PANAJI
With an aim to install 20 megawatt of solar power in the current year as allocated by the Centre, the State government has notified a revised scheme to provide financial assistance for promotion of grid-connected solar rooftop systems with net, group net, and virtual net metering for the period from 2023 to 2026.
Under the previous scheme, introduced in October 2021, over 100 households had taken the benefits of the subsidy under which an aggregate capacity of approximately one megawatt of solar rooftops in residential and commercial sector were commissioned. The scheme is now amended considering the Phase II of the Grid Connect Rooftop Solar Programme of the Union Ministry for New and Renewable Energy (MNRE).
The scheme will provide incentives in the form of subsidies for the installation of grid-connected solar rooftop systems with net metering from 1 kWp (kilowatt peak) up to 30 kWp for residential consumers, 500 kWp for group housing societies and residential welfare associations, and from 1 kWp to 90 kWp for all other applicable types of consumers including industries, commercial and educational institutions.
Explaining in detail, the notification stated that the State Government will provide subsidy restricting to 50 per cent for the first 10 kWp and subsidy restricting to 10 per cent beyond 10 kWp upto 30 kWp of sanction load to the Residential consumers based on the benchmark cost provided by MNRE.
For housing societies, a subsidy of 50 per cent, restricted to 500 kWp of sanction load will be provided, while for educational institution a subsidy of 50 per cent, restricted to 90 kWp and for commercial and industries it is 20 per cent restricted to 90 kWp of sanction load based on the benchmark cost as per MNRE.
“The subsidy under the scheme is applicable only for installation of solar rooftop systems through Goa Solar Portal & National Portal for Rooftop Solar. The proposed capacity to be installed in the State of Goa under the scheme is 20MW by 2024,” the notification stated.
