Ministerial Office Memorandum No. 238/78/2017-Wind of 2018 on the Amendment of the National Wind-Solar Hybrid Policy

Meta Data

Draft:

Revision of previous policy?:

Yes

Effective Start Year:

2018

Scope:

National

Document Type:

Overarching Policy, Other

Economic Sector:

Energy, Power

Energy Types:

Renewable, Solar, Wind

Issued by:

Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India

Source:

Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India

File:

Amendment in National Wind-Solar Hybrid Policy

Overall Summary:

The Ministerial Office Memorandum No. 238/78/2017-Wind of 2018 on the Amendment of the National Wind-Solar Hybrid Policy amends some of the provisions of the 2018 National Wind-Solar Hybrid Policy. In particular, Clauses 1.6 and 5.4 are amended.

Governance

National policy structure:

The undersigned is directed to refer to the National Wind-Solar Hybrid Policy [...] and the issue of 'storage' in said Policy, where storage was defined in terms of batery storage only. This restricted usage of other forms of storage such as pumped hydro, compressed air, flywheel, etc., under the Hybrid Policy. To broaden the definition of storage the word 'battery' is removed from relevant clauses (1.6 and 5.4).

Full Document Text

No. 238/78/2017-Wind of India of New & Renewable Energy

CGO Complex, Block No.14, Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110003

1 August, 2018

Office Memorandum

Subject: Amendment in National Wind-Solar Hybrid Policy - Reg.

The undersigned is directed to refer to National Wind-Solar Hybrid Policy issued by this Ministry vide 0M dated 14-05-2018 and the issue of 'storage' in said Policy, wherein storage was defined in terms of battery storage only. This restricted usage of other forms of storage such as pumped hydro, compressed air, flywheel, etc., under the Hybrid Policy. To broaden the definition of storage the word 'battery' is removed from relevant clauses (1.6 and 5.4). The clauses 1.6 and 5.4 of the said policy may be read as follows:

Clause 1.6

"To smoothen the wind solar hybrid power further, appropriate capacity of storage may also be added to the project. "

Clause 5.4

"Storage:

Storage may be added to the hybrid project (i) to reduce the variability of output power from wind solar hybrid plant; (ii) providing higher energy output for a given capacity (bid/ sanctioned capacity) at delivery point, by installing additional capacity of wind and solar power in a wind solar hybrid plant; and (iii) ensuring availability of firm power for a particular period.

Bidding factors for wind solar hybrid plants with storage may include minimum firm power output throughout the day or for defined hours during the day, extent of variability allowed in output power, unit price of electricity, etc."

(G. UPadhyay)

Director

To,

All concerned.