These regulations may be called the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions for Tariff determination from Renewable Energy Sources) Regulations, 2012.

Power system in Bihar is predominant by thermal power generation and the contribution of hydro power is only 5%. In order to exploit the available renewal source of energy, Govt. of Bihar is desirous and committed to encourage rapid

Kerala is endowed with vast small hydro potential to the tune of about 700 MW. Government of Kerala has issued several guidelines from time to time for the development of small hydro development since 1992. The measues have encourage private investment to harness green energy from natural resources. The Kerala Electricity Regulatory Commission (KSERC) has issued guidelines for purchase of electricity from renewable energy sources including SHPs, making it mandatory for the distribution licensees to source a certain percentage of their power purchases from renewable energy sources.

The objective of the Programme is to provide basic lighting facilities through renewable energy sources in those unelectrified remote census villages, unelectrified hamlets of electrified census villages where grid connectivity is either not feasible or not cost effective & not covered under Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) and electrified villages/hamlets where power availability is less than 6 hours per day averaged over the year.

This report of the Standing Committee on Energy deals with the action taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations contained in their Sixteenth Report (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on ‘Small and Mini Hydel Projects’.