For larger power consumers of over 1 mw open access solar provides an attractive option of selecting their power suppliers accessing quality power reducing power costs and going green.
Open access solar power plant.
Amplus has successfully installed and commissioned two open access solar parks in the state of karnataka and the third one in the state of uttar pradesh.
Solar rooftop developers are increasingly choosing to supply power to customers through open access locating the solar plant elsewhere rather than set it up on the premises of their clients.
Most of the open access solar projects in india are currently in madhya pradesh andhra pradesh karnataka and chhattisgarh.
290 mwp capacity from three solar parks in india.
Open access makes sense for an industry with high round the clock power demand as their consumption can be off set by cheaper renewable power.
Largest market share in open access solar in india in 2018.
How does open access work.
The idea is that the customers should be able to choose among a large number of competing power companies instead of being forced to buy electricity from their existing electric utility monopoly.
The rights associated with open access solar power are governed by the electricity act 2003 to regulate competition in the market.
Open access enables corporations and industries with more than 1 mw loads to directly buy power from the market.
The common feature is that in both cases the power is supplied through the grid directly without being routed through a discom.