Net Meter in West Bengal

West Bengal is a pioneer in solar technology in India. Government-owned WEBEL was one of the first manufacturers of solar energy panels in the country. It is mandatory for all large housing societies in West Bengal, (having a total contract demand of more than 500 kW) to install solar rooftop systems to meet a minimum of 1.5% of their total electrical load by solar energy. The subsidies are applicable as per SECI guidelines.

Eligibility: Net Metering ( As per prevailing regulation of WBERC)

- Consumer of WBSEDCL.
- Installed Capacity-Not less than 5 KW
- Connection type-3 Ph

Type of Consumer:

1. Hospitals / Health centers run by Govt. / Private/ Private charitable organization.
2. Schools/ Academic institutions run by Govt./ Private/ Govt. aided
3. Govt. offices/ organizations.
4. Local bodies like Municipalities/ Panchayats
5. Housing Complex.
6. Commercial/industrial organizations and any institutions registered under any statute

Process Flow for Grid Connectivity of Solar PV by Consumers: Net Metering

Flow Chart-1: Application & Acknowledgement –Related Forms: S1, S1A & S2

solar net metering in west bengal

Flow Chart –II: Application review & Inspection –Related Forms: S3, S4, S5 & S6

 

Flow Chart –III: Installation, Testing, Commissioning & Billing –Related Forms: S7, S8,S9 & S10

DATA MANAGEMENT OF ONLINE APPLICATION

Input by Applicant (Form-S1)

  • Consumer Id
  • Installed Capacity of Solar plant
  • Type of Consumer
  • Acceptance by the consumer bearing the cost for phase conversion/alteration of service
  • Mobile No, Aadhar No(optional), email-id(optional).

Popped-up from system

  • Name of CCC
  • Name & Address of applicant
  • Class of consumer
  • Contractual load
  • Supply voltage & phase

APPLICATION REVIEW AND INSPECTION

INSTALLATION

Basic Information You can get from Here:

Guideline For Solar Application

Download the Agreement Form(S6)

Download Application Form(S1)

Work Completion Report(S8)

5 comments

Asraful seikh

Asraful seikh

West Bengal electricity

TOUQERR ZAMAN

TOUQERR ZAMAN

Hi,
Very bad installation. The shadow of the first row is on the second row. Please do shadow analysis before installation.
Thanks.

Samir Sen

Samir Sen

Please tell us about the conditions and procedures for net metering for CESC service providers for domestic rooftop for entire Kolkata and partly of Howrah area.

Samir Sen

Samir Sen

Please tell us about the conditions and procedures for net metering for CESC service providers for domestic rooftop for entire Kolkata and partly of Howrah area.

Binoy Pain

Binoy Pain

for single phase domestic load net metering

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