Capacity building for the state regulators and policy makers in mainstreaming of RETs (renewable energy technologies) in a reformed electricity sector

Implementing organization
TERI, India

Programme Component
Policy and regulation

Countries Covered
India

Purpose
To apprise and train the regulators and policy makers in Andhra Pradesh (AP), about the international instruments like German Feed-in Tariff; Renewable Tax Credit (RTC) and Renewable Energy Obligation (REO).

Background
The ongoing reforms in India and legislation like the Electricity Act 2003 have heralded a paradigm shift in the way the renewables based electricity would be promoted in future. In this context, the policy makers and electricity regulators need to be made aware of the nuances of some successful instruments for promotion of RET based electricity in the developed countries. In particular, the focus would be on instruments like German Feed-in Tariff Law; REO and RTC, being practiced in Europe, and the lessons learnt, including the policy framework for mainstreaming the renewables based electricity.

Main activities
The project activities include:
Investigate barriers to the renewables based electricity supply.
Analyse policies that influence the renewables based electricity sector including the Electricity Act 2003.
Analyse the international instruments/policies and the underlying principles that drive them.
Develop the policy framework for mainstreaming the renewables based electricity.
Analyse key dimensions of `Renewable Portfolio Standards’ taking in to consideration, the availability of renewable resource(s) in the state of Andhra Pradesh.
Preparation of framework document and study material, including a case study on a renewable energy project in AP.
Organise a conference focusing on ‘Renewables and regulatory issues’ covering the Indian and European experiences and key learnings.
Conduct a training-cum-awareness workshop for the regulators and policy makers in Andhra Pradesh.

Expected outputs
Conference on ‘Renewables and regulatory issues’
Training- cum - awareness workshop
Framework document in the context of India, specifically the state of Andhra Pradesh

Link: http://www.reeep.org/groups/capacitybuildingregulatorsindia