ISTS Waiver
To promote the development of renewables in RE-rich states and encourage inter-state procurement of renewables, the central government allowed waiver of ISTS charges and losses for solar and wind projects in 2016. Through various subsequent orders, the Ministry of Power (MoP) extended the deadline of ISTS waiver for some solar and wind project categories commissioned till 30th June, 2025. Recently, the ambit of the waiver has been widened for green hydrogen, large hydro plants, pumped storage hydro (PSH) and battery storage (BESS). We have tracked the several amendments and evolution of the ISTS waiver framework since 2016 below.
MoP Order June 2023
Date of Notification
9th June, 2023
Wind
(Addendum to clause added through MoP order dated 30th Nov, 2021)
Such extension in date of commissioning (CoD) of a project shall be granted for a period of 6 months and not more than 2 times.
Such extension in date of commissioning (CoD) of a project shall be granted for a period of 6 months and not more than 2 times.
Solar
(Addendum to clause added through MoP order dated 30th Nov, 2021)
Such extension in date of commissioning (CoD) of a project shall be granted for a period of 6 months and not more than 2 times.
Such extension in date of commissioning (CoD) of a project shall be granted for a period of 6 months and not more than 2 times.
Applicability of order
Provisions added to MoP Order dated 23rd November, 2021 and its subsequent orders
Storage
(Addendum to clause added through MoP order dated 30th Nov, 2021)
Such extension in date of commissioning (CoD) of a project shall be granted for a period of 6 months and not more than 2 times.
Such extension in date of commissioning (CoD) of a project shall be granted for a period of 6 months and not more than 2 times.