Solar Open Access for MP Industry
Open-access solar supply for HT and EHT industrial consumers in Madhya Pradesh. Zero capex for you, a lower tariff for you — and the numbers given to you in writing first.
The law this operates under
The right to open access comes from the Electricity Act, 2003. The Electricity (Promoting Renewable Energy Through Green Energy Open Access) Rules, 2022 gave green open access a procedural framework, and the 2023 amendment reduced the eligibility threshold from 1 MW to 100 kW — which means mid-size industrial consumers now qualify too.
In Madhya Pradesh, applications, wheeling, banking and open access charges are governed by the regulations and tariff orders of MPERC (Madhya Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission), with intra-state transmission through MPPTCL and the concerned DISCOM.
Do not take this as settled because we wrote it. Have your CA firm or energy consultant verify it independently. We will sit with you and work out the applicable charges line by line, but the final regulatory position should be confirmed by your own advisers.
Whether this is right for you
A good fit
- Sanctioned load above 500 kW, ideally 1 MW or more
- HT or EHT supply, with the plant located in Madhya Pradesh
- Average landed tariff above ₹7 per unit
- Daytime load, which matches solar generation
- A multi-year horizon — willingness to sign a 15–25 year PPA
A poor fit — we will say no
- Load below 100 kW — the regulatory route does not open at all
- Entirely night-time load — solar without storage will not work
- A current tariff already below ₹5.50
- Plant relocation or closure possible within 3–5 years
- Only a 1–2 year commitment is possible
How much you could save — in one minute
Enter your monthly consumption and current average landed tariff. Use the slider to move across our target supply tariff band.
This is an estimate.
This calculator is an indicative tool, not an offer. It excludes open access charges, cross-subsidy surcharge, additional surcharge, wheeling and transmission losses, banking settlement and standby charges — these apply case by case and we set them out separately in the written feasibility note. Actual savings may be lower.
Documents required for a feasibility note
- Electricity bills for the last 12 months, as PDF or scan
- Sanctioned load and contract demand (kVA)
- Connected load
- Supply voltage — LT / 11 kV / 33 kV / 132 kV
- Feeder and substation details
- Consumer number and name of the DISCOM
- Shift pattern — how many hours, and which hours
- Existing rooftop / captive / DG capacity
- Company registration and GST details
- Expansion plan for the next three years, if any
Once we have all of this, we issue a written feasibility note within 10–15 working days, setting out the charges, the net landed tariff and a realistic timeline.
The timeline this actually takes
| Stage | Indicative time |
|---|---|
| Feasibility note & indicative tariff | 10–15 working days |
| Term sheet and PPA negotiation | 1–2 months |
| Land, connectivity and open access approvals | 4–8 months |
| Financial closure | 3–6 months, overlapping with approvals |
| Construction and commissioning | 6–12 months |
| Total, from PPA to power flow | 12–24 months |
If someone tells you six months, ask questions. In an open access project the regulatory approvals and connectivity are the longest lines, and they are not fully in the developer’s hands. We would rather not give you an optimistic date and then miss it.
From the first call to power flow
Discovery call
Thirty minutes on your load, tariff, shift pattern and expansion plan. This is usually where we find out whether it fits.
Bill analysis
We work out your true landed cost per unit from 12 months of bills, including duty and all surcharges.
Written feasibility
Proposed capacity, applicable open access charges, net landed tariff, timeline and risks — all in one document.
Term sheet & PPA
Tariff, escalation, term, deemed generation and exit clauses. Your legal team gets all the time it needs.
Approvals & build
Open access approval, connectivity, financial closure, construction. Monthly written status update.
To date we have commissioned zero MW
The solar division is at development stage. We have no operating open access plant, so we are not going to show you “our 50 MW portfolio”. What we do have is a registered company, a working understanding of ground realities in Madhya Pradesh, and a team that does its diligence properly.
What that means for you: the consumer who signs our first project gets additional transparency, tighter contractual protection and direct promoter accountability. And if you would rather work with a developer who has a proven track record, we will not argue — we would only ask for the chance to prepare a feasibility note, so that you have one honest number to compare against.
Open access solar in MP, answered plainly
What does open access solar cost in Madhya Pradesh in FY2026-27?
On top of the plant tariff, a third-party open access consumer pays wheeling of Rs 0.17 per unit at 33 kV (Rs 0.69 at 11 kV), cross subsidy surcharge of Rs 1.49 per unit for HV-3.1 industrial consumers and additional surcharge of Rs 1.18 per unit, per the MPERC FY2026-27 tariff order, plus MPPTCL transmission charges. Group captive consumers are exempt from CSS and additional surcharge.
What is the minimum load for open access solar in MP?
The Green Energy Open Access Rules 2022 permit it from 100 kW, but a third-party PPA in Madhya Pradesh is commercially workable from about 1 MW of contracted demand at 33 kV or above. Below that, a rooftop or behind-the-meter plant normally saves more.
Third-party PPA or group captive: which should an MP industry choose?
Group captive avoids about Rs 2.67 per unit of CSS and additional surcharge at FY2026-27 rates, in exchange for 26% equity in the plant SPV and a 51% consumption obligation. Third-party PPA needs no equity but carries the full charges. For most 33 kV HV-3.1 consumers above 2 MW, group captive saves more.
Do I need to invest any capital?
Not under a third-party PPA. Under group captive, the consumer holds at least 26% of the plant SPV equity, indicatively Rs 25 to 35 lakh per MW, and the developer holds the rest and operates the plant.
How long does it take from first call to power flow?
Feasibility note within 10 to 15 working days of receiving bills; term sheet and PPA in 1 to 2 months; open access approvals, financial closure and construction 12 to 24 months in total for a new ground-mount plant. We state the timeline in writing and do not promise six months.
Can you read my electricity bills before I commit to anything?
Yes. Send 12 months of bills on WhatsApp and we return a one-page written reading within 24 working hours: landed cost per unit, daytime share, applicable charges and a fit verdict. It is free and does not oblige you to anything.
Longer answers with the source for every figure: FY2026-27 charges and eligibility · third-party PPA vs group captive · the 30% banking cap · which MP industrial clusters fit · under 1 MW: rooftop vs open access.