The Rajasthan State Electricity Regulatory Commission (RSERC), on December 03, 2025, issued the Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (Grid Interactive Distributed Renewable Energy Generating Systems) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2025, to further amend the Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission (Grid Interactive Distributed Renewable Energy Generating Systems) Regulations, 2021.
The following amendment has been stated namely:-
• The existing sub regulation 2.1(j) shall be substituted with the following: "(j) "Eligible Consumer" or "Participating consumer" means a consumer of electricity in the area of supply of the Distribution Licensee, who uses or proposes to use a Renewable Energy generating system, to offset all or part or no part of the consumer's own electrical requirements, given that such systems may be owned and / or, operated by such consumer or Distribution Licensee or RESCO".
• New definitions shall be added after sub-regulation 2.1(cc) as under: " 2.1(dd) Virtual net metering(VNM)" means an arrangement whereby entire energy generated / injected from a Renewable Energy System situated in single location or Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) charged through Renewable Energy System is exported to the grid from renewable energy meter/ gross meter and the energy exported is adjusted in more than one electricity service connection(s) of participating consumers located within the same distribution licensee's area of supply;
• New definitions shall be added after sub-regulation 2.1(cc) as under:- "2.1(ee) Group Net Metering (GNM)" means an arrangement whereby surplus energy generated/injected from a Renewable Energy System situated in single location or Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) charged through Renewable Energy System is exported to the grid through Net Meter and the exported energy is adjusted in more than one electricity service connection(s) of the same consumer located within the same distribution licensee's area of supply;
• New definitions shall be added after sub-regulation 2.1(cc) as under:- “2.1(ff) Lead Consumer” means the person who is himself a participating consumer and is nominated by other participating consumers under Virtual Net Metering for making all correspondence on their behalf with the Distribution Licensee.
[Notification no. RERC/Secy./Reg./ 159]
