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Compare states for waivers on open access charges (distribution, transmission, cross-subsidy, additional surcharge, etc.) for renewable energy.
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Distribution charges
Transmission charges
Cross subsidy
Additional surcharge
Banking charges
Andaman & Nicobar
Distribution charges
-
Transmission charges
-
Cross subsidy
-
Additional surcharge
-
Banking charges
-
Andhra Pradesh
Distribution charges
100%
Transmission charges
100%
Cross subsidy
0%
Additional surcharge
100%
Banking charges
Banking not permitted
Arunachal Pradesh
Distribution charges
-
Transmission charges
-
Cross subsidy
-
Additional surcharge
-
Banking charges
-
Assam
Distribution charges
66%
Transmission charges
33%
Cross subsidy
0%
Additional surcharge
0%
Banking charges
Solar - 0 INR/kWh
Wind - 2% of banked energy
Bihar
Distribution charges
Intrastate - 100%
Interstate - 0%
Transmission charges
Intrastate - 100%
Interstate - 0%
Cross subsidy
Intrastate, Captive - 100%
Interstate, Third party - 0%
Additional surcharge
0%
Banking charges
2% of injected energy
Chandigarh
Distribution charges
-
Transmission charges
-
Cross subsidy
-
Additional surcharge
-
Banking charges
-
Chhattisgarh
Distribution charges
Intrastate - 100%
Interstate - 0%
Transmission charges
Intrastate - 100%
Interstate - 0%
Cross subsidy
Solar - 100%
Wind - 50%
Additional surcharge
0%
Banking charges
2% of delivered energy
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Distribution charges
-
Transmission charges
-
Cross subsidy
-
Additional surcharge
-
Banking charges
-
Daman & Diu
Distribution charges
-
Transmission charges
-
Cross subsidy
-
Additional surcharge
-
Banking charges
-
Delhi
Distribution charges
100%
Transmission charges
100%
Cross subsidy
100%
Additional surcharge
100%
Banking charges
Banking not permitted
Goa
Distribution charges
0%
Transmission charges
0%
Cross subsidy
50%
Additional surcharge
100%
Banking charges
5% of banked energy
Gujarat
Distribution charges
Solar (Captive/Third party) - 50%
Wind (Captive/Third party) - 0%
Transmission charges
0%
Cross subsidy
Solar (Captive/Third party) - 100%
Wind (Captive/Third party) - 50%
Additional surcharge
Solar (Captive/Third party), Wind (Captive) - 100%
Wind (Third party) - 63%
Banking charges
2% of banked energy
Haryana
Distribution charges
Solar (Captive) - 100%
Solar (Third party) - 0%
Wind (Captive/Third party) - 0%
Transmission charges
Solar (Captive) - 100%
Solar (Third party) - 0%
Wind (Captive/Third party) - 0%
Cross subsidy
Solar (Captive) - 100%
Solar (Third party) - 0%
Wind (Captive/Third party) - 0%
Additional surcharge
Solar (Captive) - 100%
Solar (Third party) - 0%
Wind (Captive/Third party) - 0%
Banking charges
0.02 INR/kWh
Himachal Pradesh
Distribution charges
0%
Transmission charges
0%
Cross subsidy
0%
Additional surcharge
0%
Banking charges
-
Jammu & Kashmir
Distribution charges
-
Transmission charges
-
Cross subsidy
-
Additional surcharge
-
Banking charges
-
Jharkhand
Distribution charges
Solar (Captive/Third party) - 96%
Wind (Captive/Third party) - 0%
Transmission charges
0%
Cross subsidy
Solar (Captive/Third party) - 100%
Wind (Captive/Third party) - 0%
Additional surcharge
0%
Banking charges
2% of injected energy
Karnataka
Distribution charges
0%
Transmission charges
Intrastate - 75%
Interstate - 0%
Cross subsidy
Solar, Wind (Captive) -100%
Solar, Wind (Third Party) - 0%
Additional surcharge
