{"id":1923,"date":"2014-07-01T11:36:11","date_gmt":"2014-07-01T06:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/reconnectenergy.com\/blog\/?p=1923"},"modified":"2014-07-01T11:36:11","modified_gmt":"2014-07-01T06:06:11","slug":"kerala-finalizes-solar-rooftop-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reconnectenergy.com\/kerala-finalizes-solar-rooftop-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Kerala Finalizes Solar Rooftop Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"
Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission (KSERC) through an order on 10th June 2014, has finalized its policy for solar rooftop systems. The policy is named Grid Interactive Distributed Solar Energy Systems<\/em><\/strong>.
\nThe policy is aimed at promoting solar power in the state by involving more generators. The policy is applicable for all the distribution licensees in the state and to all consumer availing electricity at voltage levels below 11kV, and shall come into force from the date of publication in the official gazette.
\nAccording to the regulation, any consumer may install the solar energy system owned by him or by other third party, provided that the installed energy system should fall under the rated limits, as defined under the regulation, and should comply with the systems of the distribution licensee.
\nThe rated capacity of the installed system shall not be less than 1KWp (Kilo Watt peak) and shall not exceed 1MWp (Mega Watt peak).
\nThe output of the solar system shall comply with provisions of the Kerala Electricity Supply Code 2014, which is defined as –<\/p>\n