Rajasthan and Odisha have expressed their inability to comply with the Centre’s Renewable Purchase Obligations.
While Rajasthan wanted more flexibility in the order, Odisha sought more time for compliance, at a recent meeting of the State Power Ministers with the Centre.
In its representation, Rajasthan said it wanted more flexibility in choosing which form of renewable energy to procure. “If RPO entails purchase of additional renewable power and the State is already power surplus, additional renewable power procurement needs to be done after careful consideration and weighing the pros and cons thereof,” the written representation said.
The Centre has given some flexibility to the Discoms (state distribution utilities) to choose the renewable power — solar, wind or biomass — for meeting the RPO requirements.
