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Rajasthan levies Rs 2-5 lakh cess on solar projects, registration fee up 5x

Sector experts say move will hike project costs exponentially, call for tariff hike every year to offset burden

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Shreya Jai New Delhi
Rajasthan, the state with the highest solar-power potential in the country, has decided to levy an additional cess on all existing and future solar power projects in the range of Rs 2.5-5 lakh per megawatt per year. 

In its latest draft Solar Energy Policy, the state  has also proposed a five-fold increase in registration fees. This is likely to increase project costs and renewable power tariffs in the state, which enjoys low rates due to high solar irradiation.

The new Rajasthan Solar Energy Policy-2019, which will replace the 2014 version, has introduced Rajasthan Renewable Energy Development Fund (REDF) for promotion

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