Power Minister R K Singh addressed a press conference on Green Open Access Rules

New Delhi: Union Minister for Power Shri Raj Kumar Singh today addressed a press conference about Green Open Access Rules 2022.

On this he said, It will enable commercial & industrial consumers for faster approval of Green OA, Uniform Banking and Voluntary purchase of green power.

Captive Consumers can take power under Green Open Access with no minimum limitation. Discom Consumers can demand for supply of Green power to them, he added.

He also States, this will act as a catalyst in persuance of achieving India's commitment of 500 GW of Non-fossil fuel by 2030.

About Green Open access:

The Green Open access is allowed to any consumer and the limit of Open Access Transaction has been reduced from 1 MW to 100 kW for green energy, to enable small consumers also to purchase renewable power through open access.

Provide certainty on open access charges to be levied on Green Energy Open Access Consumers which includes transmission charges, wheeling charges, cross-subsidy surcharge and standby charges. Cap on increasing of cross-subsidy surcharge as well as the removal of additional surcharge, not only incentivise the consumers to go green but also address the issues that have hindered the growth of open access in India.