New regulations to waive transmission line licensing for high-capacity energy entities

A generating company or an individual setting up a captive generating plant or an energy storage system of at least 25 Megawatts in the case of an inter-state transmission system shall not be required to obtain a licence.

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The central government has prescribed new rules to ease business for industries like Green Hydrogen manufacturers and to facilitate energy transition and security by faster establishment of energy storage capacity. Now, consumers with more than a specified quantum of load and Energy Storage Systems (ESS) are allowed to establish, operate, and maintain dedicated transmission lines themselves without the licence requirement. By allowing such a facility, a new category of bulk consumers would emerge in the country, benefiting from more affordable electricity and enhanced grid reliability. This facility was already available to generating companies and captive generating stations.