Insights on DERs Policy Support in India

Finally, we would like to thank the readers of the policy paper for taking the time to study the findings and conclusions. [...] 4 | Insights on DER policy support in India REGULATORY ASSISTANCE PROJECT (RAP)® 1 Executive summary The objectives of this policy brief are to draw a brief picture of the current penetration of distributed energy resources (DERs) in India and provide policy recommendations to enable smooth penetration of DERs into the distribution grid. [...] 3 Evolution of DER support policies in India The current capacity of renewable energy (RE) systems connected to the Indian grid is 31%, which includes solar, wind, small hydro and bio generation.3 Rooftop solar, which is the predominant DER in India, is only around 2.5% of the total installed power generation capacity in India.4 However, with the increasing deployment of DERs and changes in demand. [...] The objective of the webinar was to bring important stakeholders in the power sector community on one platform to identify the most immediate challenges in DERs in India and discuss solutions which could be effective in dealing with those challenges. [...] In REGULATORY ASSISTANCE PROJECT (RAP)® Insights on DER policy support in India | 25 addition, from the insights on the possibility of reverse power flow scenarios in some of the circuit, the utility can plan for installation of protection devices to avoid such a reverse power flow scenario.