Solar, Wind (Captive) -100%
Solar, Wind (Third Party) -76%
Banking charges
Solar - 0 INR/kWh
Wind - 2% of banked energy
Kerala
Distribution charges
Solar(Captive/Third party) - 100%
Wind (Captive/Third party) - 0%
Transmission charges
Solar(Captive/Third party) - 100%
Wind (Captive/Third party) - 0%
Cross subsidy
Solar(Captive/Third party) - 100%
Wind (Captive/Third party) - 0%
Additional surcharge
Solar (Captive/Third party) - 100%
Wind (Captive/Third party) - 0%
Banking charges
2% of banked energy
Lakshadweep
Distribution charges
-
Transmission charges
-
Cross subsidy
-
Additional surcharge
-
Banking charges
-
Madhya Pradesh
Distribution charges
Solar, Wind (Captive) - 100%
Solar, Wind (Third Party) - 0%
Transmission charges
Solar, Wind (Captive) - 100%
Solar, Wind (Third Party) - 0%
Cross subsidy
100%
Additional surcharge
Solar, Wind (Captive) - 100%
Solar, Wind (Third Party) - 0%
Banking charges
2% of banked energy
Maharashtra
Distribution charges
0%
Transmission charges
0%
Cross subsidy
Solar, Wind (Captive) - 100%
Solar, Wind (Third Party) - 0%
Additional surcharge
100%
Banking charges
7.5% of banked energy
Manipur
Distribution charges
88%
Transmission charges
100%
Cross subsidy
Not levied
Additional surcharge
-
Banking charges
2% of delivered energy
Meghalaya
Distribution charges
0%
Transmission charges
0%
Cross subsidy
0%
Additional surcharge
0%
Banking charges
-
Mizoram
Distribution charges
100%
Transmission charges
100%
Cross subsidy
Not levied
Additional surcharge
-
Banking charges
2% of delivered energy
Nagaland
Distribution charges
97%
Transmission charges
100%
Cross subsidy
Not levied
Additional surcharge
-
Banking charges
2% of delivered energy
Odisha
Distribution charges
80%
Transmission charges
0%
Cross subsidy
100%
Additional surcharge
0%
Banking charges
Banking not permitted
Puducherry
Distribution charges
-
Transmission charges
-
Cross subsidy
-
Additional surcharge
-
Banking charges
-
Punjab
Distribution charges
2% of energy generated*
Transmission charges
2% of energy generated*
Cross subsidy
0%
Additional surcharge
100%
Banking charges
2% of injected energy
Rajasthan
Distribution charges
0%
Transmission charges
22%
Cross subsidy
100%
Additional surcharge
Captive - 100%
Third party - 0%
Banking charges
2% of banked energy
Sikkim
Distribution charges
-
Transmission charges
-
Cross subsidy
-
Additional surcharge
-
Banking charges
-
Tamil Nadu
Distribution charges
Solar (Captive/Third party) - 71%
Wind (Captive/Third party) - 50%
Transmission charges
Solar (Captive/Third party) - 71%
Wind (Captive/Third party) - 60%
Cross subsidy
Solar, Wind (Captive) - 100%
Solar, Wind (Third Party) - 0%
Additional surcharge
0%
Banking charges
12% of banked energy
Telangana
Distribution charges
Solar, Wind (Captive) - 100%
Solar, Wind (Third Party) - 0%
Transmission charges
Solar, Wind (Captive) - 100%
Solar, Wind (Third Party) - 0%
Cross subsidy
100%
Additional surcharge
0%
Banking charges
2% of injected energy
Tripura
Distribution charges
-
Transmission charges
-
Cross subsidy
-
Additional surcharge
-
Banking charges
-
Uttar Pradesh
Distribution charges
Solar (Captive/Third party) - 100%
Wind (Captive/Third party) - 0%
Transmission charges
Solar (Captive/Third party) - 100%
Wind (Captive/Third party) - 0%
Cross subsidy
0%
Additional surcharge
0%
Banking charges
Grid-connected solar/captive - 0.03 INR/kWh
Others - 0.06 INR/kWh
Uttarakhand
Distribution charges
0%
Transmission charges
0%
Cross subsidy
0%
Additional surcharge
