How Electricity Distribution Companies In India Can Work With Commercial And Industrial Consumers For Renewable Energy Procurement

This research paper examines the potential for Indian electricity distribution companies (discoms) to implement green tariffs to attract and retain Commercial and Industrial (C&I) consumers who are increasingly seeking renewable energy (RE) procurement options.

• Commercial and Industrial (C&I) consumers globally are increasing their renewable energy (RE) consumption due to internal pressures from shareholders and external factors including government mandates and rising grid tariffs.
• Indian electricity distribution companies (discoms) are losing electricity sales to C&I consumers who utilize on-site solutions like rooftop solar or open access (OA) contracts with RE and non-RE generators.
• Previous attempts to implement green tariffs in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka were ad hoc, based on simple premium pricing of surplus RE after meeting Renewable Purchase Obligations (RPOs), and suffered from very low uptake with only one subscribed consumer per state.
• To successfully implement green tariffs in India, discoms should adopt a consultative approach, develop products for different C&I subcategories, and ensure regulations provide predictability for long-term contracts while accounting for the cross-subsidization of residential and agricultural consumers.
• Green tariffs have been successful in the United States because they utilize tailor-made options and long-term contracting between utilities, corporate consumers, and RE producers.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). How Electricity Distribution Companies In India Can Work With Commercial And Industrial Consumers For Renewable Energy Procurement. https://www.wri.org/research/how-electricity-distribution-companies-india-can-work-commercial-and-industrial-consumers

Chicago

World Resources Institute. How Electricity Distribution Companies In India Can Work With Commercial And Industrial Consumers For Renewable Energy Procurement. n.d. https://www.wri.org/research/how-electricity-distribution-companies-india-can-work-commercial-and-industrial-consumers.

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@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendhow, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{How Electricity Distribution Companies In India Can Work With Commercial And Industrial Consumers For Renewable Energy Procurement}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/research/how-electricity-distribution-companies-india-can-work-commercial-and-industrial-consumers}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }