/third party sale within the State through grid.
However, the
Transmission and Distribution charges for wheeling of power
generated
from the wind power projects for sale outside the State shall be
as per
regulations of APERC.
The 3 rd party sale by Eligible Developers under this policy
will be permitted
only to HT – I category consumers as categorized in Tariff
Orders and as
per the regulations issued by APERC from time to time.
c) Energy Banking
Banking of 100% of energy shall be permitted during all 12
months of the
year. Banking charges shall be adjusted in kind @ 2% of the
energy
delivered at the point of drawal. The banking year shall be from
April to
March.
Drawals from banked energy shall not be permitted during five
(5) month
period from 1 st April to 30 th June and 1 st February to 31 st
March of each
financial year. In addition, drawls of banked energy during the
Time of the
Day (ToD) applicable during the peak hours, as specified in the
respective
Retail Supply Tariff Order, shall also not be permitted
throughout the year.
However, the provisions on banking pertaining to drawal
restrictions shall
be reviewed based on the power supply position in the State.
Energy injected into the grid from date of synchronization to
Commercial
Operation Date (COD) will be considered as deemed energy
banking.
The unutilized banked energy shall be considered as deemed
purchase by
Discoms at the pooled power purchase cost as determined by the
APERC
for the applicable year. Energy settlement shall be done on
monthly basis.
d) Open Access
Intra-state Open Access clearance for the whole tenure of the
project or
25 years whichever is earlier will be granted as per the APERC
Regulations amended from time to time. In absence of any
response or
intimation from the Nodal Agency to the generator within 21
days, then
such application shall be considered to be deemed open access.
e) Electricity Duty
All wind power projects are exempted from paying Electricity
Duty in case
of sale of power to APDiscom.
f) Deemed Public Private Partnership (PPP) Status
Deemed PPP status shall be provided for projects coming up under
Category I and have entered into a PPA with APDiscom for sale of
power.
g) Non Agriculture Status
Deemed Non-Agricultural (NA) status for the land where wind
power
projects will be accorded, on payment of applicable statutory
fees.
h) Deemed Industry Status
Generation of electricity from wind power projects shall be
treated as
eligible industry under the schemes administered by the
Industries
Department and incentives available to industrial units under
such
schemes shall be available to the wind power producers.
i) Must run status
Injection from wind power projects shall be considered to be
deemed
scheduled subject to prevailing regulations/grid code of
appropriate
commission.
j) Pollution Clearance
Wind power projects will be exempted from obtaining any NOC/Consent
for establishment under pollution control laws from AP Pollution
Control
Board.
9 Nodal Agency
New and Renewable Energy Development Corporation of A.P. Ltd
(NREDCAP)
shall act as a Nodal Agency under this policy and as decided by
the government
from time to time.
The Nodal Agency and/or designated offices by the Nodal Agency
shall be
responsible for facilitating single window clearance of the
projects for the
following activities:
a) Registration of projects
b) Allotment of capacity of projects
c) Processing of proposals for allotment of revenue land or
Forest land.
d) Arranging approval for power evacuation plan and open access.
e) Arranging other statutory clearances/approvals if any.
f) Co-ordination with MNRE/SECI/APTransco/APDiscoms and other
central
and state agencies.
An online system will be established by the Nodal Agency for
acceptance of
applications and for providing status updates. The developers
will be given a
login access for tracking the status updates. All
approvals/clearances shall be
disposed within 30 days from the date of registration.
10 Time Lines for Project Completion
The Eligible Developers should enter into a project agreement
along with the
applicable fees and bank guarantees with the Nodal Agency within
two (2)
months from the date of sanction of the capacity allotment.
In case of wind power projects allotted in revenue lands, the
project shall be
commissioned within 18 months from the date of possession of revenue
lands
and/ or issue of power evacuation clearance, whichever is later.
In case of wind
power projects allotted in private lands, the projects shall be
commissioned within
18 months from the date of issue of power evacuation clearance.
In case of revenue and private lands, if there is no development
at the site, even
after three (3) years from the date of sanction, the site may be
offered to any
other developer by the Nodal Agency. The Nodal Agency would be
at liberty to
invite bids for setting up wind power projects in such sites,
where no
development is taken up within prescribed period. In such cases,
the
Government may resume the lands so allotted or acquire the land
purchased by
the developers at the same price at which the sale deeds were
registered and
offer the lands to other developers by inviting bids.
11 Manufacturing
The Government intends to promote wind turbine manufacturing
facilities that
can contribute towards wind sector development in the State. The
following
incentives shall be applicable for new manufacturing facilities
and equipment’s,
ancillaries related to wind power projects only.
• Priority allotment of
Government land on long term lease basis
• Exemption from
electricity duty for a period of ten (10) years for consumption
of electricity from the first year of operation.
12 Applicability of this Policy for wind power projects approved
under
earlier Policy
This policy is applicable in respect of all wind power projects
which are not
commissioned as on date of notification of this policy in the
State of Andhra
Pradesh.
13 Project Monitoring
A “High Level Committee” constituted with the following members
will monitor the
progress of implementation of the Wind Power Policy:
1. Secretary, Energy Department
2. Chairman and Managing Director, APTRANSCO
3. CMD of APDISCOMs
4. V.C.& Managing Director, NREDCAP( Member-Convener)
5. Representative of Indian
Wind Turbine Manufacturers
Association (IWTMA)
6. Representative of Indian Wind Power Association (IWPA)
If any difficulty arises in giving effect to this policy, the
High Level Committee is
authorized to issue clarification as well as interpretation to
such provisions, as
may appear to be necessary for removing the difficultly either
on its own motion
or after hearing those parties who have represented.
14 Mid-term Review
State Govt. may undertake a Mid-term Review of this policy after
a period of two
years or as and when need arises in view of any technological
breakthrough or to
remove any inconsistency with Electricity Act 2003, rules and
regulations made
there under or any Govt. of India policy.
15 Power to remove difficulties
If any difficulty arises in giving effect to this policy, energy
department is
authorized to issue clarification as well as interpretation to
such provisions, as
may appear to be necessary for removing the difficulty either on
its own motion
or after hearing those parties who have represented for change
in any provision.
(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH)
AJAY JAIN
SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT
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