0%
Banking charges
12.5% of banked energy
West Bengal
Distribution charges
Intrastate - 100%
Interstate - 0%
Transmission charges
Intrastate - 100%
Interstate - 0%
Cross subsidy
100%
Additional surcharge
0%
Banking charges
Not applicable (Swapping arrangements instead of banking)
Distribution charges
-
Transmission charges
-
Cross subsidy
-
Additional surcharge
-
Banking charges
-
Distribution charges
100%
Transmission charges
100%
Cross subsidy
0%
Additional surcharge
0%
Banking charges
Banking not permitted
Distribution charges
-
Transmission charges
-
Cross subsidy
-
Additional surcharge
-
Banking charges
-
Distribution charges
66%
Transmission charges
33%
Cross subsidy
0%
Additional surcharge
0%
Banking charges
Solar - 0 INR/kWh
Wind - 2% of banked energy
Distribution charges
Intrastate - 100%
Interstate - 0%
Transmission charges
Intrastate - 100%
Interstate - 0%
Cross subsidy
Intrastate, Captive - 100%
Interstate, Third party - 0%
Additional surcharge
Intrastate, Captive - 100%
Interstate, Third party - 0%
Banking charges
2% of injected energy
Distribution charges
-
Transmission charges
-
Cross subsidy
-
Additional surcharge
-
Banking charges
-
Distribution charges
Intrastate - 100%
Interstate - 0%
Transmission charges
Intrastate - 100%
Interstate - 0%
Cross subsidy
Solar - 100%
Wind - 50%
Additional surcharge
Solar - 100%
Wind - 50%
Banking charges
2% of delivered energy
Distribution charges
-
Transmission charges
-
Cross subsidy
-
Additional surcharge
-
Banking charges
-
Distribution charges
-
Transmission charges
-
Cross subsidy
-
Additional surcharge
-
Banking charges
-
Distribution charges
100%
Transmission charges
100%
Cross subsidy
100%
Additional surcharge
100%
Banking charges
Banking not permitted
Distribution charges
0%
Transmission charges
0%
Cross subsidy
50%
Additional surcharge
50%
Banking charges
5% of banked energy
Distribution charges
Solar (Captive/Third party) - 50%
Wind (Captive/Third party) - 0%
Transmission charges
0%
Cross subsidy
Solar (Captive/Third party) - 100%
Wind (Captive/Third party) - 50%
Additional surcharge
Solar (Captive/Third party) - 100%
Wind (Captive/Third party) - 50%
Banking charges
2% of banked energy
Distribution charges
Solar (Captive) - 100%
Solar (Third party) - 0%
Wind (Captive/Third party) - 0%
Transmission charges
Solar (Captive) - 100%
Solar (Third party) - 0%
Wind (Captive/Third party) - 0%
Cross subsidy
Solar (Captive) - 100%
Solar (Third party) - 0%
Wind (Captive/Third party) - 0%
Additional surcharge
Solar (Captive) - 100%
Solar (Third party) - 0%
Wind (Captive/Third party) - 0%
Banking charges
0.02 INR/kWh
Distribution charges
0%
Transmission charges
0%
Cross subsidy
0%
Additional surcharge
0%
Banking charges
-
Distribution charges
-
Transmission charges
-
Cross subsidy
-
Additional surcharge
-
Banking charges
-
Distribution charges
Solar (Captive/Third party) - 96%
Wind (Captive/Third party) - 0%
Transmission charges
0%
Cross subsidy
Solar (Captive/Third party) - 100%
Wind (Captive/Third party) - 0%
Additional surcharge
Solar (Captive/Third party) - 100%
Wind (Captive/Third party) - 0%
Banking charges
2% of injected energy
Distribution charges
0%
Transmission charges
Intrastate - 75%
Interstate - 0%
Cross subsidy
Solar, Wind (Captive) -100%
Solar, Wind (Third Party) - 0%
Additional surcharge
Solar, Wind (Captive) -100%
Solar, Wind (Third Party) - 0%
Banking charges
Solar - 0 INR/kWh
Wind - 2% of banked energy
Distribution charges
Solar(Captive/Third party) - 100%
