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The Tamil Nadu authorities has announced an amended Repowering Policy for upwind mills successful the State.
In an bid dated January 14, it said that with respect to upwind vigor generators commissioned earlier April 1, 2016, the upwind mill owners should mandatorily opt for repowering oregon refurbishment oregon beingness hold connected completion of 20 years of operational life. In respect of upwind vigor generators commissioned connected oregon aft April 1, 2016, the request of undertaking repowering oregon refurbishment oregon beingness hold whitethorn beryllium applied aft the completion of 25 years of operational life.
Such projects volition beryllium considered for repowering, provided they pb to summation successful the yearly vigor generation. The summation volition beryllium connected pro-rata ground based connected the capableness repowered/added done repowering.
In respect of improvement charges, the magnitude of Rs.30 lakhs per MW is meant lone for the incremental repowered capacity. However, for the existing upwind capableness a nominal complaint of Rs.5 lakhs per MW shall beryllium applicable.
Wind mills that person completed the beingness play of 20 years and those with mean procreation for the past 3 fiscal years not little than 70 % of the rated procreation certified by autarkic bureau similar NIWE are eligible for beingness extension, according to the amended policy.
The yearly banking of upwind vigor generated volition proceed and the yearly banking play volition beryllium from April1 to March 31, surplus unutilised banked vigor astatine the extremity of each fiscal twelvemonth should beryllium paid astatine 75% of tariff fixed by TNERC, and slot to slot usage of banked vigor volition beryllium permitted, it said. Peak hr procreation is allowed for accommodation successful the mean hours and successful off-peak hours, the argumentation said.
The Southern India Mills Association has welcomed the amended argumentation saying it volition fortify the competitiveness of Tamil Nadu’s textile manufacture vis-à-vis different States arsenic the manufacture volition person greenish energy.
