(On Stamp Paper of Rs.

100/-)

Inter connection Agreement between Distribution Licensees and solar roof top PV
project owner

Net Metering Inter Connection agreement

This Agreement is made and entered into at (location) ______ onthis(date) day
of (month)_____(year)______between the Consumer, by the name
of_______________Consumer Number_________________ having premisesat(address)
as firstparty

AND

Madhya Gujarat Vij Company Limited,a Company registered under the Companies Act
1956/2013 and functioning as the “Distribution Company” under the Electricity Act
2003 having its Head Office at, Sardar Patel Vidyut Bhavan, Race Course, Vadodara
(hereinafter referred to as MGVCL or Distribution Licensee which
expressionshallincludeits permitted assigns and successors) a Party of the SecondPart.

AND, WHEREAS (name of the consumer) desires to set-up suchSolar

Photovoltaic Rooftop System of kW a t
connected with MGVCL‟s grid at ____ Voltage level for his/her/its own use within the
same premises.
Consumer No. __________________________.

WHEREAS, the Gujarat Energy Development Agency (GEDA) through letter dated______
has registered for developing and setting up___ kW own Rooftop SolarPVSystem for
his/her/its own use under Gujarat Solar Power Policy – 2015 at his/her/its premises in
legal possession including rooftop orterrace.

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And whereas, the Distribution Licensee agrees to provide grid connectivity to the
Consumer for injection of the electricity generated from his Rooftop Solar PV System
of capacity____kilowatts (kW) into the power system of Distribution Licensee and as
per conditions of this agreement and in compliance with the applicable Policy / rules/
Regulations/ Codes (as amended from time to time) by the Consumer whichincludes-

1. Government of Gujarat Solar Power Policy2015

2. Central Electricity Authority (Measures relating to Safety and Electric Supply)
Regulations,2010.
3. Central Electricity Authority (Technical Standards for Connectivity to the Grid)
Regulations, 2007 as amended from time totime
4. Central Electricity Authority (Installation and Operation of Meters) Regulation
2006.

5. Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (Electricity Supply Code & Related

Matters) Regulations,2015,
6. Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission Distribution
Code,2004andamendmentsthereto,
7. Instruction, Directions and Circulars issued by Chief Electrical Inspector from
time totime.
8. CEA (Technical Standards for connectivity of the Distributed Generation)
Regulations, 2013 as amended from time totime.

Both the parties hereby agree as follows:

1. Eligibility

1.1 Consumer shall own the Rooftop Solar PV System set up on its own premises or
premises in his legalpossession.

1.2 Consumer needs to consume electricity in the same premises where Rooftop Solar
PV System is setup.

1.3 All the times Consumer shall maintain its contract demand / Contract load/
Sanctioned load to the extent that the solar capacity shall remain up to 50% of
the Contract demand/ Contract load/ Sanctioned load.

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1.4 Consumer has to meet the standards and conditions as specified in Gujarat
Electricity Regulatory Commission Regulations and Central Electricity Authority
Regulations and provisions of Government of Gujarat‟s Solar Power Policy 2015 for
being integrated into grid/distributionsystem.

2. Technical and InterconnectionRequirements

2.1 Consumer agrees that his Rooftop Solar PV System and Net Metering System will
conform to the standards and requirements specified in the Policy, Regulations and
Supply Code as amended from time totime.

2.2 Consumer agrees that he has installed or will install, prior to connection of Rooftop
Solar Photovoltaic System to Distribution Licensee‟s distribution system, an
isolation device (both automatic and inbuilt within inverter and external manual
relays) and agrees for the Distribution Licensee to have access to and operation of
this, if required and for repair & maintenance of the distributionsystem.

2.3 Consumer agrees that in case of non-availability of grid, Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic
System will disconnect/isolate automatically and his plant will not inject power
into the Licensee‟s distributionsystem.

2.4 All the equipments connected to the distribution system shall be compliant with
relevant International (IEEE/IEC) or Indian Standards (BIS) and installations of
electrical equipments must comply with Central Electricity Authority (Measures of
Safety and Electricity Supply) Regulations, 2010 as amended from time totime.

2.5 Consumer agrees that licensee will specify the interface/inter connection point
and meteringpoint.

2.6 Consumer and licensee agree to comply with the relevant CEA Regulations in
respect of operation and maintenance of the plant, drawing and diagrams, site
responsibility schedule, harmonics, synchronization, voltage, frequency, flicker
etc.

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2.7 In order to fulfill Distribution Licensee‟s obligation to maintain a safe and reliable
distribution system, Consumer agrees that if it is determined by the Distribution
Licensee that Consumer‟s Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic System either causes damage
to and/or produces adverse effects affecting other consumers or Distribution
Licensee‟s assets, Consumer will have to disconnect Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic
System immediately from the distribution system upon direction from the
Distribution Licensee and correct the problem to the satisfaction of distribution
licensee at his own expense prior toreconnection.

2.8 The consumer shall be solely responsible for any accident to human being/animals
whatsoever (fatal/non-fatal/departmental/non-departmental) that may occur due
to back feeding from the Rooftop Solar plant when the grid supply is off if so
decided by CEI. The distribution licensee reserves the right to disconnect the
consumer‟s installation at any time in the event of such exigencies to prevent
accident or damage to man andmaterial.

3. Clearances andApprovals

3.1 The Consumer shall obtain all the necessary statutory approvals and clearances
(environmental and grid connection related)before connecting the photovoltaic
system to the distributionsystem.

4. Access andDisconnection

4.1 Distribution Licensee shall have access to metering equipment and disconnecting
means of the Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic System, both automatic and manual, at
alltimes.

