Open Access Solar Power Plant

The common feature is that in both cases the power is supplied through the grid directly without being routed through a discom.

Open access solar power plant.

The idea is that the customers should be able to choose among a large number of competing power companies instead of being forced to buy electricity from their existing electric utility monopoly. Solar rooftop developers are increasingly choosing to supply power to customers through open access locating the solar plant elsewhere rather than set it up on the premises of their clients. How does open access work. 40 globally renowned customers purchasing solar power through open access route.

Amplus has successfully installed and commissioned two open access solar parks in the state of karnataka and the third one in the state of uttar pradesh. 290 mwp capacity from three solar parks in india. Open access enables corporations and industries with more than 1 mw loads to directly buy power from the market. Most of the open access solar projects in india are currently in madhya pradesh andhra pradesh karnataka and chhattisgarh.

In case of solar power the state wise open access charges can vary from as low as inr 0 2 kwh in andhra pradesh to inr 1 5 kwh in uttarakhand. Open access allows large users of power typically having connected load of 1 megawatt mw and above to buy cheaper power from the open market. For larger power consumers of over 1 mw open access solar provides an attractive option of selecting their power suppliers accessing quality power reducing power costs and going green.