The Meghalaya State Electricity Regulatory Commission (MSERC) on May 18, 2026, issued the Meghalaya State Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions for Determination of Tariff for Generation from Renewable Energy Sources) (First Amendment) Regulations, 2025 to further amend the Meghalaya State Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions for Determination of Tariff for Generation from Renewable Energy Sources) Regulations, 2025.
The following amendments have been stated:
• Amendment to Chapter-4: General Conditions of the Principal Regulations
i. Regulation 4 Eligibility Criteria is renumbered as Regulation 4 A. Eligibility Criteria
ii. The following additional Regulations are hereby incorporated: Regulation 4 B. Sale of Power
1. All RE based Generating Stations shall be allowed to sell power to the distribution licensee at the rates determined by the Commission or to any consumer (provided that such consumer has been allowed Open Access under Open Access Regulations) or to any person within the State or outside the State at mutually agreed rates provided that such sale outside the State is not in contravention to any Policy notified by the State Government or to any provision of any legally enforceable existing agreement signed by generating company with any person.
2. The distribution licensee on an offer made by the said RE based Generating Stations shall enter into a power purchase agreement in conformity with these regulations and relevant provisions of other Regulations, the Act and Policies made in this regard.
3. The distribution licensee shall make an application to the Commission for approval of power purchase agreement prior to entering into with the generating station.
4. The PPA shall be executed with the distribution licensee for the entire Tariff Period subject to Commission’s approval.
Regulation 4 C. Open Access
1. Open access in the State Transmission/Distribution System shall be allowed to all RE based Generating Stations for captive use and to those covered under Regulation 4 B. (1), which shall be subject to provisions of these regulations.
2. Open Access in State Transmission System:
a. A person, who has established the RE based Generating Station shall have right to non-discriminatory open access to the State Transmission System for carrying electricity from his plant by using transmission lines and associated facilities in accordance with Commission’s open access Regulations subject to payment of transmission charges and adjustment of average Transmission Losses in kind as determined by the Commission in the relevant tariff orders of the licensees for a particular year.
b. The “open access” to the State Transmission System shall be subject to the availability of surplus transmission capacity as determined by State Transmission Utility.
3. Open Access in Distribution System:
a. For sale of electricity within the State, non-discriminatory open access to the distribution system shall be available to such RE based Generating Stations and plants, who have entered into an agreement to sell power to any consumer within the State or require power for their own captive use.
b. Open access to State Distribution System may also be available to RE based Generating Station or Co-generating Station for sale of electricity outside the State provided that the Distribution Licensee is in agreement with above Generating Station for wheeling such power outside the State through its system. This will be done in accordance with Commission’s open access Regulations.
c. The open access to the distribution system shall be subject to payment of wheeling charges and adjustment of average distribution losses in kind as determined by the Commission in the relevant tariff orders of the licensees for a particular year. d. The “open access” to the Distribution System shall be subject to the availability of surplus distribution capacity in the Distribution System.
4. If any question arises as to the availability of surplus capacity in the State transmission system or the State distribution system, the matter shall be adjudicated and decided by the Commission.
Regulation 4 D. Obligations and duties of the Generating Station
1. The RE based Generating Stations shall: a) Submit the information in respect to generation, demand met, capacity availability, capacity utilization factor, auxiliary consumption, specific heat rate and specific oil consumption or on any other parameters etc. as may be directed by the Commission.
b) Shall establish a communication and data transfer system with State Load Dispatch Centre and Co-ordinate with State Load Dispatch Centre in respect to: i) Scheduling ii) Exchange of data of quantity of electricity transmitted through the grid. iii) Real time grid operation and dispatch of electricity in accordance with State Grid Code Regulations.
2. The RE based Generating Stations shall abide by the grid discipline and install adequate protection equipment for safety of its system and human life.
3. The RE based Generating Stations shall ensure compliance with the State Grid Code Regulations as amended from time to time.
4. The RE based Generating Stations shall ensure compliance of any general or specific direction issued and regulations made by the Commission for generating companies.
5. The RE based Generating Stations shall ensure economical use of resources, good performance and optimum investment at all times and shall endeavour to achieve the operational parameters as applicable to a particular source of energy, such as auxiliary consumption, heat rate, fuel consumption, capacity availability, capacity utilization factor etc. in the case of a non-fossil fuel based cogenerating station, as may be specified/determined by the Commission from time to time for fixation of tariff for different renewable sources of energy.
6. The RE based Generating Stations shall coordinate with State Transmission Utility/Distribution Licensee for the purpose of planning and coordination relating to intra-state transmission/distribution system as provided under the Act.
7. The RE based Generating Stations shall pay fee and charges to the State Load Dispatch Centre as may be specified or directed by the Commission from time to time.
8. The RE based Generating Stations shall be under obligation to comply with the directions issued to it by the State Load Dispatch Centre.
•Amendment to Regulation 5.5. of the Principal Regulations Sub-clause 5.5.1 of the Principal Regulation to be read as under:
“The tariff for sale of energy from renewable energy technologies shall be singlepart tariff (in Rs./kWh) and ex-bus consisting of the following fixed cost components;
These regulations shall come into force from May 18, 2026.
[Notification No. MSERC/RES/TARIFF-REG/2025]
