POLICIES INTRODUCED BY THE STATE GOVERNMENTS

FOR WIND POWER PROJECTS

(As on February, 2010)

Items	Andhra Pradesh#	Haryana*	Karnataka*	West Bengal	Madhya Pradesh*	Maharashtra*	Rajasthan*	Tamil-Nadu*	Gujarat*	Kerala*	Punjab*
Wheeling*	5% of energy	2% of energy	5% of energy	Rs 0.30/u which would be revised time to time	Allowed 2% of energy + transmission charges as per ERC	As per Open Access Regulation	50% of the Transmission Charges	5% of energy	4% of energy	5% of energy	2% of energy
Banking	Not Allowed	Allowed for 1 year	2% per month for 12 Months	6  Months	Allowed	12 Months	3 Months	5% (12 months)	Monthly settlement	9 Months (Jun.-Feb.)	Allowed
Buy-back	` 3.50/kwh freezed for 10 years	`  4.08 unit escalation 1.5% base year 07-08	` 3.70/kwh   Fixed for 10 years	To be decided on case to case with a cap of ` 4/kwh	`  4.03-3.36 (constant) reducing @17 paise per year for first four years.	`  3.50/kwh   Escalation of Rs 0.15/u per year for 13 years from DOC of the project	` 4.51/unit for jaisalmer ,jodhpur etc. and ` 4.28/unit for other districts (base year 08-09) ^	` 3.39/ kwh (Levelised)	` 3.56/ kwh fixed for 20 yrs.	` 3.14/ kwh fixed for 20 years	`  3.66/ unit with five annual escalation @ 5% upto 2012
Open Access transaction	Allowed	Allowed	Allowed	Allowed	Allowed	Allowed	Allowed	Allowed	Allowed	Allowed	Allowed
RPS	5%	07-08-5%	10% minimum	08-09 - 2-4%** 09-10  - 4-6.8% 10-11  - 7-8.3% 11-12  - 10%	10%	06-07- 3% 07-08- 4% 08-09- 5% 09-10- 6%#	07-08 - 4.88% 08-09 - 6.25% 09-10 - 7.45% 10-11 - 8.5% 11-12 - 9.5%	13%	2%##	2%	08-09 - 6.25% 09-10 - 7.45% 10-11 - 8.5% 11-12 - 9.5%

 * Policy announced by State Electricity Regulatory Commission in the respective State.

 ** Different percentage for different distribution licensee in the state

- in Orissa - case to case basis

^ Subject to change for the second year of control period

# Proposed in draft RPO Regulation in Maharashtra