MANU/POWR/0021/2021

Ministry : Ministry of Power

Notification No. : GSR448(E)

Date of Notification : 28.06.2021

Date of Publication : 29.06.2021

Notification/ Circulars Referred : Notification number G.S.R. 818(E), dated the 31st December, 2020 MANU/POWR/0059/2020

Citing Reference:
Notification number G.S.R. 818(E), dated the 31st December, 2020 MANU/POWR/0059/2020  Modified

Electricity (Rights of Consumers) Amendment Rules, 2021

G.S.R.448(E).--In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) read with clause (z) of sub-section (2) of section 176 of the Electricity Act, 2003 (Act 36 of 2003), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, to amend the Electricity (Rights of Consumers) Rules, 2020, namely:-

1.     (1) These rules may be called the Electricity (Rights of Consumers) Amendment Rules, 2021.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. In the Electricity (Rights of Consumers) Rules, 2020 (hereinafter referred to as the said rule), in rule 2, in sub-rule (1),-

(a) after clause (i), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:-

'(ia) "gross-metering" means a mechanism whereby the total solar energy generated from Grid Interactive rooftop Solar Photovoltaic system of a Prosumer and the total energy consumed by the Prosumer are accounted separately through appropriate metering arrangements and for the billing purpose, the total energy consumed by the Prosumer is accounted at the applicable retail tariff and total solar power generated is accounted for at feed-in tariff determined by the Commission;';

(b) after clause (j), the following clauses shall be inserted, namely:-