Wind (Captive/Third party) - 0%
Transmission charges
Solar(Captive/Third party) - 100%
Wind (Captive/Third party) - 0%
Cross subsidy
Solar(Captive/Third party) - 100%
Wind (Captive/Third party) - 0%
Additional surcharge
Solar(Captive/Third party) - 100%
Wind (Captive/Third party) - 0%
Banking charges
2% of banked energy
Distribution charges
-
Transmission charges
-
Cross subsidy
-
Additional surcharge
-
Banking charges
-
Distribution charges
Solar, Wind (Captive) - 100%
Solar, Wind (Third Party) - 0%
Transmission charges
Solar, Wind (Captive) - 100%
Solar, Wind (Third Party) - 0%
Cross subsidy
100%
Additional surcharge
100%
Banking charges
2% of banked energy
Distribution charges
0%
Transmission charges
0%
Cross subsidy
Solar, Wind (Captive) - 100%
Solar, Wind (Third Party) - 0%
Additional surcharge
Solar, Wind (Captive) - 100%
Solar, Wind (Third Party) - 0%
Banking charges
7.5% of banked energy
Distribution charges
88%
Transmission charges
100%
Cross subsidy
Not levied
Additional surcharge
Not levied
Banking charges
2% of delivered energy
Distribution charges
0%
Transmission charges
0%
Cross subsidy
0%
Additional surcharge
0%
Banking charges
-
Distribution charges
100%
Transmission charges
100%
Cross subsidy
Not levied
Additional surcharge
Not levied
Banking charges
2% of delivered energy
Distribution charges
97%
Transmission charges
100%
Cross subsidy
Not levied
Additional surcharge
Not levied
Banking charges
2% of delivered energy
Distribution charges
80%
Transmission charges
0%
Cross subsidy
100%
Additional surcharge
100%
Banking charges
Banking not permitted
Distribution charges
-
Transmission charges
-
Cross subsidy
-
Additional surcharge
-
Banking charges
-
Distribution charges
2% of energy generated*
Transmission charges
2% of energy generated*
Cross subsidy
0%
Additional surcharge
0%
Banking charges
2% of injected energy
Distribution charges
0%
Transmission charges
22%
Cross subsidy
100%
Additional surcharge
100%
Banking charges
2% of banked energy
Distribution charges
-
Transmission charges
-
Cross subsidy
-
Additional surcharge
-
Banking charges
-
Distribution charges
Solar (Captive/Third party) - 71%
Wind (Captive/Third party) - 50%
Transmission charges
Solar (Captive/Third party) - 71%
Wind (Captive/Third party) - 60%
Cross subsidy
Solar, Wind (Captive) - 100%
Solar, Wind (Third Party) - 0%
Additional surcharge
Solar, Wind (Captive) - 100%
Solar, Wind (Third Party) - 0%
Banking charges
12% of banked energy
Distribution charges
Solar, Wind (Captive) - 100%
Solar, Wind (Third Party) - 0%
Transmission charges
Solar, Wind (Captive) - 100%
Solar, Wind (Third Party) - 0%
Cross subsidy
100%
Additional surcharge
100%
Banking charges
2% of injected energy
Distribution charges
-
Transmission charges
-
Cross subsidy
-
Additional surcharge
-
Banking charges
-
Distribution charges
Solar (Captive/Third party) - 100%
Wind (Captive/Third party) - 0%
Transmission charges
Solar (Captive/Third party) - 100%
Wind (Captive/Third party) - 0%
Cross subsidy
0%
Additional surcharge
0%
Banking charges
Grid-connected solar/captive - 0.03 INR/kWh
Others - 0.06 INR/kWh
Distribution charges
0%
Transmission charges
0%
Cross subsidy
0%
Additional surcharge
0%
Banking charges
12.5% of banked energy
Distribution charges
Intrastate - 100%
Interstate - 0%
Transmission charges
Intrastate - 100%
Interstate - 0%
Cross subsidy
100%
Additional surcharge
100%
Banking charges
Not applicable (Swapping arrangements instead of banking)