Centre extends relief window for select solar projects till Dec 2026; ALMM policy remains unchanged

Centre extends relief window for select solar projects till Dec 2026; ALMM policy remains unchanged

Home Energy News Centre extends relief window for select solar projects till Dec 2026; ALMM policy remains unchanged

MNRE extends ALMM List-II exemption for net-metering and open access RE projects to Dec 31, 2026, but no blanket extension for all solar projects.

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The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) has extended the limited exemption from ALMM List-II for net-metering and open access renewable energy (RE) projects till 31st December 2026.

The ministry has, however, kept its larger policy on the Approved List of Models & Manufacturers (ALMM) List-II for solar PV cells unchanged, and clarified that no blanket extension in the applicability of ALMM List-II for solar power projects will be provided.

A limited window has been provided for net-metering projects and open access RE power projects, where such projects can now be commissioned with an exemption from ALMM List-II (for solar PV cells), till 31st December 2026.

Earlier, this dispensation for the limited segment of net-metering projects and open access renewable power projects was available only till 31st May 2026.

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