India’s Meghalaya State Publishes Regulations on Green Energy Open Access

The Indian northeastern state of Meghalaya has published the Meghalaya State Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions of Green Energy Open Access) Regulations, 2023, on May 9, 2024, effective immediately. In an effort to promote open access to green energy derived from renewable energy sources in the state, consumers under contract of green energy under this regulations will be granted a Green Energy Certificate. The regulations stipulates different contracts, costs and specific terms and conditions to avail such green energy.

The “Green Energy Open Access Consumer” under the regulations is defined as follows: