INDIA: Continuation of the Off-Grid and Decentralized Concentrated Solar Thermal (CST) Technologies for Community Cooking, Process Heat and Space Heating & Cooling Applications in Industrial, Institutional and Commercial Establishments

Meta Data
Draft: 
No
Revision of previous policy?: 
No
Effective Start Year: 
2018
Effective End Year: 
2020
Scope: 
National
Document Type: 
Other
Economic Sector: 
Energy, Power, Multi-Sector
Energy Types: 
Renewable, Solar
Issued by: 
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India
Notes: 
Unofficial source
Source: 
EQ International
File: 
CST-Scheme-2017-20
Overall Summary: 
The Continuation of the Scheme on “Off-Grid and Decentralized Concentrated Solar Thermal (CST) Technologies for Community Cooking, Process Heat and Space Heating & Cooling Applications in Industrial, Institutional and Commercial Establishments” during the period 2017-18 to 2019-20.
Renewable Energy
RE targets: 
The Scheme will comprise the following year wise targets as under: Financial Year: 2017-18, Target(m2): 20000; Financial Year: 2018-19, Target(m2): 30000; Financial Year: 2019-20, Target(m2): 40000; Total: 90,000.
RE capital subsidy, grant, or rebate: 
(ii). Subsidy rate: a. @ 30% of the bench mark cost or actual cost whichever is less to all beneficiaries in all states. b. @ 60% of the bench mark or actual cost whichever is less to Non-profit making bodies and institutions in special category states, viz., NE states, Sikkim, J&K, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and islands. (iii). There will be no upper cap on the subsidy to be provided on CST based systems. The pattern of subsidy as above will be continued for 2 years where after, it will be reduced to 20% and 40% respectively.