Objectives

ADB’s Technical Assistance (TA) Program is an initiative under the able guidance of Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) that aims to remove identified barriers to large-scale adoption of Rooftop Solar (RTS) through enhancement of the institutional capacity of DISCOMs and other RTS stakeholders. The program is currently being implemented in India across Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep and Telangana.

This covers DISCOMs, SNAs, State Power Departments, and SERCs. Activities include support to streamline tendering and applications for grid-connection of rooftop PV systems, to implement net-metering/gross-metering policies in the country, aggregate demand and to increase consumer awareness about RTS, as well as to assist with the creation of large numbers of trained and accredited rooftop PV certification agents. This is aimed to facilitate the market development of RTS and make it possible to deploy RTS systems, at the scale and pace envisioned by MNRE for meeting its targets. For enabling rapid rollout and scale of solar rooftop implementations, development of a single window clearance mechanism through development of DISCOM specific rooftop solar portals connecting customers with DISCOMs and SNA is undertaken.