Govt Sets Criteria for Allocation of Power from Central Pool to States, UTs
News 18Electricity from the central pool will not be allocated to states and UTs which will impose taxes on clean energy projects, impede the inter-state flow of power and have not cleared subsidy dues on electricity tariff, according to an official order. The Ministry of Power in an office order also stated that the power from the central pool will not be allocated to those states which have regulatory assets. Certain aspects will be examined whenever a request will be received from any state/union territory for allocation of power from the unallocated quota of Central Generating Stations, the order dated March 31, 2023, said. Lastly, whether any tax/cess has been imposed by the state concerned particularly on hydro-power or on renewable energy projects which have the potential to obstruct the inter-state flow of electricity, it said adding ”allocation of power to a state/UT would be strongly disincentivised if it is found violative in any of the above criteria.” The Ministry of Power allocates power generation capacity to states from time to time from its pool of unallocated quota in Central Generating Stations.
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