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TRANSITION FROM ACCELERATED DEPRECIATION TO GBI | 1
TRANSITION FROM ACCELERATED DEPRECIATION
TO GENERATION BASED INCENTIVE
For independent IPPs, the While a project has equity • While CERC regulations
AD resulted in marginal investment of 30% to 35% of would mean higher post tax
benefit since the tax total project cost, the return, however, since any
holiday used to offset accelerated depreciation on other benefits (AD or GBI)
Comments such benefit entire project cost provides tax are proposed to be
shield against profits – This subsumed within tariff, the
However, under GBI, IRR results in high IRRs and projected returns could be
of independent IPPs accordingly, such players would lower as compared to the
improves significantly not opt for GBI present scenario