Working Draft ON PROJECT DEVELOPMENT PROCESS FOR GRID CONNECTED GROUND MOUNTED SOLAR PLANT

Project Registration with SNA PPA signing within __ days from LOA Adherence to following laws will also be required by solar
Apply for Central / State Duty Exemption for imports of Plant equipment acceptance as stipulated under the bidding project developer:
Application form and other details available on State Nodal Agency
document Social/ Labour laws:
Agency (SNA) website MNRE Excise duty exemption online portal
Building and other Construction workers (Regulation of
Check for state specific tax concessions on VAT, Stamp duty, Registration charges for IPPs/ Renewable
Employment and Conditions of Service) Act 1996
power plants under on SNA / State Energy Department / Commercial Tax Department website.
Achieve Financial Closure within __ days the Factories Act 1948
Check tender documents on requirement of
getting a company registered under The from signing PPA as stipulated under the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act 1970 (for
bidding document contract labours)
Companies Act 1956 before participation in

For Solar Project Development in Solar Parks no individual clearances would be required. Facilities provided under solar park could be accessed on solar park implementing Agency websites.
bidding Obtain Power Evacuation Approval Inter State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment
and Condition of Service) Act 1979. (for workers hired
Option 1: Use existing transmission network of State Level Power Transmission Company (SPTC) by signing outside the state)
a transmission agreement draft copy available at SPTCs website. Temporary Electricity Connection the Employees' Provident Funds and
Participate in Bidding Process Miscellaneous Provisions Act 1952,
Option 2: Obtain approval of power evacuation scheme from SPTC within stipulate time (mentioned in Apply to SPTC for temporary electricity connection as Payment of Gratuity Act 1972,
bidding document) from signing of PPA. Details on Application Process / Processing fees for formulation of per procedure mentioned on SPTCs website
Maternity Benefit Act 1961,
evacuation scheme for Renewable energy project could be availed from the power transmission company Employee State Insurance Act 1948
OR
Project Allotment / LOA issuance website. Resettlement and Rehabilitation (R&R) policy 2007
Apply to power Distribution Company (discom) as per
Technical Regulations:
relevant SOPs available on discom websites.

Obtain Consent for Establish (CFE) Consent for Operate (CFO) CEA (Technical Standards for Construction of Electrical
Site Identification using taluka level solar radiation Plants and Electrical Lines) Regulations 2010

data (from SNA websites) or Solar Radiation Resource Obtain CFE / CFO from State Pollution Control Board (SPCB): CEA (Safety Requirements for Construction, Operation and
(Obtain following information from SPCB websites) Mobilize Plant Equipments on Site Maintenance of Electrical Plants and Electrical Lines)
Assessment: http://niwe.res.in/department_srra.php
Regulations 2011
CFE CFO CEA (Measures relating to Safety and Electric Supply)
Consent fee INR __/- per MW INR __/- per MW 2010.
Consent Issuance Time __ days __ days Plant Erection strictly as per the drawings CERC (Grant of Connectivity, Long-term Access and
For Solar Project Development in Solar Parks visit the Land Allotment policy on Solar Park implementing Agency websites.

Obtain NOC from Gram Panchayat

Consent Validity __ years from issue date __ years from issue date approved by Department of Electrical Medium-term Open Access in Inter-State Transmission and
Inspectorate/ CEIG related matters) Regulations 2009
Applicable Law: u/s 4(e) of The Provisions of The
In-principle Approvals

Panchayats (Extension to The Scheduled Areas), Act Solar plants are categorized under Green category for consent management by most SPCB. Green CERC (Indian Electricity Grid Code) Regulations 2010
1996 No. 40 of 1996 Category projects may not require CFE & CFO in some states. CEA (Grid Standards) Regulations 2010
CEA (Installation and Operation of Meters) Regulations
2006 & subsequent amendments
Obtain Pre-commissioning Final Grid
Land Conversion (if required) Initial Inspections by Electrical Inspectorate department Synchronization Approval Technical Laws For Solar Thermal Projects shall also include
Indian Boiler Act 1923
NOC will be required for conversion of use of
Applicable Law: u/s 47 A and chapter V of The Indian Electricity Rules 1956 Apply for grid Synchronization to SPTC or discom as State Specific Boiler Operation Rules
agricultural land to non-agricultural purpose from
Directorate/Department of town and country per the procedures available on the website. State Specific Boiler Attendant Rules
Visit State specific Electrical Inspectorate Department / Chief Electrical Inspectorate General (CEIG)
Planning
websites for application process and other details.
Details of application form and enclosures given at
respective states Town and country planning Inspection and Issuance of Safety Approvals Important Links:
department website Few Common approvals required across states are on drawings of transformer, generator,
earthing layout, key site plan, capacity of HT/LT breakers, cable laying are required. Register a Company: http://www.mca.gov.in/MCA21/RegisterNewComp.html
Details of land record documents can be obtained at Applicable law: u/s 32 & 43 of CEA (Measures
New Entrepreneurs: https://www.ebiz.gov.in/services
state specific land records / Revenue Departments Documents to be submitted: relating to safety and Electric Supply) Regulations Importer Exporter Code: http://www.dgft.org/iec_code.html
website 2010 Foreign Investments in India: https://rbi.org.in/scripts/FAQView.aspx?Id=26
LOA of the project
Apply to State Revenue authority / Revenue
PPA
Chief Electrical Inspector of state inspects the
ESI Scheme: http://www.esic.nic.in/press/ESIC_FAQ_booklet.pdf
Powers and Functions of CEIG:
department under State Revenue Act for No erected plants for the conditions provided under
Power Evacuation scheme and infrastructure http://powermin.nic.in/pdf/Electrical%20Inspectors%20Rules.pdf
Objection Certificate (NOC) regulations 12-29, 33-35, 44-51 & 55-77 of above States Solar Policies: http://mnre.gov.in/file-manager/UserFiles/state-solar-power-
Scheme for grid synchronization
mentioned regulations as directed under clause (x) of policies.htm
sub-section (2) of section 176, and sub-section (1) of Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) notifications on grid connected
section 162 of the Electricity Act 2003. solar rooftop plants: http://mnre.gov.in/schemes/decentralized-systems/solar-rooft
Update Land Records while buying land grid-connected/
Obtain Water Permission MNRE Schemes: http://www.mnre.gov.in/solar-mission/jnnsm/introduction-2/
As directed under detailed Mutation Process on state A one-point source to access all Indian Government Websites at all levels and from a
Locate a surface water structure online /offline from databases created under sectors http://goidirectory.nic.in/index.php
specific Land Records / Revenue Department website. Hydrology project of World Bank for states of Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Commissioning certificate issuance by CEIG /
National Land Record Modernization Programme (NLRMP):
Overview of land record management systems for states of Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, Tamil Nadu, Goa, Himachal Discom /SPTC http://dolr.nic.in/dolr/land_reforms1.asp
Gujarat, Karnataka, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab and Pondicherry. For other state visit respective state Water Resources
/ Irrigation department website. FAQs on the Registration Act 1908 (shall be helpful in case of buying land )
Pradesh, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, J&K can be accessed (Followed by)
Apply to local irrigation department / local municipal body for water permission under relevant http://dolr.nic.in/dolr/downloads/pdfs/Registration%20Act,%201908%20-%20FAQ.p
here Periodic inspections by Department of
clause of state specific Irrigation Act / Water Act & Coastal Regulatory Zone Notification 2011. Address of officers of Revenue Department, IGR Registration and Survey &
Land Record practices in 10 major Indian states can be Electrical Inspectorate/CEIG Settlement http://nlrmpportal.nic.in/stateTeam.aspx
accessed here