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For rooftop solar power boost, Modi government axes duties
April 24, 2017
- In a bid to encourage the use of rooftop solar power, the ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE) has exempted customs and excise duties on materials used in solar rooftop projects of more than 100-KW capacity.
- The move is expected to cut down the overall cost of power generation through solar rooftop projects.
- Currently, grid tariff for rooftop solar hovers around Rs 6 per unit.
- Solar tariff touched a new low last week as the final levelised tariff for a 250 MW solar project in Andhra Pradesh was discovered to be Rs 3.15 per unit.