4.2 In emergency or outage situation, where there is no access to the disconnecting

means, both automatic and manual, such as a switch or breaker, Distribution
Licensee may disconnect service to the premises of theConsumer.

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5. Liabilities

5.1 Consumer shall indemnify Distribution Licensee for damages or adverse effects
from his negligence or intentional misconduct in the connection and operation of
Rooftop Solar PhotovoltaicSystem.

5.2 Distribution Licensee shall not be liable for delivery or realization by the Consumer
of any fiscal or other incentive provided by the Central/StateGovernment.

5.3 Distribution Licensee may consider the quantum of electricity generation from the
Rooftop Solar PV System owned and operated by (i) Residential and Government
Building, (ii) consumers who are not utilizing „renewable attribute‟ for meeting its
RPO or registered under REC Mechanism, (iii) surplus energy purchased by
Distribution Licensees from the Rooftop Solar project which are not under REC
Mechanism under net metering arrangement towards RPOcompliance.

6. Metering:
For Generation meter and consumer meter, Metering arrangement shall be as per
Central Electricity Authority (Installation and Operation of Meters) Regulations,
2006 as amended from time to time.
In case of Industrial, Commercial and otherconsumers-Type-1 consumer (consumer not
utilizing „Renewable‟ attribute for RPO or REC)-Bi-directional meter shall be installed
of same accuracy class as installed before setting up of Rooftop Solar PVSystem.

7. CommercialSettlement
All the commercial settlements under this agreement shall be as per
Government of Gujarat‟s Solar Power Policy 2015 and Order No. 3 of 2015 dated
17.08.2015 of the Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission and any subsequent
orders in this regard. The commercial settlement will be asfollows:

For Industrial, Commercial and otherconsumers

Type-1 consumer (consumers not utilizing „Renewable‟ attribute for RPO or REC)

(i) In case of net import of energy by the consumers from distribution grid

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 during billing cycle, the energy consumed from Distribution Licensee shall
be billed as per applicable tariff to respective category of consumers as
approved by the Commission from time to time. The energy generated by
Rooftop Solar PV System shall be set off against units consumed (not against
load/demand) and consumer shall pay demand charges, peak charges, other
charges, penalty etc. as applicable to other consumers of
respectivecategory.

(ii) In case of net export of energy by the consumer to distribution grid

during billing cycle, Distribution Licensee shall purchase surplus power,
after giving set off against consumption during the billing period at Rs. 2.65
per Kwh,(i.e. the Average Pooled Power Purchase Cost (APPC)or at the lowest
rate discovered through competitive bidding process anywhere in India and available
on 1st day of Financial Year for the projects commissioned during April to September
and available on 1st day of October for projects commissioned during October to
March, whichever is lower). This rate shall remain fixed for the entire period of
this agreement.Quantum of electricity generated by Rooftop Solar PV
system shall be utilized for meeting RPO of MGVCL. However, fixed /
demand charges, peak charges, other charges, penalty etc. shall be payable
as applicable to the respective category of consumers.

8. ConnectionCosts

8.1 The Consumer shall bear all costs related to setting up of Rooftop Solar
Photovoltaic System including metering and inter-connection. The Consumer
agrees to pay the actual cost of modifications and upgrades to the service line,
cost of up gradation of transformer to connect photovoltaic system to the grid in
case it isrequired.

9. Inspection, Test, Calibration and Maintenance prior toconnection

Before connecting, Consumer shall complete all inspections and tests finalized in
consultation with the (Name of the Distribution license) and if required Gujarat

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 Energy Transmission Corporation Limited (GETCO) to which his equipment is
connected. Consumer shall make available to MGVCL all drawings, specifications
and test records of the project or generating station as the case may be.

10. Records:

Each Party shall keep complete and accurate records and all other data required
by each of them for the purposes of proper administration of this Agreement and
the operation of the Rooftop Solar PVSystem.

11. DisputeResolution:

11.1 All disputes or differences between the Parties arising out of or in

connection with this Agreement shall be first tried to be settled through
mutual negotiation, promptly, equitably and in goodfaith.

11.2 In the event that such differences or disputes between the Parties are not
settled through mutual negotiations within sixty (60) days or mutually
extended period, after such dispute arises, thenfor

(a) any dispute in billing pertaining to energy injection and billing amount, it
would be settled by the Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum and Electricity
Ombudsman.

(b) any other issues pertaining to the Regulations and its interpretation; it
shall be decided by the Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission following
appropriate prescribedprocedure.

12. Termination

12.1 The Consumer can terminate agreement at any time by giving Distribution
Licensee 90 days priornotice.

12.2 Distribution Licensee has the right to terminate Agreement with 30 days prior
written notice, if Consumer commits breach of any of the terms of this Agreement
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 and does not remedy the breach within 30 days of receiving written notice from
Distribution Licensee of thebreach.

12.3 Consumer shall upon termination of this Agreement, disconnect the Rooftop Solar
Photovoltaic System from Distribution Licensee‟s distribution system within one
week to the satisfaction of DistributionLicensee.

Communication:
The names of the officials and their addresses, for the purpose of any
communication in relation to the matters covered under this Agreement shall be
as under:

In respect of theMGVCL In respect of the

Consumer
Chief Engineer (Project)
Madhya GujaratVijCompany Limited,
Sardar Patel Vidyut Bhavan,Race ( )
Course, Vadodara

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed
by their authorized officers, and copies delivered to each Party, as of the day and year
herein above stated.
FOR AND ON BEHALF OF MGVCL FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE PROJECT
OWNER

Authorized Signatory Authorized Signatory

WITNESSES WITNESSES

1. 1.
( ) ( )

2. 2.
( ) ( )

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